Hi all now that I have learnt so much about Raphaels park does anyone know the history of Cotton's Park? I played tennis there once in a while but -really...
Hi all Romford Historians Sorry that I missed the birthday but like others I was otherwise engagedat that time. With regards to Cottons Recreation ground I...
Hoping that it might be of 'Romford History' interest, this is written in context of Alan Ives' post. I apologise for the length of the email! Alan wrote:...
Terry, What a facinating article you have just presented on Romford History,Thank You. Mike Willis, N.F. Ont........... [Non-text portions of this message have...
Hello Terry. Interesting and thoughtful posting re. Raphael's Park in Romford, raising as it did important philosophical points about land ownership. Some...
Dear Terry It was great to read your email - you needed the length to express your comments. What you have gleaned from the books is also very discerning. I...
Jane mentioned that , in the foreword of one of her books, Marjorie says she had a dream that Nicholas Cotton from Romford came to talk to her and asked her to...
Terry I think that's a really good idea! Jane [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Gary Liddell
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May 18, 2004 6:15 am
Can anyone tell me if there was an orphanage at Romford between 1897 & 1910? If so, do the records survive? Gary, in sunny Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia ...
The 'Cottage Homes' in Hornchurch Road, between the Bus Garage and Hornchurch Park were open from at least the 1940's until about twenty years ago, as far as I...
Hello Claire The greatest source of local photos, I think, is Chris Saltmarsh the co author, with Norma Jennings, of Havering Village to Harold Wood, ISBN...
Dear all, I received the following via my Romford Now & Then website and - as you'll see - the author, John Strudwick, thought it might be of ... Thanks to...
Hi Barry Thanks for your e-mail, i'm still trying to look for a photo - just as a suprise for my Dad (Jim Decort) - as a momento of the shop as it holds a lot ...
Hi, There was the infamous workhouse in Romford, alias Oldchurch Hospital. I have seen other requests for records regarding this, and I think the record office...
Speaking as someone who was born in 1950 at Oldchurch Hospital,i cannot say i remember it . But i recall visiting a friend while over who had a car smash and...
I just got this from a friend of mine who was at a wedding somewhere in Israel last week ... ( Sorry if this is an old one) but it goes to show we are famous...
I always think of Oliver Twist when workhouse gets into the conversation-I think there might be too many ghosts still lingering in and around the hospital to...
I knew some old folks that refused to go to Rochford Hospital because they remembered the workshop connection, i think they have since turned the Hospital...
Hi Paul, Interesting comments. I do agree that Oldchurch work house is a very depressing place, and yes it should be knocked down - but I like your idea of...
Hi Paul as for the new pub possibility I'll drink to that Cheers--- On Sun 06/06, < kevw@... > wrote: From: [mailto: kevw@...]To:...
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chris allen
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Jun 7, 2004 9:25 am
... It is a depressing place but as I have, in the last two weeks received treatment there, let us not throw the baby out with the bath water. Until the new...
Ladies & Gentlemen, There's been interesting posts about Oldchurch Hospital's planned replacement and the site's 'Romford Workhouse' history. Kevin called the...
Hi Terry interesting points of view about Oldchurch- am I to understand that Rushgreen is no longer?? or did I read your message wrong -in 1942 I was rushed...
Doreen and Terry, How well I remember sliding down the embankment at the Jutsums Lane bridge on a homemade wooden sled, on those rare occasions that we had...
My Dad used to make my brother and I a sled everytime it snowed then ofcourse it ended up as fire wood until the next winter-remember that snow lasted for...
very well written Terry , Interesting research.\ i guess there will be no chance of the building becoming a giant "Snooker Olympic Stadium" with countless...
