Tag Archives: Holden family

Upminster Rectory and the Parish Glebe

Posted on 24/11/2022 by hurdler46

Most Upminster folk know that the building west of St Laurence Church, off Gridiron Place, is the former parish rectory, now used as offices, but many are probably unaware that until 1929 Upminster Park to the south of the church … Continue reading →

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Upminster’s Victorian Scandal: Rev P M Holden’s life and times

Posted on 19/01/2016 by hurdler46

On this day, 19th January, in 1873, now 143 years ago, the congregation assembled as usual to worship at Upminster’s St Laurence Church and to hear the sermon of their Rector, the Reverend Philip Melancthon Holden, whose “fire & brimstone” orations were … Continue reading →

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New life for Upminster’s Convent

Posted on 04/10/2014 by hurdler46

Work was completed in early 2017 on the transformation of the former convent of the Sacred Heart of Mary on Upminster Hill to form seven apartments, with the addition of two five-bedroom houses to the south – collectively known as Numbers 1-9 … Continue reading →

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Upminster’s amazing Holden dynasty

Posted on 11/01/2014 by hurdler46

In August 2013 I visited William Rose Holden at his home overlooking Hove Park. We had been in email contact for several years but I hadn’t managed to meet him on his occasional visits to Upminster. William is not only … Continue reading →

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