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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… parish and suburb of London on the left bank of the river Lea. Ecclesiastical b(1). Parish Church of St. Mary the …
A History of the County of Essex
… the mill-stream or Fleet, bounded on the west by the river Lea and on the east by the common sewer which flowed … concentrated on the west side of the manor, near the river Lea, much of it of inclosed marsh, until forest clearance, as … Oxleas, 98 which lay between the mill-stream and the Lea and is now under Maynard and Lockwood reservoirs. 99 The …
A History of the County of Essex
… miles north-east of the City of London, between the river Lea and Epping Forest. It is part of the London borough of … Leyton is discussed elsewhere. 4 The ancient course of the Lea formed the west boundary with Hackney, Tottenham, and … terminal point of this article. The land rises from the Lea to over 200 ft. on the east. The steep mound of Higham …
A History of the County of Essex
… 122 The South Essex Gaslight and Coke Co.'s works at Lea Bridge supplied part of Walthamstow with gas from 1854. … board, from 1853. 127 The company's intake was moved from Lea Bridge to the Copper Mills in 1854 when an aqueduct was … Dagenham brook on the marsh, and so through Leyton to the Lea. As building spread after 1850 lengths of ditch which …
A History of the County of Essex
… also ran a horse bus service to the railway station at Lea Bridge. Wragg's coaches still ran five times daily to Leyton, Lea Bridge, Stratford, and London in 1863, but ceased … operating soon after 1870. 3 A branch railway line from Lea Bridge to Shernhall Street was opened by the Great …
A History of the County of Essex
… and 8 a. woodland. 19 That marsh, lying near the river Lea, was the only such land in the parish. At the same period …
A History of the County of Essex
… Wanstead high school, Wanstead college, and Gowan Lea. 25 Wanstead high school, in Wellesley Road and later in … after Mrs. Martin's death with the neighbouring Gowan Lea. 26 Gowan Lea, Woodford Road, was founded by 1902 and closed in 1970. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… and name from a weare, or dam, constructed on the river Lea, and strongly fortified by the Danes in 894, in order to … de Quincy forced the thoroughfare of the bridge over the Lea, by breaking the chain placed there until toll was paid … is situated in a valley, on the east side of the river Lea, and consists of several streets, the principal of them …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Hertfordshire
… into the garden, which is bounded on the S. by the river Lea. The house is especially interesting, as part of the wing …