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Tag: Waltham Forest

Alma Avenue, E4

8 October 2023 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Originally Lyndhurst Road. Named after the first battle of the Crimean War, in which Britain and France joined…

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Filed under: Hale End and Highams Park, Highams Park, name change, Waltham Forest

Thorne Close, E11

28 September 2023 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Much redeveloped. This once formed the eastern section of the much longer Langthorne Road, from where it got…

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Filed under: Cathall Ward, Leyton, lost streets, name change, streets named after trees, Waltham Forest

Langthorne Road, E11

27 September 2023 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Previously Union Road it was renamed in 1948 although it apparently had many other names Blind Lane; Irish…

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Filed under: Anglo-Saxon street name, Cathall Ward, Leytonstone, name change, streets named after abbeys, streets named after buildings, streets named after trees, Waltham Forest

Rochdale Road, E17

31 October 2022 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name One of six roads that when put together reveal a secret in their names. This estate was developed on…

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Filed under: cluster, joke names, Lea Bridge Ward, Waltham Forest, Walthamstow

Salcombe Road, E17

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Place Name One of six roads that when put together reveal a secret in their names. This estate was developed on…

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Filed under: cluster, joke names, Lea Bridge Ward, portmanteau, street names with a secret, Waltham Forest, Walthamstow

Canning Road, E17

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Place Name George Canning (April 11, 1770 – August 8, 1827) was a Tory statesman – whose principle claim to fame…

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Filed under: cluster, Eton, High Street, Oxford University, prime ministers, streets named after Eton connection, streets named after MPs, streets named after Oxford graduates, streets named after Tories, Waltham Forest, Walthamstow

Osier Way, E10

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Place Name Refers to the osier beds that were nearby close to the banks of the River Lea. Osiers were…

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Filed under: cluster, Leyton, streets named after plants, streets named after trees, Waltham Forest, Waltham Forest Housing Action Trust

Albert Road, E17

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Place Name Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (August 26, 1819 – December 14, 1861) was consort to Queen Victoria.…

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Filed under: Prince Albert, Queen Victoria, royal, streets name after Germans, streets named after royals, victorian, Waltham Forest, Walthamstow

Corn Way, E11

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Place Name An area much redeveloped throughout the 20thCentury. Occupied from 2001, this is part of the redevelopment of the Cathall…

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Filed under: Cathall Estate, Cathall Ward, streets named after food, streets named after plants, Waltham Forest, Waltham Forest Housing Action Trust

Pear Road, E11

6 September 2022 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name An area much redeveloped throughout the 20thCentury. This is one of a cluster of streets redeveloped by the Waltham…

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Filed under: streets named after food, Waltham Forest, Waltham Forest Housing Action Trust

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