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A History of the County of Essex
… the three ecclesiastical districts of West Ham, but for some time before 1870 it was being used for Newman's … reaffirmed in the West Ham Corporation Act (1900), but for some years after 1903 the overseers seem to have been unaware … for coal for the poor of Plaistow. This became effective some time between 1814 17 and 1834. The restriction to …
A History of the County of Essex
… rectory was permanently split up. The great tithes from some 2,480 a. were retained by the Crown and descended along … of the parish descended with the manor of Woodgrange. 13 Some of these were eventually merged in Woodgrange: in 1853 … annexed to Woodgrange must have been alienated by 1853. Some of them probably became attached to the Pelly's estate …
A History of the County of Essex
… 1905, and a wrought iron gateway still remains. After 1836 some of the materials from the house were used on the same … living rooms above. Among cottages at Plaistow were some occupied by the immigrant Irish potato workers, in … Road, Forest Gate, existed, evidently as a house of some size, by 17446. 117 In the late 19th century, with …
A History of the County of Essex
… efforts to educate West Ham's sharply rising population. Some Churchmen were still reluctant to admit that the task … schools. Allowing for these, for projected enlargements at some of the voluntary schools, and for children absent … dame schools were admitted to be of a very low standard, some no more than nurseries. Nor does the report make any …
A History of the County of Essex
… 14th century the bakers of Stratford are often mentioned. Some, perhaps most, of these were at Stratford Bow (Mdx.), … years or more in West Ham. Many were probably small, but some, such as those at Silvertown engaged in shipbuilding, … to immigrant German scientists or industrialists. Some German factory workers also settled in West Ham. 53 …
A History of the County of Essex
… of building development, land levels have been raised in some parts of the low-lying areas by means of rubbish … 238 paid the lay subsidy. 15 By 1670 West Ham contained some 415 houses, 16 but any estimate of the population at … there was considerable further development, including some industry, 74 in the northern wards of the parish, but …
A History of the County of Essex
… of court rolls and books for this manor, including, for some periods, the associated manors of East Ham Burnells, … consisted mainly of pensions or doles. In 16534 there were some 40 pensioners and in 16789 about 50. In 1686, before … workhouse and auditors' committee. Between 1755 and 1788 some 44 apprentices were bound, mostly to weavers, …
A History of the County of Essex
… 17 The demesne lands were sold to the sitting tenants, and some interest in the manor was also acquired by Humphrey … was always associated with that of EAST HAM BURNELLS. 46 Some land in the manor was held by gavelkind. 47 The manor of … Those which he had held in right of his wife, comprising some 270 a. in East Ham, West Ham, and Barking, were restored …
A History of the County of Essex
… illegal and called in constables to stop it. There was some disorder, which led to charges of conspiracy and riot. … from Green Street shortly before 1904. About the same time some of those from Victoria Dock Road moved to the quieter … river walls should be strengthened. 35 By 1928 there were some 20 miles of river embankments protecting the borough. 36 …
A History of the County of Essex
… major role in meeting these needs. Christians also created some philanthropic institutions more or less independent of … borough, especially through its large club at Plaistow. Some of the larger local firms, for example the Thames … provided many welfare and educational services. In some fields it was a pioneer, e.g. in its legal-aid scheme. …