John Drinkwater Close, E11

Road in/near Leytonstone .

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Road · Leytonstone · E11 ·
November
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2017
John Drinkwater Close is a road in the E11 postcode area





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John Neill   
Added: 25 Nov 2021 11:30 GMT   

Sandringham Road, E10 (1937 - 1966)
I lived at No. 61 with my parents during these years. I went to Canterbury Road school (now Barclay Primary) and sang as a boy soprano (treble) in the church choir at St Andrew’s church, on the corner of Forest Glade.
Opposite us lived the Burgess family. Their son Russell also sang in my choir as a tenor. He later became a well-known musician and the choirmaster at Wandsworth Boys’ School.
Just at the end of WW2 a German rocket (V2) landed in the grounds of Whipps Cross Hospital, damaging many of the houses in Sandringham Road, including ours.

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Richard Eades   
Added: 3 May 2021 11:42 GMT   

Downsell Primary School (1955 - 1958)
I was a pupil at Downsell road from I think 1955 age 7 until I left in 1958 age 10 having passed my "11plus" and won a scholarship to Parmiters school in bethnal green. I remember my class teacher was miss Lynn and the deputy head was mrs Kirby.
At the time we had an annual sports day for the whole school in july at drapers field, and trolley buses ran along the high street and there was a turning point for them just above the junction with downsell road.
I used to go swimming at cathall road baths, and also at the bakers arms baths where we had our school swimming galas. I nm y last year, my class was taken on a trip to the tower of london just before the end of term. I would love to hear from any pupils who remember me.

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Matthew Proctor   
Added: 7 Dec 2023 17:36 GMT   

Blackheath Grove, SE3
Road was originally known as The Avenue, then became "The Grove" in 1942.

From 1864 there was Blackheath Wesleyan Methodist Chapel on this street until it was destroyed by a V2 in 1944

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Peter   
Added: 4 Dec 2023 07:05 GMT   

Gambia Street, SE1
Gambia Street was previously known as William Street.

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Eileen   
Added: 10 Nov 2023 09:42 GMT   

Brecknock Road Pleating Company
My great grandparents ran the Brecknock Road pleating Company around 1910 to 1920 and my Grandmother worked there as a pleater until she was 16. I should like to know more about this. I know they had a beautiful Victorian house in Islington as I have photos of it & of them in their garden.

Source: Family history

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Added: 6 Nov 2023 16:59 GMT   

061123
Why do Thames Water not collect the 15 . Three meter lengths of blue plastic fencing, and old pipes etc. They left here for the last TWO Years, these cause an obstruction,as they halfway lying in the road,as no footpath down this road, and the cars going and exiting the park are getting damaged, also the public are in Grave Danger when trying to avoid your rubbish and the danger of your fences.

Source: Squirrels Lane. Buckhurst Hill, Essex. IG9. I want some action ,now, not Excuses.MK.

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Christian   
Added: 31 Oct 2023 10:34 GMT   

Cornwall Road, W11
Photo shows William Richard Hoare’s chemist shop at 121 Cornwall Road.

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Vik   
Added: 30 Oct 2023 18:48 GMT   

Old pub sign from the Rising Sun
Hi I have no connection to the area except that for the last 30+ years we’ve had an old pub sign hanging on our kitchen wall from the Rising Sun, Stanwell, which I believe was / is on the Oaks Rd. Happy to upload a photo if anyone can tell me how or where to do that!

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Phillip Martin   
Added: 16 Oct 2023 06:25 GMT   

16 Ashburnham Road
On 15 October 1874 George Frederick Martin was born in 16 Ashburnham Road Greenwich to George Henry Martin, a painter, and Mary Martin, formerly Southern.

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Christine Bithrey   
Added: 15 Oct 2023 15:20 GMT   

The Hollies (1860 - 1900)
I lived in Holly Park Estate from 1969 I was 8 years old when we moved in until I left to get married, my mother still lives there now 84. I am wondering if there was ever a cemetery within The Hollies? And if so where? Was it near to the Blythwood Road end or much nearer to the old Methodist Church which is still standing although rather old looking. We spent most of our childhood playing along the old dis-used railway that run directly along Blythwood Road and opposite Holly Park Estate - top end which is where we live/ed. We now walk my mothers dog there twice a day. An elderly gentleman once told me when I was a child that there used to be a cemetery but I am not sure if he was trying to scare us children! I only thought about this recently when walking past the old Methodist Church and seeing the flag stone in the side of the wall with the inscription of when it was built late 1880

If anyone has any answers please email me [email protected]

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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE
Leytonstone Leytonstone is an area of east London and part of the London Borough of Waltham Forest .

NEARBY STREETS
Alison House, E11 Alison House is a block on High Road Leytonstone.
Ashbridge Road, E11 Ashbridge Road dates from the 1890s.
Aylmer Road, E11 Aylmer Road is a road in the E11 postcode area
Barclay Road, E11 Barclay Road is one of the streets of London in the E11 postal area.
Barfield Road, E11 A street within the E11 postcode
Beacontree Road, E11 Beacontree Road is a road in the E11 postcode area
Belgravenue Road, E11 A street within the E11 postcode
Blake Hall Road, E11 Blake Hall Road is a major through route of Wanstead.
Browning Road, E11 Browning Road is one of the streets of London in the E11 postal area.
Burghley Road, E11 Burghley Road is one of the streets of London in the E11 postal area.
Bush Road, E11 Bush Road is one of the streets of London in the E11 postal area.
Bushwood, E11 Bushwood - the road - skirts Bush Wood in Wanstead.
Cambridge Park Road, E11 A street within the E11 postcode
Cambridge Road, E11 Cambridge Road is one of the streets of London in the E11 postal area.
Carlton Road, E11 Carlton Road is one of the streets of London in the E11 postal area.
Chadwick Road, E11 Chadwick Road was an 1890s development, part of the Wallwood Estate.
Church Lane, E11 Church Lane is one of the streets of London in the E11 postal area.
Colworth Road, E11 Colworth Road is one of the streets of London in the E11 postal area.
Corbicum, E11 Corbicum is a road in the E11 postcode area
Crosby House, E11 Crosby House can be found on Carlton Road.
Dacre Road, E11 Dacre Road is a very short section of street.
Esther Road, E11 Esther Road is one of the streets of London in the E11 postal area.
Forest View, E11 A street within the E11 postcode
Gainsborough Road, E11 Gainsborough Road is one of the streets of London in the E11 postal area.
Green Man Roundabout, E11 Green Man Roundabout is a road in the E11 postcode area
Grove Road, E11 Grove Road is a road in the E11 postcode area
Hanbury Drive, E11 Hanbury Drive is one of the streets of London in the E11 postal area.
Harrington Road, E11 Harrington Road is one of the streets of London in the E11 postal area.
Hartley Road, E11 Hartley Road is one of the streets of London in the E11 postal area.
Harvey Gardens, SE7 Harvey Gardens is a location in London.
Harvey Road, E11 Harvey Road was named after Henry Martin Harvey, a church warden of St John’s Church, Leytonstone.
Highstone Avenue, E11 Highstone Avenue is a road in the E11 postcode area
Holly Road, E11 Holly Road is a road in the E11 postcode area
Hollybush Road, E11 A street within the E11 postcode
King’s Passage, E11 King’s Passage is a road in the E11 postcode area
Kingswood Road, E11 A street within the E11 postcode
Kirkdale House, E11 Kirkdale House is a block on Kirkdale Road.
Kirkdale Road, E11 Kirkdale Road is one of the streets of London in the E11 postal area.
Lemna Road, E11 Lemna Road is one of the streets of London in the E11 postal area.
Leybourne Road, E11 Leybourne Road is one of the streets of London in the E11 postal area.
Leyspring Road, E11 Leyspring Road is a road in the E11 postcode area
Lonsdale Road, E11 Lonsdale Road is one of the streets of London in the E11 postal area.
Mandalay Mews, E11 Mandalay Mews lies within the E11 postcode.
Mohmmad Khan Road, E11 Mohmmad Khan Road was known previously as both Edgecombe Road and as part of Aylmer Road.
Mornington Road, E11 Mornington Road is one of the streets of London in the E11 postal area.
Nadir Court, E11 A street within the E11 postcode
Nexus Court, E11 Nexus Court can be found on Kirkdale Road.
Oak Lodge, E11 A street within the E11 postcode
Oceanair House, E11 Oceanair House is a building on High Road Leytonstone.
Poppelton Road, E11 Poppleton Road was first occupied some time around 1894.
Robart House, E11 Robart House is a block on Lemna Road.
Selsdon Road, E11 Selsdon Road is one of the streets of London in the E11 postal area.
Silks Court, E11 Silks Court is a block on High Road Leytonstone.
Stanmore Road, E11 Stanmore Road is a road in the E11 postcode area
Teesdale Road, E11 Teesdale Road was laid out after 1894 as part of the Wallwood estate.
Weavers Almshouses, E11 Weavers Almshouses is one of the streets of London in the E11 postal area.
Woodcote Road, E11 Woodcote Road is a road in the E11 postcode area
Woodville Road, E11 Woodville Road is one of the streets of London in the E11 postal area.

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Leytonstone

Leytonstone is an area of east London and part of the London Borough of Waltham Forest .

The name Leytonstone, originally known as Leyton-Atte-Stone in early documents, may have originated from the large stone standing at the junction of Hollybush Hill and New Wanstead. In the 18th century, an obelisk was mounted on top of this stone, and there have been claims that it could be the remains of a Roman milestone.

Leytonstone station was opened on 22 August 1856 by the Eastern Counties Railway. It later became part of the Great Eastern Railway system in 1862 and then, in 1923, part of the London & North Eastern Railway before being transferred to London Transport in 1947. During the "New Works Programme 1935 - 1940," Leytonstone station underwent major changes as it became the junction of the existing Epping branch, which was newly electrified, and the new tube tunnel running under Eastern Avenue towards Newbury Park. As part of this work, the station was completely reconstructed, and the level crossing at Church Lane was replaced with an underbridge.

Due to wartime priorities during the Second World War, the work at the station was halted in May 1940. Further delays occurred when the station buildings were hit by a German bomb in January 1944. During the war, the new tunnels were repurposed as an aircraft component factory, and the section closest to Leytonstone served as a public air-raid shelter.

The Central Line first served Leytonstone station on 5 May 1947 when it became the temporary terminus of the line. Passengers would change to a steam shuttle onwards to Epping. However, this arrangement ceased on 14 December 1947 when the Central Line’s Underground services were extended to Woodford and Newbury Park, providing direct service to Leytonstone and beyond.


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Despite the old postcode calling the area ’Leytonstone’, this is on the Leytonstone/Wanstead border. Either name applies.
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Postcard showing a scene in Bushwood, Leytonstone (1905) Avenue Road was a previous name for the road now called Bushwood
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Undated postcard depicting "Gipsy Simon Smith and Mother, Leytonstone, London" Simon Smith (1875-1943) was a near relative of the more famous ’Gipsy’ Rodney Smith and, like him, was born in a Romany camp in Epping Forest. He became a well-known evangelist.
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