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Title | Reference Number | Archive Unit Type | Unit Size | Level | Date From (Creation Date) | Date To (Creation Date) | Date (Publication Date) | Person Creator | Role Creator (Person) | Note Creator (Person) | Organisation Creator | Role Creator (Organisation) | Note Creator (Organisation) | Summary Text (Content) | Date From (Content Dates) | Date To (Content Dates) | Notes |
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A. Feasey: 'Licensed Practical Chimney Cleaner and Carpet Beater' | 90/103/C11/1/8 | Card | A5 | Item | [1980s] | [1990s] | Advertisement for A. Feasey. | 1920 | 1930 | ||||||||
Monty Super Coaches for your Outing | 90/103/C11/1/9 | Card | A4 | Item | [1990s] | [2000s] | Laminated reproduction print of an advertisement for Monty Super Coaches. | 1910 | 1920 | ||||||||
The Automotive Electric Services | 90/103/C11/1/10 | Card | A4 | Item | [1990s] | [2000s] | Laminated reproduction print of an advertisement for The Automotive Electric Services. | 1910 | 1920 | ||||||||
Talks on Wireless Matters | 90/103/C11/1/11 | Card | A4 | Item | [1990s] | [2000s] | Laminated reproduction print of an advertisement for The Essex County Electrical Co. | 1910 | 1920 | ||||||||
Miscellaneous items relating to Woodford | 90/103/C11/2 | File | |||||||||||||||
Various entries, newspapers, wills, Tylney Copyholds | 90/103/C11/2/1 | Bundle | A4 | Item | [1900s] | [1920s] | Handwritten transcripts of newspaper cuttings, summaries of copyholds for Ruckholts, Wanstead and Woodford Estates. | 1735 | 1874 | ||||||||
Anno Regni Georg II Regis | 90/103/C11/2/2 | Document | A4 | Item | [1900s] | [1920s] | Three copies of booklet concerning Woodford. It details the act of repairing the highway from Whitechapel to Woodford. | 1723 | 1737 | ||||||||
Invitation to celebrate the King and Queen's Coronation | 90/103/C11/2/3 | Card | A5 | Item | 24.6.1911 | 24.6.1911 | 24.6.1911 | Invitation to celebrate the Coronation of King George V and Queen Mary via a formal dinner held on Saturday 24 June at Sir John Roberts Grounds. | |||||||||
Article regarding promoting local shopping Woodford | 90/103/C11/2/4 | Leaflet | A4 | Item | [1930s] | [1930s] | Article promoting local shopping in Woodford. | 1930 | 1940 | ||||||||
Fifty Years of Guiding in Woodford | 90/103/C11/2/5 | Booklet | A5 | Item | [1960s] | [1970s] | Ethel J. Marshall | Author | Account of guiding between 1914 and 1964. Written by the leader of the first Guide group to be set up in Woodford. Foreword written by Olave Baden-Powell, World Chief Guide. | 1914 | 1964 | ||||||
Drawings of various local scenes | 90/103/C11/2/6 | Bundle | A | Item | [1980s] | [1990s] | Drawings including: Timbered buildings next to Parish Church Woodford (2 copies); Woodford Hall (2 copies); Church; Corner of Salway Hill and Derby Road, Woodford; The Crown and Crooked Billet, Woodford Bridge; Bancrofts School - South Lodge; Chigwell School, 1850; The Old White Hart, Woodford Bridge; Opposite St Mary's Parish Church, Woodford High Road; Higham Hills, Woodford, 1800; St Mary's Church Woodford, 1812. | 1800 | 1850 | This item has not been located. | |||||||
Photograph of posters regarding telegraph poles, c.1903 | 90/103/C11/2/7 | Bundle | A4 | Item | [1980s] | [1990s] | Two photographs of posters regarding telegraph poles. | 1900 | 1905 | ||||||||
Postcard of the High Road, Woodford, c.1904 | 90/103/C11/2/8 | Photograph | A7 | Item | [1980s] | [1990s] | Photographic postcard of the High Road, Woodford. Note on reverse reads: 'Jordan, the crossing sweeper, with a wooden leg, standing at the bottom of Grove Road. The lodge of Elmhurst was demolished when the Southend Road was cut.' | 1900 | 1905 | ||||||||
Photograph of the High Road, Woodford, c.1904 | 90/103/C11/2/9 | Photograph | A3 | Item | [1980s] | [1990s] | Reproduction photograph of the High Road, Woodford. Note on reverse reads: 'Jordan, the crossing sweeper, with a wooden leg, standing at the bottom of Grove Road. The lodge of Elmhurst was demolished when the Southend Road was cut.' | 1900 | 1905 | Duplicate of item above. | |||||||
Pearly King, c.1907 | 90/103/C11/2/10 | Poster | A4 | Item | [1980s] | [1990s] | Reproduction photograph of a Pearly King with a pipe. Text below reads: 'Yours Sincerely'. | 1900 | 1910 | ||||||||
Rates Lists - Poor Rate 1646-1836, and Highway Rate 1836 | 90/103/C11/2/11 | Bundle | A4 | Item | [1930s] | [1940s] | Handwritten Rates Lists: Poor Rate 1646 -1836, and Highway Rate 1836. Some lists missing. | 1600 | 1840 | ||||||||
Salute the Soldier Week | 90/103/C11/2/12 | Poster | A2 | Item | 1944 | 1944 | R. L. Fowkes | Creator | Fosh and Cross Ltd | Printers | Large poster for Salute the Soldier Week. | 1944 | 1944 | ||||
A Century of Pharmacy | 90/103/C11/2/13 | Booklet | A5 | Item | [1950s] | [1950s] | Matthew Chemist | Author | Booklet commemorating 100 years of Mathews Chemist, George Lane and charting the history of the store. | 1850 | 1950 | ||||||
Picture postcards of a Girl Guide Parade | 90/103/C11/2/14 | Card | A6 | Item | [1950s] | [1960s] | Two photographic postcards of a Girl Guide parade. Text on reverse of one postcard reads: 'Margery Smith'. | 1950 | 1960 | ||||||||
The Link Road Hackney to M11 at Woodford | 90/103/C11/2/15 | Booklet | A4 | Item | 12.1973 | 12.1973 | 12.1973 | Woodcote Publications Limited | Publishers | Booklet about the possibility of four alternative routes for the proposed Link Road between Hackney and the M11 at Woodford. | 1962 | 1976 | |||||
Minutes Summary of The Woodford Military Band | 90/103/C11/2/16 | Document | A4 | Item | 1979 | 1979 | Document detailing the activities of the Woodford Military Brass Band, summary of meeting minutes. | 1892 | 1979 | ||||||||
Writtle | 90/103/C11/2/17 | Document | A4 | Item | [1980s] | [1990s] | The Gentleman's Magazine | Publishers | Photocopied pages from The Gentleman's Magazine concerning Woodford. | 1700 | 1950 | ||||||
32 / 44 High Road, Woodford | 90/103/C11/2/18 | Booklet | A4 | Item | [1980s] | [1990s] | Ted Shields | Author | Various creators | Booklet containing letters regarding a row of terrace houses that were all demolished. | 1978 | 1992 | |||||
Photograph of Woodford, c.1930 | 90/103/C11/2/19 | Photograph | A5 | Item | [1990s] | [2000s] | Laminated reproduction print of Woodford High Road showing a row of shops, a woman and child with a pram, and R. Stevens, Boot Dealer and Repairer, second shop on the right. | 1920 | 1930 | ||||||||
Photocopy regarding Sir John Ellis | 90/103/C11/2/20 | Document | A4 | Item | [1990s] | [2000s] | Photocopy from 'Who's Who 1989' on Sir John Ellis. | 1900 | 1989 | ||||||||
Photocopy of The Essex Naturalist Vol. 2 (1888) | 90/103/C11/2/21 | Document | A4 | Item | [1990s] | [2000s] | Photocopy of The Essex Naturalist Vol. 2 on The Essex Field Club, including excerpts on Snakes Lane, Woodford. | 1500 | 2000 | ||||||||
Woodford: People from the Past | 90/103/C11/2/22 | Bundle | A4 | Item | 5.3.1998 | 5.3.1998 | 5.3.1998 | Georgina Green | Honorary Secretary; Author | Woodford Historical Society | Historical Society | List of people from Woodford. | 1600 | 1998 | |||
Photograph of an unknown butchers shop, c.1920 | 90/103/C11/2/24 | Photograph | A4 | Item | [2000s] | [2010s] | Reproduction photograph of pig carcasses hanging in front of a weatherboarded building. Location unknown. | 1900 | 1920 | ||||||||
Photograph of an unknown street of terraced houses, c.1940 | 90/103/C11/2/25 | Photograph | A4 | Item | [2000s] | [2010s] | Laminated reproduction print of a street of two- and three-storey terraced houses with steps leading up to the front door.s Two trucks and a car are parked on the road outside. Houses do not appear to be located in the London Borough of Redbridge. | 1910 | 1940 | ||||||||
Photograph of children at a party outside blocks of flats, c.1953 | 90/103/C11/2/26 | Photograph | A4 | Item | [2000s] | [2010s] | Laminated reproduction print of a group of children celebrating at a party, possibly for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953. | 1953 | 1953 | ||||||||
Welcome to Derby Road Woodford | 90/103/C11/2/23 | Document | A4 | Item | 20.3.2006 | 20.3.2006 | 20.3.2006 | Document printed from Welcome to Derby Road Woodford website. Includes account by residents including David Ward about their time living in Derby Road, Woodford. | 1800 | 2006 | |||||||
Houses and Estates | 90/103/D | Sub-fonds | |||||||||||||||
Brandon House | 90/103/D1 | Series | |||||||||||||||
Material relating to Brandon House | 90/103/D1/1 | File | |||||||||||||||
Photo of Brandon House, c.1930 | 90/103/D1/1/1 | Photograph | A5 | Item | [1980s] | [1990s] | Reproduction photograph of Brandon House, Woodford, on the west side of the Epping New Road. Text over photograph reads: 'Best Wishes for Xmas and the New Year, Brandon House, Woodford'. | 1920 | 1930 | ||||||||
Claybury Hall | 90/103/D2 | Series | |||||||||||||||
Photographs of Claybury Hall and Grounds | 90/103/D2/1 | File | |||||||||||||||
Aerial view of Claybury Hall and Grounds (1), c.1980 | 90/103/D2/1/1 | Photograph | A5 | Item | [1970s] | [1980s] | Aerial reproduction photograph of Claybury Hall and grounds with the main road leading up to the entrance on the left. | 1970 | 1980 | ||||||||
Aerial view of Claybury Hall and Grounds (2), c.1980 | 90/103/D2/1/2 | Photograph | A5 | Item | [1970s] | [1980s] | Aerial reproduction photograph of Claybury Hall and grounds with the main road leading up to the entrance at the bottom of the photograph. | 1970 | 1980 | ||||||||
Photographs of Claybury Hall and Grounds, c.1987 | 90/103/D2/1/3 | Bundle | A6 | Item | 13.11.1987 | 13.11.1987 | 13.11.1987 | 43 photographs showing different parts of Claybury Hall and grounds. | 1980 | 1980 | |||||||
Documents regarding Claybury Hall and Grounds | 90/103/D2/2 | File | |||||||||||||||
Drawings of Claybury Hall | 90/103/D2/2/1 | Document | A4 | Item | 25.1.1797 | 25.1.1797 | 25.1.1797 | Various creators | Two reproduction drawings of Claybury Hall with accompanying text about the Hall and another of an aerial view taken from 'The Builder of Claybury Asylum'. | 1797 | 1889 | ||||||
The Essex Review Vol. 37 | 90/103/D2/2/2 | Document | A4 | Item | 7.1928 | 7.1928 | 7.1928 | The Essex Review | Publication | Excerpt from the Essex Review regarding Claybury Hall. | 1580 | 1928 | |||||
Copy portrait of Humphrey Repton | 90/103/D2/2/3 | Document | A5 | Item | [1980s] | [1990s] | Reproduction portrait of landscape gardener and designer Humphrey Repton. | 1793 | 1793 | ||||||||
Photocopy of pages regarding Claybury Hall | 90/103/D2/2/4 | Document | A4 | Item | [1980s] | [1990s] | Excerpt of Claybury Hall from 'A sketch of Ancient Barking, its Abbey and Ilford, 3rd Edition'. | 1475 | 1899 | ||||||||
History of Claybury Hall and excerpt of the Humphrey Repton Red Book | 90/103/D2/2/5 | Bundle | A4 | Item | [1980s] | [1990s] | Various creators | Four documents regarding the history of Claybury Hall with reference to the Claybury Estate. Includes an excerpt of Humphrey Repton's Red Book and a letter regarding a visit to Claybury Hall. | 1270 | 1991 | |||||||
Prints of Claybury Hall and Grounds | 90/103/D2/3 | File | |||||||||||||||
Print of Claybury Hall and grounds | 90/103/D2/3/1 | Document | A4 | Item | [1900s] | [1920s] | View of Claybury Hall, The Seat of James Hatch Esq. | 1797 | 1797 | ||||||||
Maps of Claybury Hall | 90/103/D2/4 | File | |||||||||||||||
Ordnance Survey Map of Claybury | 90/103/D2/4/1 | Map | A3 | Item | [1950s] | [1960s] | Copy of Ordnance Survey Map of Claybury. | 1959 | 1959 | ||||||||
Claybury Map | 90/103/D2/4/2 | Map | A3 | Item | [1980s] | [1990s] | Copy of Map of Claybury and the surrounding area. | 1896 | 1896 | ||||||||
Miscellaneous material relating to Claybury Hall | 90/103/D2/5 | File | |||||||||||||||
Essex Farm Accounts for 1835-6 | 90/103/D2/5/1 | Bundle | A4 | Item | [1980s] | [1990s] | The Essex Review | Publication | Copy of an excerpt from The Essex Review, July 1950. | 1775 | 1950 | ||||||
The Essex Naturalist Vol. 7 | 90/103/D2/5/2 | Document | A4 | Item | [1980s] | [1990s] | The Essex Naturalist | Publication | Reproduction of an excerpt from The Essex Naturalist, including the Essex Field Club, Field Meeting at Barkigside and Wanstead. | 1568 | 1893 | ||||||
Correspondence regarding Claybury Hall visit | 90/103/D2/5/3 | Document | A4 | Item | 17.1.1991 | 17.1.1991 | 17.1.1991 | Doug Wantling | Director of Estates Management | Waltham Forest Health Authority | Local Authority | Letter addressed to Peter Lawrence regarding a request by Woodford Historical Society to visit Claybury Hall. | |||||
Sites and Monuments System Record | 90/103/D2/5/4 | Bundle | A4 | Item | 27.2.1992 | 27.2.1992 | 27.2.1992 | Document about buildings and structures at the Claybury site. | 1235 | 1992 | |||||||
Letter to Georgina Green regarding Guildhall Library | 90/103/D2/5/5 | Letter | A4 | Item | 2.2.1996 | 2.2.1996 | 2.2.1996 | Copy of a letter to Georgina Green regarding incomplete notes on the Four Mills Distillery and on Guildhall Library, Sun Alliance records. | |||||||||
Child Family Tree | 90/103/D2/5/6 | Document | A4 | Item | 26.11.1996 | 26.11.1996 | 26.11.1996 | Georgina Green | Document regarding the Child family tree and a history of the owners of Claybury Estate. | 1589 | 1996 | ||||||
James Hatch (A brief history) | 90/103/D2/5/7 | Bundle | A4 | Item | [1990s] | [2000s] | Document detailing a history of James Hatch. | 1775 | 2000 | ||||||||
Tribute to landscaper | 90/103/D2/5/8 | Document | A4 | Item | 9.11.2000 | 9.11.2000 | 9.11.2000 | The Recorder | Newspaper | Article describing the changes to Claybury Hospital. | 1270 | 2000 | |||||
Eagle House | 90/103/D3 | Series | |||||||||||||||
Material relating to Eagle House | 90/103/D3/1 | File | |||||||||||||||
Print of The Eagle, Snaresbrook | 90/103/D3/1/1 | Drawing | A4 | Item | [1920s] | [1930s] | T. M. Baynes | Artist | Engraved by S. Lacey | Geo Virtue | Publishers | Reproduction engraving of The Eagle, Snaresbrook. | 1800 | 1840 | |||
Photograph of Eagle House, c.1980 | 90/103/D3/1/2 | Photograph | A7 | Item | [1970s] | [1990s] | Reproduction photograph of Eagle House at the top of Snakes Lane. Note on photo reads: 'Flats built on site'. | 1970 | 1990 | ||||||||
Elmhurst House | 90/103/D4 | Series | |||||||||||||||
Material relating to Elmhurst House | 90/103/D4/1 | File | |||||||||||||||
Plan of the Elmhurst Estate | 90/103/D4/1/1 | Document | A1 | Item | [1920s] | [1920s] | Plan of the Elmhurst Estate. | 1920 | 1920 | ||||||||
Sale particulars for Elmhurst House | 90/103/D4/1/2 | Booklet | A5 | Item | 24.6.1920 | 24.6.1920 | 24.6.1920 | Particulars and Conditions of Sale of the residential and building Estate, Elmhurst. Offered as three separate lots: The Residence, The Shrubbery and Building Land. Includes a loose map of the estate. | 1900 | 1920 | |||||||
Sale Catalogue for Elmhurst | 90/103/D4/1/3 | Booklet | A5 | Item | 16.9.1920 | 18.9.1920 | 18.9.1920 | Sale catalogue listing items for auction. | 1900 | 1920 | |||||||
Photograph of Elmhurst, c.1920 | 90/103/D4/1/4 | Photograph | A3 | Item | [1980s] | [1990s] | Reproduction photograph of a large house and garden. | 1920 | 1930 | ||||||||
Elmhurst and The Harrisons | 90/103/D4/1/5 | Document | A4 | Item | 9.1.1994 | 9.1.1994 | 9.1.1994 | Document about the history of Elmhurst House. | 1750 | 1994 | |||||||
A Very Commodious Home | 90/103/D4/1/6 | Document | A4 | Item | 3.8.2000 | 3.8.2000 | 3.8.2000 | Wanstead and Woodford Guardian | Newspaper | Newspaper cutting about Elmhurst House. | 1771 | 2000 | |||||
Essex Hall and Highams Hall | 90/103/D5 | Series | |||||||||||||||
Material relating to Essex Hall and Highams Hall | 90/103/D5/1 | File | |||||||||||||||
Engraving of Higham Hills | 90/103/D5/1/1 | Document | A4 | Item | [1930s] | [1940s] | Margery M. Smith | Author | The European Magazine | Magazine | Engraving of Higham Hills, Woodford, the seat of John Harman Esq. from The European Magazine with featured article. | 1800 | 1850 | ||||
Essex Hall, Higham Hill and the Sunday School | 90/103/D5/1/2 | Booklet | A4 | Item | 1934 | 1934 | Various creators | In honour of the Cooper Family and their Sunday School. | 1800 | 1997 | |||||||
Highams | 90/103/D5/1/3 | Booklet | A4 | Item | 1966 | 1966 | Margery M. Smith | Author | Typewritten booklet of 'The Story of a House' by Margery M. Smith, mentions the history of HIghams and the growth of the building, also contains the family tree of The Warner Family. | 1744 | 1966 | ||||||
The Red Book of Higham Hill, Woodford by Humphrey Repton | 90/103/D5/1/4 | Bundle | A4 | Item | [1980s] | [1990s] | Typewritten annotation of the transcript of the text from 'The Red Book' of Higham Hill, Woodford. | 1500 | 1900 | ||||||||
Map of Woodford re: Highams Hill | 90/103/D5/1/5 | Document | A3 | Item | [1980s] | [1980s] | Copy of Chapman and Andre map of Woodford, 1777, with Higham Hill highlighted in pink. | 1777 | 1980 | ||||||||
House of Distinction at Woodford Green re: Highams Estate | 90/103/D5/1/6 | Card | A4 | Item | [1990s] | [2000s] | Laminated reproduction of an advertisement for freehold houses available to purchase on the Highams Estate. | 1900 | 1920 | ||||||||
Grove House and Lodge | 90/103/D6 | Series | |||||||||||||||
Material relating to Grove House and Lodge | 90/103/D6/1 | File | |||||||||||||||
Antiquities of Grove House | 90/103/D6/1/1 | Booklet | A5 | Item | 1828 | 1828 | Book about Grove House in Woodford featuring illustrations, prints, notes. | 1826 | 1828 | Pages are loose and spine is damaged. | |||||||
Drawings of Grove House, Woodford Green | 90/103/D6/1/2 | Document | A4 | Item | [1970s] | [1980s] | Six reproduction drawings of Grove House, Woodford Green. | 1900 | 1920 | ||||||||
Grove Lodge | 90/103/D6/1/3 | Document | A5 | Item | 1.12.1977 | 1.12.1977 | 1.12.1977 | Press cutting featuring photograph of Grove Lodge. Text on reverse reads: 'Still standing - derelict - 1981, behind the shops on the corner of George Lane'. | 1970 | 1981 | |||||||
Grove Lodge, South Woodford | 90/103/D6/1/4 | Booklet | A4 | Item | [1980s] | [1990s] | Tim Shields | Creator | Booklet containing press cuttings and information about the sale and stuctural evaluation of Grove Lodge. | 1978 | 1992 | ||||||
Photocopy of page titled: Essex House, Woodford Green, Formerly Grove House | 90/103/D6/1/5 | Document | A4 | Item | [1980s] | [1990s] | Photocopy of a page titled 'Essex House, Woodford Green, Formerly Grove House' from a book with information about the history of the House. | 1580 | 1990 | ||||||||
Harts House | 90/103/D7 | Series | |||||||||||||||
Letters and documents regarding the Harts Estate | 90/103/D7/1 | File | |||||||||||||||
Letter regarding Harts Estate from Sharon Eames to Drivers Jonas Ltd | 90/103/D7/1/1 | Letter | A4 | Item | 23.12.1987 | 23.12.1987 | 23.12.1987 | Sharon Eames | Photocopy of a letter regarding Harts Estate from Sharon Eames to Drivers Jonas Ltd. | ||||||||
Letter regarding Harts House and estate information on sale | 90/103/D7/1/2 | Letter | A4 | Item | 7.1.1988 | 7.1.1988 | 7.1.1988 | Sharon Eames | Letter regarding Harts House and estate information on sale to Drivers Jonas Ltd. | ||||||||
Letter about Harts House and Garden | 90/103/D7/1/3 | Letter | A4 | Item | 20.1.1988 | 20.1.1988 | 20.1.1988 | Sharon Eames | Letter from Sharon Eames to Drivers Jonas about Harts House. | ||||||||
Photographs of the Harts Estate | 90/103/D7/2 | File | |||||||||||||||
Photograph of Harts, Woodford Green, c.1800 | 90/103/D7/2/1 | Photograph | A7 | Item | [1980s] | [1990s] | Reproduction photograph of Harts House, Woodford Green | 1800 | 1850 | ||||||||
Photographs of Harts Entrance Front, c.1919 | 90/103/D7/2/2 | Photograph | A4 | Item | [1980s] | [1990s] | Reproduction photograph of the front entrance of Harts. | 1910 | 1920 | ||||||||
Photograph of Harts Garden Front, c.1919 | 90/103/D7/2/3 | Photograph | A4 | Item | [1980s] | [1990s] | Reproduction photograph of the Garden at Harts. | 1910 | 1920 | ||||||||
Photograph of Harts House taken on day of sale, c.1988 | 90/103/D7/2/4 | Card | A4 | Item | 11.7.1988 | 11.7.1988 | 11.7.1988 | Peter Lawrence | Photograph of Harts House taken on day of sale mounted on card. | 1987 | 1988 | ||||||
Harts House and Plantae Woodfordiensis | 90/103/D7/3 | File | |||||||||||||||
Petty Whin Woodford Golf Course, c.1988 | 90/103/D7/3/1 | Photograph | A4 | Item | 7.5.1988 | 7.5.1988 | 7.5.1988 | Photograph of Petty Whin Woodford Golf Course and accompanying caption. | 1987 | 1988 | |||||||
Deersholter Plain between High Beach and Goldings Hill Loughton, c.1988 | 90/103/D7/3/2 | Photograph | A4 | Item | 7.5.1988 | 7.5.1988 | 7.5.1988 | Photograph of Deersholter Plain between High Beach and Goldings Hill, Loughton. | 1987 | 1988 |
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