1900s

Park Grove, No. 18

Typical older mid-terrace house once found in many parts of West Ham.

Park Grove, No. 18

East Ham Fire Brigade

EAST HAM COUNCIL'S UNDERTAKINGS   THE EAST HAM FIRE BRIGADE

Memories

East Ham, Plashet Park and Upton Park were quite different places in the 1880s. These memories are taken from a tape recorded by Mr Patterson in 1972, when he was aged 91.

Bank Holiday

When working-class people did not have as many holidays as they do today, they made the most of their days off, such as an outing on August Bank Holiday.

Memorial Service

Romford Road Congregational Church, Forest Gate,  participated in important national events.

Memorial Service

Womens Votes

The First World War helped the cause of the women's suffrage movement.  During the war women took on the jobs usually done men and their efforts had helped to win it.

Womens Votes

Triangle Camp

Land Grabbers at their camp for the unemployed in the St Mary's Road/Queens Road area of Plaistow.

Triangle Camp

Andrew Carnegie Esq Freedom of East Ham

Copy of the resolution for Freedom of the Borough of East Ham. 22nd May 1906. Conferred on Andrew Carnegie Esq L.L.D., as a recognition of the services rendered by him to the Borough. (Acceptance attached.)


From Newham Heritage & Archives collection.

Andrew Carnegie Esq Freedom of East Ham

Prussia

This public house in Stratford Broadway changed its name because of anti-German feeling in the First World War.

Prussia
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