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A History of the County of Essex
… of which the largest concentration was at the Royal Victoria and Royal Albert Docks. The Great Eastern Railway … of Odams Chemical Manure Co. (1855). The opening of the Victoria Dock (1855), though primarily of commercial … the present century three very large mills were built at Victoria Dock. These were the first in the port of London …
A History of the County of Essex
… much affected by the building, on the Thames, of the Royal Victoria Dock (18505) and the adjoining Royal Albert Dock … the completion of the railway, work also started on the Victoria Dock, of which Bidder was the chief designer. The … Town, which contained about 80 houses, mostly in or near Victoria Dock Road. 93 By 1855 it had become known as …
A History of the County of Essex
… the Metropolitan Building Act, 1844, 35 and the great Victoria Dock was nearing completion. In November 1853 Dacre … was to be an open ditch or 'cut' running alongside the Victoria Dock to the Thames at Gallions Reach. This had … and costly lawsuit concerning the rate assessment of the Victoria Dock Co., one of the largest ratepayers. Owing to …
A History of the County of Essex
… the Manor House until 1866, when it was sold to the Victoria Land Co. 43 Most of the grounds were built over, but …
A History of the County of Essex
… trading was becoming established at Canning Town, in Victoria Dock Road and North Woolwich Road, which until 1886 … before 1904. About the same time some of those from Victoria Dock Road moved to the quieter Rathbone Street. 9 By … to have grown in importance in the following years. The Victoria Dock Road market was closed in 1920. 10 In 1963, …
A History of the County of Essex
… 48 The Church of England Missions to Seamen institute, Victoria Dock Road, Custom House, was in existence by about …
A History of the County of Essex
… group of docks has been treated elsewhere. 81 The Royal Victoria Dock, opened in 1855, was wholly in West Ham. 82 The … act), which quotes the previous acts relating to the Victoria Dock. For the dock under construction see W.H.L., …
A History of the County of Essex
… energy he set about raising money. He opened schools at Victoria Docks, and at Upton, where in 1862 he helped to … to Maldon about 1957. 25 James McQuoin started work in the Victoria Dock area in 1856. The iron chapel of ST. MARGARET … Youth Club. 28 The church of ST. ANNE, Throckmorton Road, Victoria Docks, with school attached, was opened in 1899. War …
A History of the County of Essex
… over by the Eastern Counties railway in 1847. When the Victoria Dock was built, its entrance cut across the line, … the North Woolwich branch. A line between Hackney Wick (Victoria Park) and Stratford was opened by the Eastern … 1874 the Great Eastern alone operated the service. The Victoria Park trains were extended to Canning Town in 1895. A …
A History of the County of Essex
… company; 24 George P. Bidder (180678), designer of the Victoria Dock; 25 and Sir Henry Tate, Bt. (181989), sugar … was Relf's, later the Royal Albert, music hall, Victoria Dock Road, Canning Town. 55 It was opened about 1875 … closely identified, at least in its early days, with the Victoria Dock Co. The Stratford Express, following an …