The Green, E11

The Green runs alongside George Green in Wanstead.

The Green, Wanstead, looking roughly north-east toward The George (1938)

Four of the sweet chestnut trees planted by Sir Josiah Child or his son Richard, 1st Earl Tylney of Castlemaine, are visible.
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Tony Whipple Frank Whipple Place, E14 Added: 16 Apr 2024 21:35 GMT	Frank Whipple Place, E14 Frank was my great-uncle, I’d often be ’babysat’ by Peggy while Nan and Dad went to the pub. Peggy was a marvel, so full of life. My Dad and Frank didn’t agree on most politics but everyone in the family is proud of him. A genuinely nice, knowledgable bloke. One of a kind. Reply
Theresa Penney Whites Row, E1 Added: 16 Apr 2024 18:08 GMT	1 Whites Row My 2 x great grandparents and his family lived here according to the 1841 census. They were Dutch Ashkenazi Jews born in Amsterdam at the beginning of the 19th century but all their children were born in Spitalfields. Reply
Wendy The Polygon 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. Reply
Steve Charleville Circus, SE26 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 Reply
Steve Charleville Circus, SE26 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 Reply
Charles Hornsey Rise, N19 Added: 8 Mar 2024 20:45 GMT	My House I want to know who lived in my house in the 1860’s. Reply
NH Woodgrange Road, E7 Added: 7 Mar 2024 11:41 GMT	Telephone House Donald Hunter House, formerly Telephone House, was the BT Offices closed in 2000 Reply
Paul Cox Aldine Street, W12 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. Reply

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The Eagle on Hollybush Hill, Snaresbrook. The painting is a James Pollard from the early 19th century, one of two he painted of the Eagle Credit: James Pollard TUM image id: 1620147625 Licence:	Wanstead station TUM image id: 1510185958 Licence: CC BY 2.0	The George, Wanstead (early twentieth century) The George was a central feature of Wanstead from the earliest times with local courts being held there. The depicted building dates from 1902. Old London postcard TUM image id: 1630144208 Licence:	Blake Hall Road (1916) A postcard described as Leytonstone which is in an area more often called Wanstead nowadays. The view is looking south, possibly from a viewpoint just south of Bush Road. Old London postcard TUM image id: 1629995508 Licence:	Despite the old postcode calling the area ’Leytonstone’, this is on the Leytonstone/Wanstead border. Either name applies. Old London postcard TUM image id: 1620150105 Licence:
View of Cambridge Park, Wanstead, looking east from the corner of Blake Hall Road (1914) Printed by E.G.C "The Wonder Box", The Mall, Wanstead. Old London postcard TUM image id: 1629997360 Licence:	Hermon Hill on the Snaresbrook/Wanstead border (undated) Old London postcard TUM image id: 1620668549 Licence:	Grove Cottage, on the corner of Leicester Road and George Lane (now Nutter Lane), Wanstead (1907) Oliver S. Dawson, author of ’The Story of Wanstead Park’, spent his later years in Firtree Cottage on George Lane. Both Grove Cottage - which was Wanstead’s oldest building - and Firtree Cottage have since been demolished. Old London postcard TUM image id: 1630072026 Licence:	Watch Box, St Mary’s Burial Ground, Overton Drive, Wanstead (1901) The ’Watch Box’ is a memorial to Joseph Wilton (1722-1803), sculptor and founder member of the Royal Academy. The memorial was used in the 1830s as a ’watch box’ to guard against body snatchers. Old London postcard TUM image id: 1636131879 Licence:	The A12 Wanstead in the style of Vincent van Gogh (1853 – 1890) Credit: GoArt/The Underground Map TUM image id: 1629990645 Licence:
The future sites for roads called The Avenue and Grove Park in Wanstead prior to development (1880) Both roads were constructed after the sale of the Wanstead Grove Estate. Credit: The Counties Residents TUM image id: 1630142692 Licence:	Cottages in Eastway in the late 1960s. Taken from opposite the passageway looking along towards the Nightingale Green area, Grove Farm dairy was located on the Nightingale Green end of these cottages, possibly demolished when the flats were built. TUM image id: 1620146454 Licence:	Early Central Line poster TUM image id: 1629993957 Licence:	Early Central Line poster TUM image id: 1629993848 Licence:	Advertisement for the Wanstead Infirmary and Boarding Kennels for Dogs TUM image id: 1629992401 Licence: