WANSTEAD HISTORY ONLINE
If you are interested in local history, then maybe the more you read the more you realise how little you
know about the town you live in, or at least this is certainly true for myself!
I welcome all additions, articles, comments and suggestions about the site, and of course corrections to anything that I may
have got wrong. You can contact me at comments@wansteadonline.co.uk.
Some of the latest additions to the site........
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| Opening of the Infant Orphan Asylum, 27th June, 1843. |
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| The Infant Orphan Asylum in Wanstead was opened some two years after the first stone had been laid by Prince Albert in 1841. The following article appeared in the Illustrated London News on July 1st 1843, and recounts the ceremony of the day's events. |
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Updated: 01/06/2004 |
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| Wanstead in the Domesday Book |
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| The Domesday Book is a survey of England compiled in 1086-7, and is an endlessly rich source of historical material. It has been in official custody since its creation, and is celebrated now as the first of the public records. |
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Updated: 24/03/2004 |
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| Memorials of Thomas Hood |
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| Thomas Hood lived in Lake House in Wanstead from 1832 to 1835, during which time his son, also called Thomas, was born. After his father's death, Thomas, with his sister, published volumes of his father's work along with memoirs of their father's life. |
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Updated: 20/03/2004 |
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| Life in the Fast Lane - The NO M11 Story |
Media |
| A feature length documentary presenting the inside story of the NO M11 protest campaign, featuring the battle for Wanstead's George Green and its 250 year old chestnut tree, the Wanstonia eviction, and the rooftop protests of 1994. |
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Updated: 03/03/2004 |
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| The M11 Link Road |
Timelines |
| A timeline history of the construction of the M11 Link Road, and the protests and local fury that surrounded it. |
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Updated: 01/03/2004 |
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| The First Century |
Book Reviews |
| A book commemorating of the centenary of Wanstead Cricket Club in 1966, telling the history of the club and its teams and players past and present. |
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Updated: 29/02/2004 |
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| The M11 Link Road 1993-1999 |
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| In september 1993, after three public enquiries and two High Court challenges, and amidst local fury, work started on a 6km stretch of road that was to connect the Redbridge Roundabout to the A12 at Hackney Wick. |
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Updated: 27/02/2004 |
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| Wanstead House |
Timelines |
| A timeline history of Wanstead House, its rise and fall, and the changing owners along the way. |
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Updated: 29/01/2004 |
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