Holloway Down
51°33′16″N 0°00′17″E / 51.55444°N 0.00472°E Holloway Down was a village, historically in Essex and now part of Leytonstone in the London Borough of Waltham Forest.[1] The village was sited at the junction of Union Lane (now Thorne Close) and Leytonstone Road (now High Road, Leytonstone)[2][3] It is most notable as the location of the West Ham Union Workhouse,[4] While the village has been replaced by Victorian terraces and shops, buildings from the workhouse remain; which have been converted into housing and part of North East London NHS Foundation Trust.[5]
Holloway Down and the workhouses were built on land that was originally part of Stratford Langthorne Abbey estate.[6][7] The name comes from the Prioress of Holywell, who was granted the land, then called Ladune in 1201. By the 15th century the area was called Holywell Down.[8]
In 1791, Holloway Down was the location for The Old Thatched House public house[9] before being relocated to a new building in 1875, as The Thatched House Inn; 100 yards south at the junction with Cutthroat Lane (now Crownfield Road) and Cannhall Lane (now Cann Hall Road).[10][11]
References[edit]
- ^ "Placenames, Holloway Down". 21 July 2021.
- ^ London (First Editions c1850s) XII (Cann Hall; Leyton; West Ham) (Map). Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ Google Maps (Map). Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ "Workhouse, West Ham". 21 July 2021.
- ^ "NE London NHS Foundation Trust - Locations". 21 July 2021.
- ^ "A brief history of Whipps Cross Hospital". 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Historic England - Langthorne Hospital". 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Survey of British Place Names -- Holloway Down". Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "British History: Wansted / Thatched House". Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ "Cross's New Plan Of London 1861". Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "History of The Thatched House". 22 July 2021.
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