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Barnes Close, E12

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Place Name Named after the first Labour MP to represent East Ham (South), Alfred John Barnes (1887 – November 26,…

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Old School Crescent, E7

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Place Name As the name implies this road was laid out on the grounds of a former school, the Knox…

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Capel Road, E7

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Place Name Thought to be named after Sir Henry Capell (sometimes spelled Capel) who in 1680 bought the deeds to…

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Broxbourne Road, E7

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Place Name Named after the commuter town of Broxbourne in Hertfordshire, the original terminus for the Northern and Eastern train line…

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Dongola Road, E13

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Place Name Parallel to Khartoum Road, this celebrates General Herbert Kitchener’s victory over the indigenous Mahdist Muslim tribes, in Dongola, during…

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Dacre Road, E13

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Place Name Possibly named after local benefactor George Dacre, who in 1855 left the rents from land and property in…

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Claughton Road, E13

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Place Name Thomas Legh Claughton (November 6, 1808 – July 25, 1892) was the first Bishop of St Albans, which…

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Bethell Avenue, E13

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Place Name Widely credited with being the driving force behind the modern development of East Ham, John Harvey Bethell (September 23,…

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Barclay Road, E13

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Place Name The Barclay family, like the Frys, Gurneys, Listers and Howards, were among the most eminent Quakers of the early 19thCentury…

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Poplar Road, E12

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Place Name Confusingly this is not named after the area about five miles away, rather the Poplar tree. It was…

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