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Savage Gardens, E6

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Place Name Commemorates William H Savage, the district surveyor for East Ham Urban District Council, who in 1896 helped arrange the…

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Rancliffe Road, E6

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Place Name The early 18thCentury property Rancliffe House stood on White Horse Lane, until the house and grounds were purchased…

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Central Park Road, E6

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Place Name Previously White Horse Lane which led to the White Horse public house between agricultural fields. In 1896 East…

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John Wesley Close, E6

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Place Name Named after John Wesley (June 1703- March 2, 1791), the cleric, theologian, evangelist and lead of a revival movement…

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Madge Gill Way, E6

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Place Name Commemorating Madge Gill (1882 – 1961), a self-taught, visionary artist, who created meticulous artworks, many of which she…

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Thomas Cribb Mews, E6

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Place Name Named after the nearby funeral directors T Cribb & Sons, a family-run partnership established in 1881 by Thomas…

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Holloway Road, E6

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Place Name Comes from two Old English words holh and weg meaning a roadway in a valley or hollow.

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Cow Leaze, E6

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Place Name Like nearby Horse Leaze it is a reference to pasture or common ground, in this case for cattle,…

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Jack Dash Way, E6

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Place Name Commemorating Jack O’Brien Dash (February 23, 1907 – June 8, 1989), a communist trade union leader who was…

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Fry Road, E6

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Place Name Named principally after Elizabeth Fry (May 21, 1780 – October 21 1845), the prison reformer, Quaker and philanthropist. Born…

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