Havering

Here is a link to all of the objects from Havering 

Havering is the most northeasterly of the London boroughs and was formed in 1965 from Romford Borough and Hornchurch Urban District. Its southern border is the River Thames and the borough includes Rainham Marshes, which were made into a bird sanctuary in 2000. At over 40 square miles, Havering is one of the largest of the London boroughs.

Population change:

1966: 250,190 people
1998: 230,200 people

Havering has several older areas of settlement, notably the Essex market town of Romford, but its land was largely agricultural until 1900. In the first half of the 20th century, it became a prime area for private and public housing developments. The Gidea Park Garden Suburb was built in 1910–11 as a showpiece estate by Sir Tudor Walter, an expert on social housing. He intended the estate to demonstrate models for future public housing. A hundred architects entered the competition to design the houses on the estate, which is now listed as being of historical importance. Other estates in Havering include Harold Hill, a large post-war London County Council estate housing 25,000 people.

Much of the land around the borough falls into London’s Green Belt scheme. The scheme was introduced in 1955 to control metropolitan growth around London. Land falling into the scheme cannot be developed unless there are exceptional circumstances. Thanks to this, Havering retains something of its traditional Essex character.

Historic sites and buildings within the borough include Langtons, an 18th-century house and garden in Hornchurch. The house belonged to the Massu family, wealthy Huguenot silk merchants in the City of London. The house was given to Hornchurch Council in the early 20th century with the condition that the grounds remain open to the public. There is an unusually shaped lake, a bath-house and a gazebo.

A well-known local landmark is the four-sailed smock mill, which stands in the valley of the River Ingrebourne in Upminster. The mill was built in 1803 by James Noakes to grind wheat and produce flour. In 1811, the mill was modernised and became powered by steam, increasing its milling capacity considerably. The mill was closed in 1934 but since the 1960s has been preserved and is open to the public.

Places in Havering

Local government wards: Brooklands, Cranham, Elm Park, Emerson Park, Gooshays, Hacton, Harold Wood, Havering Park, Heaton, Hylands, Mawneys, Pettits, Rainham and Wennington, Romford Town, St Andrew’s, South Hornchurch, Squirrel’s Heath, and Upminster.

Train and tube stations: Elm Park, Emerson Park, Gidea Park, Harold Wood, Hornchurch, Rainham, Romford, Upminster and Upminster Bridge.