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A History of the County of Essex
… West Ham Industries INDUSTRIES. West Ham was an industrial village long before it … in 1066, and during the next seven centuries served industries as diverse as calicoprinting, paper-making, … manufacture. 1 Until the 19th century most of the industries of the parish were in or near those western …
A History of the County of Essex
… 65. Manors and Other Estates, p. 68. Agriculture, p. 74. Industries, p. 76. Ancient Mills, p. 89. Markets and Fairs, … It contains part of the royal docks, and a wide variety of industries, especially those concerned with engineering, … but the line immediately gave rise also to manufacturing industries at Bow creek, including the shipyard of C. J. Mare …
A History of the County of Essex
… to the approach of the London docks and the other new industries, but above all to the influx of poor Irish, who … by vigorous publicity, designed especially to attract new industries to the borough. Between 1930 and 1940 the number … nearly 200 a. of open spaces, and the resiting of certain industries. Between 1945 and 1965 the council built over …