Tag Archives: Garden Suburb

Station Road East

Posted on 15/10/2026 by hurdler46

In 1856 T L Wilson wrote that in the eighteenth-century Hall Lane was a “fine avenue of oaks and elms, closed by a gate” with osier beds on the right hand (east) side.  A series of developments transformed this rural … Continue reading →

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Lily Aggiss and her Upminster world

Posted on 06/01/2024 by hurdler46

Autumn 1906 was an important time for Upminster, as W P Griggs launched his company’s scheme to develop the Upminster Garden Suburb on the southern part of the Upminster Hall Estate that he had bought from the Branfill family.  It … Continue reading →

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Upminster: The Story of a Garden Suburb – 25 years on

Posted on 14/11/2021 by hurdler46

It hardly seems possible that it is now 25 years since Upminster: the Story of Garden Suburb was launched with a book signing in the Roomes Store on Station Road, Upminster on Saturday 9th November 1996.

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Station Road, Upminster – about one hundred years ago

Posted on 14/01/2014 by hurdler46

Have you looked at the photograph of Upminster’s Station Road at the top of each page on this site and wondered when it was taken?  What clues are in the photo to help you pin down a date or range … Continue reading →

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Welcome!

Posted on 21/12/2013 by hurdler46

No doubt there are many who think it was a very easy matter to write a sort of preface to such a singular, insignificant, and unworthy book as this is, but as there has been certainly not a little trouble … Continue reading →

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