Tag Archives: Upminster

New Place – lost jewel in Upminster’s crown

Posted on 24/01/2014 by hurdler46

How strange that one of Upminster’s finest houses, Sir James Esdaile’s New Place built around 1775, fell into poor repair and was demolished in 1924, while the adjacent stable block survives to this day? And that after New Place was … Continue reading →

Posted in Upminster Buildings & Places | Tagged Clockhouse, clockmaker, Edsel & Eleanor Ford House, Edward Tutet, Lady or St Mary Chapel, New Place, Sir James Esdaile, St Laurence Church, Upminster, W P Griggs & Co | 11 Comments

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 →

Posted in Upminster Buildings & Places | Tagged Congregational Church, Garden Suburb, Upminster, W.P.Griggs | 6 Comments

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 was not only … Continue reading →

Posted in Upminster People & Events | Tagged Holden family, Hyla Henry Holden, Hyla Rose Holden, John Rose Holden younger and elder, Luther Holden, Philip Melancthon Holden, Rev Henry Holden DD, St Laurence Church, Tithe Commutation Act 1836, Tithe dispute, Upminster, Wednesbury Staffs | 8 Comments

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 →

Posted in Upminster People & Events | Tagged Garden city movement, Garden Suburb, Havering, Upminster | 14 Comments