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A History of the County of Essex
… parish, though some also performed duties in London. 56 George Gregory (18048) is said to have obtained the living … relieve this pressure. In 18479 All Saints was restored by George Dyson and (Sir) George Gilbert Scott. 78 The old box-seats were replaced by …
A History of the County of Essex
… before 1945. Sarah Bonnell grammar school for girls, St. George's Road, Upton. The earlier history of this school, … 1944, when they were rehoused in the buildings in St. George's Road previously occupied by the Grove central … convent Roman Catholic multilateral school for girls, St. George's Road, Upton. 168 The Ursuline nuns, originally at …
A History of the County of Essex
… seems to have been established at Bow (Mdx.) in 1744 by George Arnold, alderman and haberdasher of London, Edward … which was succeeded by Shimwell & Co. ( c. 18781928). 172 George Cohen & Sons, steel manufacturer, Bidder Street, … Town, came to West Ham in 1881; it is now part of the George Cohen 600 Group Ltd. 173 Wilmer Lea Foundries Ltd., …
A History of the County of Essex
… the company built Hudson Town, named after its chairman, George Hudson 'the railway king'. It was stated in 1848 that … Road and the Thames. 87 Prominent in that syndicate was George P. Bidder (180678), a civil engineer whose remarkable …
A History of the County of Essex
… In 1805, when the whole manor was bought from the Crown by George Johnstone and James Humphreys, the full jurisdiction … of title. The vestry was displeased with the former clerk, George Dacre, who was said to have caused 'litigation and … followed by John Meeson (186375), cement manufacturer, and George Rivett (187586), builder and undertaker. Meeson, who …
A History of the County of Essex
… of Braganza, for life. 19 On Catherine's death in 1705 George Booth assumed control of the manor under a 99-year … Ham were sold by the Crown in 1805 to James Humphreys and George Johnstone. 36 Johnstone's interest, secured by a … her death it passed by courtesy of England to her husband George, Duke of Clarence (d. 1478). 64 When John de Ferrers …
A History of the County of Essex
… to Plaistow from London in 1876, under the leadership of George Malim, a bank clerk. 8 The 'brethren' followed secular … chapel was replaced in 1930 by a new one dedicated to St. George and St. Helena. 42 A new staff residence for men was … People matter more than things (1965); D. and J. Hewitt, George Burton, a study in contradictions (1969). Paragraph …
A History of the County of Essex
… in 1843 and 1854. 71 Its ownership subsequently passed to George W. Norman, a neighbouring landowner. 72 The later name … in West Ham. 82 The Royal Albert Dock (1880) and the King George V Dock (1921) were built farther east, partly in West …
A History of the County of Essex
… reconstituted the church, as Independent, and appointed George Gold minister. 100 In 1775 the lease of the Salway … church, Barking Road, Plaistow, was founded in 1886 by George T. Allpress, a Primitive Methodist local preacher, who … During these years the church owed its survival mainly to George Biddle, a tailor, who supported it with service, as …
A History of the County of Essex
… c. 175961. 13 Among other 18th-century writers were George Edwards (16941773), naturalist, 14 and Aaron Hill … Ham House. 16 Sir Richard Jebb, Bt. (172987), physician to George III, was born at Stratford. 17 Two notable … Hills (18571927), a later director of the same company; 24 George P. Bidder (180678), designer of the Victoria Dock; 25 …