Overview

Essex as a county is more than 1000 years old. Its origins date back to the time before William the Conqueror. The county borders remained more or less unchanged until 1965 when the part of Essex, that in the main was located between the River Lea and todays M25 orbital road, was absorbed into London. On April 1st 1965, following an act of Parliament, five new London Boroughs were created from terrirory that was once part of Essex. The county of Essex was founded as the Eastern Kingdom of the Saxons.Its name derives from the Old English East Seaxe and today the county of Essex bears three seaxes on its coat of arms. The Saxon Kingdom may also have included parts of modern Hertfordshire and the now defunct ancient county of Middlesex. Also as a result of the change the London wide administrative body, the London County Council (the LCC), was replaced by the Greater London Council (the GLC). The GLC (now the GLA) has responsibility for 32 new London Boroughs. Apart from Essex the new authority also took territory from Kent, Surrey and Hertfordshire. The River Lea border that separated Essex and London and had been in place for 1000 years ceased to exist. In a series of chapters set in more or less chronological order, Once in Essex Now in London offers the reader a rich and diverse history where the authors focus on events, places and personalities going back over a thousand years. With over 70 illustrations, Once in Essex Now in London is essential readings for anyone with an interest in London and Essex.

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Author:   John Debenham ,  David Dunford ,  Andrew Summers ,  Tom Fewings
Publisher:   ESSEX HUNDRED PUBLICATIONS
Imprint:   ESSEX HUNDRED PUBLICATIONS
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.350kg
ISBN:  

9781739931636

ISBN 10:   1739931637
Pages:   194
Publication Date:   02 March 2026
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Contents Page No. 7 List of Illustrations 10 Acknowledgements 11 Introduction 14 The Hide and the Hundred 16 Five New Boroughs And the eleven that were lost 23 Wrong Turning 25 Detached Woolwich 27 Bow Bridge, the Gateway to Essex England's First Stone Arched Bridge 31 Stratford's Langthorne Abbey (West Ham Abbey) 33 Tyndale's Friend of North Ockendon 35 The Rise and Fall of Barking Abbey 37 The Great Standing 38 The Stratford Martyrs 39 Guess Who's Coming to Lunch? 41 The Plotters of Barking 42 Breached 45 Ruined 49 The Fairlop Oak 51 The Home of John Bull 52 Royal Small Arms Factory and a Small Island on the River Lea 54 Going, Going, Gone 56 Valentines House There's nowhere quite like it 61 The Lady and Gentleman on the Five Pound Note 63 Rocket Man 62 The World's Biggest Fishing Fleet at Barking! 66 PC George Clark - Buried in God's Little Acre 72 Christmas Day at the Workhouse 73 Poles Apart 75 The Destruction of Hainault Forest 76 The Cathedral of Sewage 80 Denial 82 The Lake District 85 The Father to Nobody's Children 88 Triumph and Disaster in Bow Creek 91 The People's Forest 93 Thomas Willingale - The Lopper of Loughton 93 William Morris, the Walthamstow Connection 98 Steam Trams to Portugal 99 Disaster at Gallions Reach 102 Woolwich Ferry 104 When the Whales Came 105 Moby Dick, Whalebones and the Night Oliver Cromwell Died 107 The Greatest Show on Earth The first reality show (In Ilford and Leyton) 111 Britain's First Aerodrome (In Dagenham) 113 The Wilderness Eton Manor 115 The Last Three Week Election 118 Survivor 120 The 13th Essex , the Hammers 122 Silvertown (1917) London's Biggest Explosion 124 Homes for Heroes 126 The Body Snatcher? 132 Mr and Mrs Robinson come to Dagenham 135 It all started in a Tea Shop (in Ilford) 138 The Barking Pageant (Ilford 1932) 139 Upminster Air Tragedy 142 Gone to the Dogs 145 The Great Escape & The Dagenham Girl Pipers 147 Evacuation 149 From Kitchen Cabinets to Bombers 151 Churchill and the Lion - saved by M&B693 153 Jerrycans, Helmets, Bread and Parachutes 154 Matchbox Ghosts 156 Wembley, World Cup Final Dagenham Boys 157 Churchill The Honorable Member for Wanstead and Woodford 158 Pack of Cards 161 The Beckton Alps 163 Ten Steel Guardians 166 The Pentonville Five 168 All Change at the Docks 168 Stratford's Mills and Film Studios 172 Dagenham Light Infantry 174 The Great Railway Hub (and Robert) 176 The Beautiful Game 181 Legacy

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