West Ham Parish boundary stone 1864. This is located close to the corner of Hampton Road and Balmoral Road, just before the road goes over the railway bridge. The reverse of the stone appears also to have borne an inscription as part of a date is partially discernable. The stone bears the number 4, suggesting it must have been one of a series of such markers. Possibly these were used in "beating the bounds" ceremonies.
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My Grandfather, Bill Taylor, started the Marina Boxing Club in 1934. The club was in two old warehouses which were in the large yard behind his houses in Trinity Street. You had to walk through some big gates at the side of 2 Trinity Street to get into the yard where the club was.
Inside the first warehouse, about 300 people could be seated around the boxing ring. My grandfather bought the seats from an old cinema or music hall, in Borough High Street, that had just closed down. They were metal lift- up seats that screwed to the floor and were upholstered in red velvet.