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Plaistow ward of West Ham Civil Parish in 1867. In Aaron Hill's time there (1738–1750) Plaistow was a rural village described as a day's coach journey from Westminster, [18] despite it being a distance of only some 8 miles (13 km). The Black Lion public house in the High Street is one of the oldest landmarks in Plaistow and is reputed to date ...
The chapelry was constituted in 1844, and curtailed in 1862 and 1867. Pop. in 1861, 11, 214. Houses, 1, 689. Pop. as curtailed, 6, 714. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of London. Value, £300.* Patron, the Vicar of West Ham. The church was built in 1830 at a cost of £4, 800; and is in the Tudor style.
The 1867 map shows Plaistow in its last days as a country village, and provides a fascinating contrast with the later maps. By contrast, the 1914 and 1939 maps show the area almst completely built up. The maps include extracts from early directories and each includes a specially written introduction to the history of the area.
Plaistow 1867 (London Sheet 54.1) - Old OS Maps. Alan Godfrey. ISBN: 9781841518503. £3.50. Extended Catalogue - Dispatch usually 1-3 weeks, UK delivery usually 2-4 weeks. 1+.
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54.3 Plaistow 1914 - published 2010; intro by Alan Godfrey 54.34 Plaistow 1939 - published 2020; intro by Tony Kirby 65.1 Poplar & Canning Town 1867 - published 2001; intro by Alan Godfrey
Early History. Between the 1500s and the 1800s, West Ham was home to rich merchants and professionals who worked in the city. As a result, by the mid-18th and mid-19th centruies, Plaistow was the richest and largest village in the parish of West Ham. However, as time went on, Stratford's fortunes began to rise with a bridge over the river Lea ...
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London Sheet 54.1 Plaistow 1867 - published 2005; intro by Alan Godfrey. Covers the area from the East London Cemetery and Geere Road eastward to St Bernards Road; and from Crescent Road and Upton Park station southward to Whitwell Road. Much of the map is part of West Ham UD, but an eastern section is in East Ham.
- Alan Godfrey
