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A History of the County of Essex
… beside the Channelsea river and the other branches of the Lea above the Three Mills. 44 Osiers had been cultivated in …
A History of the County of Essex
… 9 in 1066. 1 All of them must have been water-mills on the Lea or its branches, and they probably included at least some … location of the mill is unknown. Presumably it was on the Lea near West Ham's boundary with Leyton. From the Middle … Wall river, Channelsea river, and the main channel of the Lea. 6 Down stream from the Three Mills, on the west bank of …
A History of the County of Essex
… called Oxleas in High mead, West Ham, beside the river Lea, then let at 22 a year, from which 9 was to be paid for …
A History of the County of Essex
… that year shows an unnamed iron church between the river Lea and the railway, just north of Barking Road, in the …
A History of the County of Essex
… a great manufacturing town. The marshes by the River Lea provided ample room for industry. The river was navigable … by the end of 1747. By 1749 it had moved across the Lea to High Street, Stratford. Arnold (16911751) probably … in 1818. 48 In the 16th century there was a fishery on the Lea, and another at Ham creek. 49 A pamphlet issued by the …
A History of the County of Essex
… which divided Essex from Middlesex, followed the river Lea for most of its length. Near the north-west corner of the … about 50 ft. on Wanstead Flats. Beside the Thames and the Lea are extensive alluvial marshes; elsewhere the soil is … and the adjoining Royal Albert Dock (187580). The river Lea, as it enters the parish from the north-west, divides …
A History of the County of Essex
… and industrial refuse, which also polluted the river Lea. The water supply was poor. Many of the streets were … number. The outfall works at Bow creek polluted both the Lea and the Thames, and under Acts of 1868 and 1870 the … negotiations with the owners of the bridges over the Lea and its branches. 50 Even more important was the board's …
A History of the County of Essex
… probably near the confluence of the Thames and the Lea. It was originally held in fee of the Montfitchets. 105 …
A History of the County of Essex
… probably lay near the confluence of the Thames and the Lea. 22 In 1563 West Ham was under the jurisdiction of a … Hope and Laywick comprised 40 a. near the mouth of the Lea. North of it lay West marsh (381 a.) beyond which were … The largest such area was High Meads, which lay beside the Lea north of Bow Bridge, and was brought under the court of …
A History of the County of Essex
… DOCKS. Rivers. Much that has been written about the river Lea in relation to Waltham Holy Cross 1 is relevant also to West Ham. The old Lea, flowing south through Stratford, branches into several … from Waterworks river. Waterworks river rejoined the Lea north of Carpenters Road, Stratford. Below Carpenters …