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Upminster’s Remarkable Historian: T L Wilson (1833-1919)

Posted on 14/02/2015 by hurdler46

How strange it seems today that a village carpenter, who died in relative poverty, devoted much of his life to documenting Upminster’s history through his books and scrapbook collections of local archives.  That carpenter and local historian was Thomas Lewis … 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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