Home Page (Last updated: Tuesday, May the 14th, 2013)
... to a website dedicated to recording the memories of those who were born, arrived, lived, worked or died in Walthamstow, formerly an Urban District,
then a Municipal Borough in Essex, now part of the London Borough of Waltham Forest.
The site stores people's memories but also acts as a bulletin-board service listing the numerous emails we receive - seeking help with everything from family research to "Do your remember... ?"
We list received emails with an email link to the sender. We will try to answer any queries, if we can, but in most instances we simply do not know the answers to the questions we receive - but... you never know who might!
Scroll down for more info on how this website works and what it contains. For beginners my tip is to view some of the Personal Stories first, then trawl through some emails in our "Postbag" collection.
Yes, all human existence is here - provided its roots lie in Walthamstow - lost but not forgotten!
Send your emails to either the site originator, John Knowles at email or to our
co-editor, Daniel Quinn email.
Daniel is providing a greater range of information and better feedback for all of us who contribute and use the site. We look forward to his growing contribution
to the work here. If anybody else would like to join us then please get in touch - there is always plenty to do!
First time?
For those visiting this site for the first time, you might start browsing in the personal recollections by
many past residents of this old County Borough - part of Essex as it then was.
See the "Memories" menu at the top of this page.
Why are we doing this? Read our aims in here ... |
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Please feel free to email any material on Walthamstow -
we will always try to feature it.
We are particularly interested in photographs and
copies of documents that relate to the history of
Walthamstow and the neighbouring London suburbs of
Leyton, Chingford, Woodford, Highams Park and Loughton.
All material should be emailed to either John
or Daniel
The pictures here are taken from the stories of those
whose parents lived and worked in Walthamstow.
What's New?
14 May 2013 - From Daniel:
Dear Friends & Visitors,
Our friend & contributor Dave Hughes is compiling a list of pupils & teachers who attended the Sydney Chaplin School: can anyone help?
His email is: dbh60@rocketmail.com
I will soon upload a very interesting article, appeared in 2001 on "The Local Historian", on Walthamstow's Film Industry in the Silent Era": I'm sure it will interest many of you!
Kindest regards
Daniel
7 May 2013 - From Daniel:
Dear Friends & Visitors,
I have been prevented from updating the WM site for quite some time, due to a heavy load of calligraphy work and, unfortunately, to some health problems which are now under control.
You will find quite a number of new emails (with pictures!) in our 2013 Postbag - several containing appeals for lost contacts which, I hope, you may be able to provide some answers with.
Kindest regards
Daniel
10 Apr 2013 - From Daniel:
Dear Friends & Visitors,
Read about the event taking place at the William Morris Gallery on May the 1st (See box below).
Another two short articles from Alan Miles will be soon available in the 'Personal Memories' section - if you have your own recollections of strange/weird happenings in Walthamstow, please send them in!
Kindest regards
Daniel
6 Apr 2013 - From Daniel:
Dear Friends & Visitors,
Alan Miles has sent in article that, I hope, will be a 'starter': "Spooks Corner". If you have weird/scary stories concerning the Walthamstow area, do send them in! I could create a new section, dedicated to this subject!
I have added a link in our "Links page" to a very interesting site: Waltham Forest Oral History Workshop: WFOHW began its work in 1983, and now has more than 600 recordings of life in Leyton, Leytonstone, Walthamstow and Chingford in north-east London. All recordings are stored at the Vestry House Museum (VHM) and are accessible by applying in person at the VHM. A digitisation programme has started and is likely to take until the end of 2020. Hopefully, on-line access may be possible in future. However, a few pdf books are downloadable (free) and others (paper versions) and are on sale.
Kindest regards
Daniel
If, when you access this site, you find that the 'date updated' is rather old, try first 'refreshing' the page on your browser (browsers do tend to copy and save pages locally...) - pressing the F5 key usually does it...!
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10 April 2013 - "From William Morris Gallery"
Dear friends,
You are warmly invited to join us this May Day to celebrate the launch of artist David Mabb’s new installation at the William Morris Gallery. Regime Change Begins at Home is a powerful series of paintings bringing together slogans from recent and historical demonstrations. Displayed in the context of William Morris’s childhood home, the work encourages reflection on Morris’s own contribution to the history of popular protest.
This is a special opportunity to meet the artist, relax with a glass of wine and bring your friends to enjoy all the galleries in the evening.
For teachers and those involved in education there will also be a chance to find out more about the Gallery’s offer for schools, meet workshop leaders and preview new educational resources. For more information please visit: http://www.wmgallery.org.uk/learning/schools.
To join us for the exhibition preview just turn up on the night. To book on the teachers’ event please email wmg.schoolbookings@walthamforest.gov.uk entitling your email William Morris Teachers’ Evening.
We look forward to seeing many of you on 1 May!
Best wishes,
William Morris Gallery Team
William Morris Gallery
Lloyd Park, Forest Road,
London, E17 4PP
020 8496 4390
www.wmgallery.org.uk
The William Morris Gallery is one of the ten finalists for the Art Fund Prize for Museum of the Year 2013.
To find out more please visit: www.artfund.org/prize.
The "Walthamstow Past & Present" Project
Our friend Dave Hughes, is working on a very laudable project, called "Walthamstow: Past & Present". One of the sections of this project is to include all the live performers that have ever played in Walthamstow. Although he has over 5,200 listed so far, he is still looking for many more. If you think you might be able to help, please get in touch with him.
Message from Dave:
Thank you to everybody who has either requested a copy of this project or helped me with information. Although there is a lot of businesses covered in the project, I believe I probably haven't even 'scratched the surface', so a lot more work needs to be done. Any help would certainly be appreciated especially on businesses that were trading before 1920. The section on photographs taking in every street, road, mews, close, etc is nearing completion and should all be done by the 1st March 2013. Thank you, regards Dave
Any information, however small, will be appreciated. Thank you.
From January 1st, 2013, the cost of each copy of the CD is £5 (Free postage in UK, £2 postage elsewhere)
The email request for copies should be sent to dbh60@rocketmail.com
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Please note that Dave's Project is not (at least for the moment) part of Walthamstow Memories.
If you send emails/pictures etc. to Dave they will not automatically appear on the Walthamstow Memories site.
Read more on this big project, that includes Trades, Streets, etc.. [here] or email Dave.
Read the emails for the current year in Postbag 2013
... or select previous years from the menu at the Top of Page
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Whilst every effort has been made to trace the Copyright holders, we would be grateful for any information concerning
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