• 148 WEST ..HAM. ESSEX. [KELLY'S New Albert Docks aTe in this ward. The above division of· lane and nnmerous charitable bequests, amounting in all West Ham into wa.rds has reference chiefly to secular mat- to about £450 per annum, left from time to time byvarious ten, but ecclesiastically it is divided into several districts. benefactors for the benefit of the poor; these benefactions A Local Board of Health has been established, comprising are distributed by a local charity board. the whole parish. West Ham contains large chemical works, an iron and In 1881 Mr. John Roland Phillips was appointed Metro- wood shipbuilding establishment, an extensive patent politan police magistrate for West Ham Local Board dis- leather-cloth manufactory, steam and water flour mills, trict; the court is at present held in the Workman's hall, a large brewery, smelting works, copper works and other West Ham lane. manufactories, distilleries &C. A market was anciently The parish Church of All Sa.ints is a spacious building of held in West Ham, for which a charter was procured in brick and stone consisting of chancel with north and south 1253, by Richard Montfichet, but it is now discontinued. chapels, nave, aisles and a square tower, 74 feet high, COIl- The London Northern Outfall Sewer passes through the taining 10 excellent bells: several persons of eminence have whole length of the parish and the Abbey Mills pumping been buried in it, including Sir Thomas Foote It.T. and bart. station is situated here. Lord Mayor of London in 1650 j he died in 1688; here also West Ham Park, comprising about 80 acres, is well­ are buried 80me of the ancient family of Ketelby, of whom timbered with fine spreading cedars and shrubberies. It was Henry Ketelby, a law-officer of Henry VIII. of 1508; was formerly known by the name of "Upton Park," aRd there is an altar-tomb in the north chapel, date 1485 and a was the residence of the late Samuel Gurney: his grand­ mural tablet above it to Robert Rook, with figures of him- son, Mr. John Gurney, banker, of Norwich, offered this ielf and family, 1620; at the north-west corner of the beautiful park as a public recreation ground for its estimated chancel is a stair turret which formerly gave access to the value of £25,000, contributing at the same time £10,000 rood loft. The register dates from 1653 and contains many towards that amount j the Corporation of the City of London entries of persons who died from the plague in 1665-6. The also voted £10,000 and the remainder being made up by living is a vicarage, net yearly value £600, with residence, local subscriptions, the park was publicly opened on the in the gift of the Crown and held by the Rev. Thomas 20th July, 1874> by the Lord Mayor, as a public recreation Scott M.A. of Caius College, Cambridge, hon. canon of St. ground. The mansion formerly known as "Upton 'Lane Albans, rural dean of Barking and surrogate. Edward House," but now called the" Cedars" and for many years Humphreys esq. is the impropriator of the rectorial tithes. the residence of the celebrated Mrs. Elizabeth Fry, sister of St.Thomas' isa mission churchinthedistrict of All Saints and Samuel Gurney, is still standing and forms, with its is a plain building of corrugated iron, with chancel, nave and picturesque grounds of about 6 acres, a distinct, but as yet two aisles and has I bell; there are sittings for 450 persons; private part of the park. The park formerly belonged to the Rev. James Fitzgerald Prendel.'gast, Theol. Assoc. of the late Dr. Fothergill, by whom the gardens were laid out, King's. College, London, is curate in charge. and many trees, which he first introduced into this country There are Baptist,Wesleyan,Congregationaland Unitarian about 150 years agg, are still growing there j it is under the chapels. control of a committee of IS persons, 8 nominated by the West Ham cemetery is situated near to Wanstead Flats City Corporation, 4 by Mr. John Gurney and 3 elected by .at Forest Gate, and consists of some 20 acres. the local authorities; the cost of its maintenance is entirely The West Ham, Stratford and South Essex Dispensary defrayed by the Corporation of the City of London. in West Ham lane, is a halldsome brick building, erected West Ham parish covers an area of 4,936 acres viz.: in 1878, on a. site given by Mrs. Curtis : the architect was 4,667 land and 269 water: rateable value, £483.136; the Mr. J. T. Newman, of London. population of the Local Board District and parish in 1871 There are almshouses for twenty poor women near the was 62,919 and in 1881, 127,593. parish church of All Saints,each of whom receive about 3s. 6d. UPrON is a village to the east of West Ham. per week, also Roger Hams' for six poor women, in Gift Parish Clerk (in orders), Rev. D. J. S. Hunt B.A Official Establishments, Local Institutions &c. POST & MONEY ORDER OFFICE & Savings Bank, Church CoUecto'r to the Guardians, John J. Mulley, Florence villa, street.-John Newman, receiver. Letters dispatched at Water lane, Stratford e 10 a.m. 12.30 4.15 & 8 p.m Collecto'l's of Poor Rates, West Ham parish, William Hopkins .INSURANCE AGENTS :­ & Archibald McDowall, Rushbrook house, Barking road, County Fire, J. Jay Plaistow e; &; William Escreet, HamfI'tth road, Forest Plueni:c Fire, T. W. Shipstone, Arlington house gate j East Ham et Little Ilford parishes, Thomas Denni­ Royal Exchange, J. Corder son, High street, East Ham e; Lqw Leyton parish, Robert Westminster Fire 4" General Life, J. Mow, Blenheim house, S. Walker, Thornhill road, Leyton e ; Walthamstow parish, Margery Park road, Upton W. J. Liddiard, Copelatld road, Walthamstow; Wanstead PuBLIC ESTABLISHMENTS :- et Woodford parishes, Alfred Miller, Fitzgerald road,Wan­ Commisnoners' Green. Yard, Langthorne street stead Essez (3rd) Rifle Volunteers, Orderly room, Portway; Relieving Officer." No. I district, J. Carter, High street, George R. Birt, lieut.-col.; Major Smeel, adjutant; Stratford e; No. 2 d1'strict, John Anthony, Eastern road, Lieut. Baldock, quarter-master; James W. Danaher, West Ham; No. 3 district, William Orme, Stock street, surgeon; Rev. Canon Thomas Scott M.A. hon. chaplain; Plaistowe; No. 4 district, Edwin R. Elliott, Selwyn the A, B, C, F &; G companies are stationed at West Ham; road, Upton Manor e; No. 5 district, Henry Bryett, the D co. at Bow & E &; H cos. at Millwall Idmiston road, Forest gate e; No. 6 district, Frederick Fire Brigade Station, West Ham lane G. Burstow. 8 Victoria road, Plaistow e; No. 7 district, Metropolitan Board of Works Pumping Station, Abbey lane George A. Robey, ·Woodhouse road, Leytonstone e; No. .jJt[etropolitan Police Station, West Ham lane, John Webb, B district, Henry Waiter Thain, Grenton terrace, Wal­ inspector thamstow; No. 9 district, Arthur A. Mathews, Woodford Police Court, John Roland Phillips, magistrate; William Vaccination Officer, William Beach, Tower Hamlets road, .John Bruty, clerk; W. H. Fowler & WaIter J. Attwater, Forest gate e assistant clerks; West Ham lane .Jfedical Officers, Canning Town district, Rd. J. CaI:ey M.L Vaccination Station, West Ham lane; Thomas James St. John's house, Barking road, Canning town e; East Vallance M.D. public vaccinator ; attendance tues. 3 to 4 Ham et Little Ilford district, C. J. Stocker, Weston house, West Ham, Stratford 4" South Essex Dispensary, T. Drake, Romford road, Stratford e; West Ham et Plaistow district, consulting medical officer; A. J. Drake L.B.C.P. LOnd.; A. E. Kennedy, Balsam street, Plaistow e; Leyton district, W. A. Grogono L.R.C.P. Edin. & J. B. Ryley M.D. medical A. Peskett M.D. High street, Leyton; Leyto-nstone et Wan­ officers; William :Freemen L.B.C.P. LOnd. house surgeon; stead district, F. W. CooW, High street, Leytonstone e; J. Loxley, hon. sec.; F. Mulley, asst. sec.; Thomas St. Mark's district, J. Moir, Brindisi terrace, North Wool­ Lloyd, dispenser wich road, Canning town e; No. I Stratford district, J. B. WEST ILuI: UNION. Hamilton, Maryland pointl Stratford e; No. 2 Stratjurd Board day, thursday, 10 a.m.; guardians meet at the Work­ district, W. A. Grogons, 216 High street, Stratford t; house, Leytonstone Walthamstow district, F. Scoresbr-Jackson M.D. Hoe street, The parishes comprised in the union are:-East Ham, West Walthamstow; Woodford distnct, F. Turtle M.D. High Ham. Little Ilford, Low Leyton, Walthamstow, Wanstead road, Woodlord &; Woodford. The population of the union in 1881 was PUblic Vaccinators, East Ha-m tf Little Ilford district, C. J. :199,169; rateable value, £786,806 Stocker, station, Old Harrow, East Ham; West Ha_ Clerk to tM Guardians, Frederic E. Hillieary H.A.) H.L. district, R. J. Carey, station, Halsville road, Victoria Dock Board room, LeytonBtone road tJ &; Winchester street, Silvertown tJ j A. E. Kennedy,.