Silvertown

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Despite its argentine name, Silvertown is where Mr Tate and Mr Lyle (who never got on) have a sugar factory.

In 1852 S.W. Silver and Co moved to the area from Greenwich and established a rubber works, originally to make waterproof clothing. This subsequently developed into the works of the India Rubber, Gutta Percha and Telegraph Cable Company, which constructed and laid many submarine cables. By the 1860s a number of manure and chemical works and petroleum storage depots had been set up.

Sugar refiners in the area were joined in by Henry Tate in 1877 and Abram Lyle in 1881, whose companies merged in 1921 to form Tate & Lyle. Prior to the merger, which occurred after they had died, the two men were bitter business rivals, although they had never met in person. Tate & Lyle still have two large refineries in the area.

On 19 January 1917 parts of Silvertown were devastated by a massive TNT explosion at the Brunner-Mond munitions factory, in what is known as the Silvertown explosion. Seventy-three people died and hundreds were injured in one of the largest explosions ever experienced in the British Isles.

In the early twentieth century the area suffered greatly from road congestion due to being located between the Thames and the Royal Docks, then the largest and one of the busiest dock groups in the world. The area was cut off for much of the time by lifting bridges over dock entrances, and by level crossings which were closed for up to three quarters of each hour by train movements. This led in the early 1930s to the construction of the elevated Silvertown Way, one of the earliest urban flyovers.

On the first night of The Blitz, Tate and Lyle's sugar refinery, John Knight's Primrose Soapworks, and the Silvertown Rubber Works were all badly damaged by bombing.

Silver's was eventually taken over by the British Tyre and Rubber Co, later known as BTR Industries. The site closed in the 1960s and is now the Thameside Industrial Estate.[7]
Another major local employer was the Loders and Nucoline plant at Cairn Mills, a traditional port oleo industry and formerly part of Unilever. This originally milled seeds but later concentrated on production of fats from palm kernel oil.


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Wendy    
Added: 22 Mar 2024 15:33 GMT   

Polygon Buildings
Following the demolition of the Polygon, and prior to the construction of Oakshott Court in 1974, 4 tenement type blocks of flats were built on the site at Clarendon Sq/Phoenix Rd called Polygon Buildings. These were primarily for people working for the Midland Railway and subsequently British Rail. My family lived for 5 years in Block C in the 1950s. It seems that very few photos exist of these buildings.

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Steve   
Added: 19 Mar 2024 08:42 GMT   

Road construction and houses completed
New Charleville Circus road layout shown on Stanford’s Library Map Of London And Its Suburbs 1879 with access via West Hill only.

Plans showing street numbering were recorded in 1888 so we can concluded the houses in Charleville Circus were built by this date.

Source: Charleville Circus, Sydenham, London

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Steve   
Added: 19 Mar 2024 08:04 GMT   

Charleville Circus, Sydenham: One Place Study (OPS)
One Place Study’s (OPS) are a recent innovation to research and record historical facts/events/people focused on a single place �’ building, street, town etc.

I have created an open access OPS of Charleville Circus on WikiTree that has over a million members across the globe working on a single family tree for everyone to enjoy, for free, forever.

Source: Charleville Circus, Sydenham, London

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Charles   
Added: 8 Mar 2024 20:45 GMT   

My House
I want to know who lived in my house in the 1860’s.

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NH   
Added: 7 Mar 2024 11:41 GMT   

Telephone House
Donald Hunter House, formerly Telephone House, was the BT Offices closed in 2000

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Paul Cox   
Added: 5 Mar 2024 22:18 GMT   

War damage reinstatement plans of No’s 11 & 13 Aldine Street
Whilst clearing my elderly Mothers house of general detritus, I’ve come across original plans (one on acetate) of No’s 11 & 13 Aldine Street. Might they be of interest or should I just dispose of them? There are 4 copies seemingly from the one single acetate example. Seems a shame to just junk them as the level of detail is exquisite. No worries if of no interest, but thought I’d put it out there.

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Diana   
Added: 28 Feb 2024 13:52 GMT   

New Inn Yard, E1
My great grandparents x 6 lived in New Inn Yard. On this date, their son was baptised in nearby St Leonard’s Church, Shoreditch

Source: BDM London, Cripplegate and Shoreditch registers written by church clerk.

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Vic Stanley   
Added: 24 Feb 2024 17:38 GMT   

Postcose
The postcode is SE15, NOT SE1

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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE
Brick Lane Music Hall Brick Lane Music Hall is located in the former St Mark’s Church, Silvertown.
Pontoon Dock Pontoon Dock station opened when, on 2 December 2005, the King George V branch of the DLR (since extended to Woolwich Arsenal) was open to the public.

NEARBY STREETS
Adamson Road, E16 Adamson Road is a road in the E16 postcode area
Agnes George Walk, E16 A street within the E16 postcode (Silvertown)
B, E16 Chevron Close is one of the streets of London in the E16 postal area
Barrier Point Road, E16 Barrier Point Road was built by Goddard Manton in 2001 (West Silvertown)
Beeby Road, E16 Beeby Road is one of the streets of London in the E16 postal area
Ben Tillet Close, E16 Ben Tillet Close runs off Newland Street (Silvertown)
Booth Road, E16 Booth Road is a road in the E16 postcode area (Silvertown)
Bray Drive, E16 Bray Drive is a road in the E16 postcode area
Bridgeland Road, E16 A street within the E16 postcode
Burrard Road, E16 A street within the E16 postcode
Burt Road, E16 Burt Road is a road in the E16 postcode area (Silvertown)
Camel Road, E16 Camel Road leads off Hartmann Road (Silvertown)
Caxton Street North, E16 Caxton Street North is one of the streets of London in the E16 postal area
Centurion Tower, E16 Centurion Tower is a location in London
Charles Street, E16 Charles Street is one of the streets of London in the E16 postal area (Silvertown)
Connaught Bridge, E16 The Connaught Bridge located within the Royal Victoria Docks between Custom House and Silvertown (London City Airport)
Connaught Road, E16 Connaught Road is a road in the E16 postcode area (Silvertown)
Constance Street, E16 Constance Street is one of the streets of London in the E16 postal area (Silvertown)
Coolfin Road, E16 Coolfin Road is one of the streets of London in the E16 postal area
Drew Road, E16 Drew Road now forms the southern boundary of London City Airport (Silvertown)
Elbury Drive, E16 Elbury Drive is a road in the E16 postcode area
Estuary House, E16 Estuary House can be found on Agnes George Walk (Silvertown)
Factory Road, E16 Factory Road is one of the streets of London in the E16 postal area (Silvertown)
Freemasons Road, E16 Freemasons Road is one of the streets of London in the E16 postal area
Gadwall Close, E16 A street within the E16 postcode
Golden Plover Close, E16 A street within the E16 postcode
Goldwing Close, E16 A street within the E16 postcode
Hands Walk, E16 A street within the E16 postcode
Hartington Road, E16 Hartington Road is one of the streets of London in the E16 postal area
Hartmann Road, E16 Hartmann Road is the access road to London City Airport (Silvertown)
Holt Road, E16 Holt Road is one of the streets of London in the E16 postal area (Silvertown)
Hooper Road, E16 Hooper Road is a road in the E16 postcode area
International House, E16 International House is a building on Constance Street (Silvertown)
Keiller House, E16 Keiller House is sited on Kennard Street (Silvertown)
Kerry Close, E16 Kerry Close is one of the streets of London in the E16 postal area
Kingfisher Heights, E16 A street within the E16 postcode (Pontoon Dock)
Lambert Road, E16 Lambert Road is a road in the E16 postcode area
Leonard Street, E16 Leonard Street is a road in the E16 postcode area (Silvertown)
Lord Street, E16 A street within the E16 postcode (Silvertown)
Mandela Road, E16 Mandela Road is a road in the E16 postcode area
Maplin Road, E16 Maplin Road is one of the streets of London in the E16 postal area
Martindale Avenue, E16 Martindale Avenue is a road in the E16 postcode area (Royal Victoria)
Meadow Court, E16 Meadow Court is a block on Booth Road (Silvertown)
Millennium Close, E16 A street within the E16 postcode
Mortlake Road, E16 Mortlake Road is a road in the E16 postcode area
Muir Street, E16 Muir Street is a road in the E16 postcode area (Silvertown)
Murray Square, E16 Murray Square is a road in the E16 postcode area
Newland Street, E16 Newland Street is one of the streets of London in the E16 postal area (Silvertown)
Oriental Road, E16 Oriental Road is one of the streets of London in the E16 postal area (Silvertown)
Oystercatcher Close, E16 Oystercatcher Close is a road in the E16 postcode area
Parker Close, E16 A street within the E16 postcode (Silvertown)
Parker Street, E16 Parker Street is a road in the E16 postcode area (Silvertown)
Parkside Court, E16 Parkside Court is a block on Booth Road (Silvertown)
Peacock Walk, E16 A street within the E16 postcode
Peto Street North, E16 Peto Street North is one of the streets of London in the E16 postal area
Pheasant Close, E16 A street within the E16 postcode
Phoebe Walk, E16 A street within the E16 postcode
Ravnescroft Road, E16 Ravnescroft Road is a road in the E16 postcode area
Rawsthorne Close, E16 Rawsthorne Close is a road in the E16 postcode area (Silvertown)
Ringlet Close, E16 Ringlet Close is a road in the E16 postcode area
Russell Road, E16 Russell Road is one of the streets of London in the E16 postal area
Rustic Walk, E16 A street within the E16 postcode
Sark Walk, E16 Sark Walk is one of the streets of London in the E16 postal area
Saville Road, E16 Saville Road is famous as the street featured in the credits of the TV series "Call The Midwife" (Silvertown)
Sophia Road, E16 Sophia Road is one of the streets of London in the E16 postal area
St Marks Industrial Estate, E16 Commercial area (Silvertown)
St. Marks Industrial Estate, E16 Commercial area (Silvertown)
Summerston House, E16 Summerston House is a building on Starboard Way (West Silvertown)
Tate Road, E16 A street within the E16 postcode (Silvertown)
Thames Barrier Park, E16 A street within the E16 postcode (Silvertown)
Thames Road, E16 Thames Road is one of the streets of London in the E16 postal area (Silvertown)
Thameside Industrial Estate, E16 Commercial area (Silvertown)
Wards Wharf Approach, E16 Wards Wharf Approach is one of the streets of London in the E16 postal area (Silvertown)
Widgeon Close, E16 A street within the E16 postcode
Wythes Road, E16 Wythes Road is one of the streets nearby London City Airport (Silvertown)

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