Title:
'The History of Wanstead Vol. 8 1901 to 1936'
Level: Category
Parish history
Level: Fonds
NOTES ON THE HISTORY OF WANSTEAD AND WOODFORD
Level: Series
History of Wanstead
Scope and Content:
Includes bill to parish church from West Ham Gas Company, 1901 (p. 379); three printed photographs of new heronry lake, Wanstead Park, c.1905-1907 (p. 383); postcards of 'Ornamental waters, Wanstead Park 2769.2' (colour, publisher unknown), 'The Grotto, Wanstead Park' (colour, published by 'E.G.C., The "Wonder Box", The Mall, Wanstead', postmarked 24 December 1915), refreshment chalet in 'Wanstead Park 6928' (colour, publisher unknown), '15043 Wanstead Park' (colour, publisher unknown), 'Wanstead High Street' (colour, Wrench series, number 5618, postmarked 27 August 1906), 'High Street Wanstead' (colour, publisher unknown), '10440 Snaresbrook Railway Station' (colour, publisher unknown), '6108 Snaresbrook Station' ([copy], publisher unknown), 'Eagle Pond Wanstead' (colour, 'No. 20102, B & D.s. "Kromo" series. Pict. Postcard Pioneers, London E.C.', postmarked 4 August 1906), '37757 St. Mary's Wanstead' ([copy], publisher unknown), '37888 High Street, Wanstead' ([copy], publisher unknown), and 'Eagle Pond Wanstead 4168' (dated 15 June 1903) (pp. 383A-C); seven photographs of Wanstead Park etc., c.1910 (p. 383D); receipt for visitation fee for Easter Visitation, Wanstead, 1901 (p. 385); cheque drawn on Wanstead Parish Church account at London and South Western Bank Ltd, 1900 (p. 385); two receipts for money for [church] choir, 1901; postcards of 'The Drive, Woodford' (colour, publisher unknown, postmarked 18 May 1909), 'Eagle Pond, Snaresbrook' (colour, publisher unknown, postmarked 8 September 1904), '10439 Merchant Seamen's Orphan Asylum. Wanstead' (colour, publisher unknown, postmarked 22 February 1906), 'Leg of Mutton Pond, Wanstead Park' (colour, published by Wildt and Kray, London E.C., dated 13 August 1906), 'Grotto Wanstead Park 2769.5' (colour, publisher unknown, dated 1 October 1906), 'The Grotto, Wanstead Park. E 31006' (colour, publisher unknown, postmarked 24 July 1906), 'The Lake, Wanstead Park. E 31004' (publisher unknown, dated 20 August 1906), 'Wanstead Park, Forest Gate. 5712' (colour, photograph by W.E. Wright [of Forest Gate], published by P. Everill and Co., London), 'Swiss Cottage Bushwood' [Wanstead Park] (colour, publisher unknown, postmarked 15 October 1906), 'Keeper's Lodge Bushwood' (publisher unknown, dated 9 May 1907), 'The Lake, Wanstead Park' (colour, publisher unknown), 'The Fountain and Village, Wanstead' (colour, reproducing painting, published by 'S. Hildesheimer & Co., Ltd. London and Manchester. Wanstead and Leytonstone. Series No. 5492'), 'Cambridge Park, Wanstead' (colour, published by A.H. Burt and Company, Wanstead), 'Old Wanstead Church' [i.e. St Mary's] (colour, published by Christian Novels Publishing Company) (pp. 385A-D); letter from W. [Walter] Crouch of Wanstead to Captain Kindersley discussing parish history, 1903 (p. 385F); front cover of parish magazine of St Gabriel, Aldersbrook, December 1951, carrying photograph of church (loose between pp. 395, 396); black-and-white postcards, pasted in, of '37739 Wesleyan Methodist Church Wanstead' [Hermon Hill], '37725 Addison Road Wanstead', 'Addison Rd. Wanstead. 47627' (with postman), '47608. Chaucer Road. Wanstead', '37742. Dangan Road Wanstead', '47661. Draycot Road Wanstead', 'Fitzgerald Rd. Wanstead 47602', '47612. Gordon Road. Wanstead', '47609. Gordon Road. Wanstead', '47610. Gordon Road Wanstead', '47656. Grove Park Wanstead' (with delivery van for Price's Bread), '37777. Grove Road Wanstead', '377784. Grove Road Wanstead', '47650. Grove Road Wanstead' (at junction with Stanstead Road), '37805. Lonsdale Road Wanstead' (with delivery van), '47659. Martha Road Wanstead' (annotated 'now Chester Road'), '37780. Nelson Road Wanstead', '37812. Oak Hall Road Wanstead', '47646. Redbridge Lane Wanstead', '37755. Red Bridge Lane Wanstead', '37740. Selsdon Road Wanstead', '37733. Spratt Hall Road Wanstead', '37783. Warwick Road Wanstead' and '47660. Wigram Road Wanstead', all except the first showing residential streets, all damaged by hole punch in one corner, and said by Tuffs' note, 1959, to date from c.1910, 'part of an extensive number taken and placed on display for sale. They are all file copies & the last left' (pp. 400A-G); copy photograph by Arthur Hands of fire brigade and crowds at 'royal visit', c.1910 (p. 400H); agenda for meeting of Wanstead Lodge of freemasons, 1965 (p. 400I); blank application form for student's ticket at Public Record Office, n.d., with rules effective 1 January 1939 (loose between pp. 412, 412A); photographs of the Hermitage, Snaresbrook (2), The Bungalow, Snaresbrook, Lakeside Cottages, Snaresbrook, Mall House and Stonehall [High Street], from negatives of c.1930 (pp. 412D-G); copy photographs etc. of local buses and trams (not paginated); two photographs of Greenhyes and The Firs, Woodford Road, April 1935 (not paginated); maps and sketches by the author in ink and watercolour (where dated, 1946-1968).
Dates of Creation:
1943 - ? [pre 1977]
Extent:
1 volume
Creator Name:
Jack Elsden Tuffs
Physical Characteristics:
Handwritten; gatherings loose within cover. Original pagination in pencil [continued from T/P 266/30].
460 x 310 x 40 mm.

Key terms

TypeKey termsDescription
Subjects Archives Blank application form for Public Record Office student's ticket, n.d., with rules effective 1939
Subjects Choirs Two receipts for money for Wanstead church choir, 1901
Subjects Food Postcard including delivery van for Price's Bread, Wanstead, c.1910
Subjects Freemasonry Agenda for meeting of Wanstead Lodge, 1965
Subjects Gas industry Bill from West Ham Gas Company, 1901
Subjects Housing Postcards of housing in Wanstead, c.1910
Subjects Housing Postcards of housing in Wanstead, c.1910
Subjects Lakes Postcards of lakes in Wanstead Park, early 20th century
Subjects Local history Letter from Walter Crouch of Wanstead discussing parish history, 1903
Subjects Parks Postcards and photographs of Wanstead Park, early 20th century
Subjects Recreation Postcards and photographs of Wanstead Park, early 20th century
Personal Names Arthur
Hands 		Wanstead, n.d.
Personal Names Jack Elsden
Tuffs 		local historian, Wanstead and Woodford, pre 1977
Personal Names Walter
Crouch 		Wanstead, 1903
Personal Names William Edward
Wright 		photographer, Forest Gate, 1906
Personal Names Captain
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Kindersley 		Wanstead, 1903
Place Names Wanstead Handwritten history by J. Elsden Tuffs, volume 8, 1943-? [pre 1977]
Place Names Church of St Mary the Virgin
Wanstead 		Postcards, n.d.
Place Names Eagle Pond
Wanstead 		Postcards, 1903-1906
Place Names Keeper's Lodge
Wanstead 		Postcard, 1907
Place Names Lakeside Cottages
Wanstead, Snaresbrook 		Photograph, c.1930
Place Names Leg of Mutton Pond
Wanstead 		Postcard, 1906
Place Names Swiss Cottage
Wanstead 		Postcard, 1906
Place Names The Bungalow
Wanstead, Snaresbrook 		Photograph, c.1930
Place Names The Hermitage
Wanstead, Snaresbrook 		Photograph, c.1930
Place Names Wanstead Park
Wanstead 		Postcards and photographs, early 20th century
Place Names Addison Road
Wanstead 		Postcard, c.1910
Place Names Aldersbrook Road
Church of St Gabriel
Wanstead, Aldersbrook 		Printed photograph, 1951
Place Names Cambridge Park
Wanstead 		Postcard, n.d.
Place Names Chaucer Road
Wanstead 		Postcard, c.1910
Place Names Chester Road
Wanstead 		Postcard, c.1910
Place Names Dangan Road
Wanstead 		Postcard, c.1910
Place Names Draycot Road
Wanstead 		Postcard, c.1910
Place Names Fitzgerald Road
Wanstead 		Postcard, c.1910
Place Names Gordon Road
Wanstead 		Postcards, c.1910
Place Names Grove Park
Wanstead 		Postcard, c.1910
Place Names Grove Road
Wanstead 		Postcards, c.1910
Place Names Hermon Hill
Merchant Seamen's Orphan Asylum
Wanstead, Snaresbrook 		Postcard, 1906
Place Names Hermon Hill
Methodist Church
Wanstead, Snaresbrook 		Postcard, c.1910
Place Names High Street
Wanstead 		Postcards, early 20th century
Place Names High Street
Mall House
Wanstead 		Photograph, c.1930
Place Names High Street
Stonehall
Wanstead 		Photograph, c.1930
Place Names Lonsdale Road
Wanstead 		Postcard, c.1910
Place Names Martha Road
Wanstead 		Postcard, c.1910
Place Names Nelson Road
Wanstead 		Postcard, c.1910
Place Names Oak Hall Road
Wanstead 		Postcard, c.1910
Place Names Redbridge Lane
Wanstead 		Postcards, c.1910
Place Names Selsdon Road
Wanstead 		Postcard, c.1910
Place Names Spratt Hall Road
Wanstead 		Postcard, c.1910
Place Names The Drive
Woodford 		Postcard, n.d.
Place Names The Rise
Railway Station
Wanstead, Snaresbrook 		Postcard, n.d.
Place Names Warwick Road
Wanstead 		Postcard, c.1910
Place Names Wigram Road
Wanstead 		Postcard, c.1910
Place Names Woodford Road
Greenhyes
Wanstead 		Photograph, 1935
Place Names Woodford Road
The Firs
Wanstead 		Photograph, 1935
Document Types Black-and-white photograph Wanstead Park, c.1910; houses in Wanstead, c.1930, 1935
Document Types Black-and-white postcard Wanstead, early 20th century
Document Types Cheque Cheque drawn on Wanstead Parish Church account, London and South Western Bank Ltd, 1900
Document Types Cheque Cheque drawn on Wanstead Parish Church account, London and South Western Bank Ltd, 1900
Document Types Colour postcard Wanstead, early 20th century
Document Types Colour postcard Wanstead, early 20th century
Document Types Sketch J.E. Tuffs, history of Wanstead, 1946-1968
Institutions A.H. Burt and Company publishers, Wanstead, n.d.
Institutions Christian Novels Publishing Company publishers, n.d.
Institutions Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Public Record Office Blank application form for student's ticket, n.d., with rules effective 1939
Institutions London and South Western Bank Ltd Cheque, 1900
Institutions Merchant Seamen's Orphan Asylum Wanstead; postcard, 1906
Institutions P. Everill and Company publishers, London, n.d.
Institutions S. Hildesheimer and Company Ltd publishers, London and Manchester, n.d.
Institutions West Ham Gas Company Bill for gas, 1901
Institutions Wildt and Kray publishers, London, 1906