Edith's Streets

Thames Tributary Cripsey Brook The Brook continues to flow south towards the River Roding. Post to the north Ongar Post to the east High Ongar Post to the west Ackingford Post to the south Ongar Bansons Lane Ongar Health Centre Sainsbury’s supermarket on the site of a school. This store was opened in 1988 as part of their ‘county town’ venture, now discontinued. School - King’s Trust - Joseph King, in 1678, left money for the education of the poor and teaching was undertaken in Kings Trust cottages.In 1846 a purpose built school was erected behind the trust cottages and children attended from the surrounding area. From 1902 it was managed by the Essex Education Committee. In 1911 when the Essex Education Committee had decided to build a new school they transferred the buildings for use as a County school. And this opened in 1915. It was reorganized again in 1936. The school lay behind Budworth Hall and the trust cottages. It was single-storied, in yellow brick. A foundatio...

Thames Tributary Cripsey Brook The brook flows south east towards the River Roding and is joined by a tributary from the west. Post to the north Shelley Post to the west Greensted Post to the east Ongar Auckingford Gardens Auckingford Green Auckingford House Epping Road Vojan Indian Restaurant Ackingford Bridge . The bridge was rebuilt in timber in 1806. Since replaced. It crosses the Cripsey Brook Milestone Long Walk This avenue was lined with elms, many destroyed by Dutch Elm disease Ongar Wood A small wood by the Cripsey Brook. In the 19th it was twice the size it is now and much in the south was destroyed in the 20th. There is much c coppicing and there is Hornbeam), Ash), Field Maple and Haze interspersed with some oak.

Thames Tributary- Tributary to the Cripsey Brook The Tributary flows north eastwards towards Cripsey Brook Post to the north Bilsdens Post to the west Greensted Green Post to the east Ongar Post to the south Greensted Dolman’s Spring This is a wood primarily made up of oak and elm plus a tangle of hawthorn and blackthorn, There is also some hornbeam and field maple coppice as well as elder. In the spring there are primroses Greensted Road There are checker trees in the hedgerows here and ‘checker’ is also used in ancient field names Roman remains. Two buildings were found with a hypocaust, tiles and 3rd pottery. Examination of the area produced pottery, glass and an iron axe head and many Roman finds have turned up in nearby fields. A Roman kiln was also found as well as an oven and a possible third kiln. Greensted Hall . This is probably a medieval hall house extensively rebuilt in 1700. It is timber framed with brick cladding. There is a sundial on the wall dated 1698 ‘A...

Thames Tributary Cripsey Brook The brook continues to flow east towards the River Roding. Post to the north Greensted  Post to the west Greensted Green Post to the south Mutton Row Greenstead Road St.Andrew . This is the last remaining shrine of a Saxon saints, St Edmund, king of the East Saxons, killed by the Danes in 870. His body is said to have rested here in 1013 before reaching at Bury St Edmunds, where he remains. This is the only Saxon wooden church in the country – and it is probably the oldest wooden church in the world, and probably replaces a still earlier one. The nave is Saxon part, with walls made of oak split and stood vertically with the round side outwards, and was originally dated to 843 –it is now thought to have been rebuilt by a new Lord following the Norman Conquest. In 1848 rotting sections near the ground were cut and replaced by a low brick wall. The red brick chancel was rebuilt on Norman footings in 1500. The white wood-panelled tower is 17th, or...

Thames Tributary – tributary to the Cripsey Brook The Tributary flows eastwards towards the Brook Post to the north Greensted Green Post to the east Greensted Post to the south School Road Toot Hill Road Clatterford End Burrows Farmhouse . This is a 16th building, mainly timber framed and rendered. There is also a brew house with a copper and a bread oven. Inside is a window with an inscription of ‘Eliz. Rayner 1776. Ba rn – this is 16th building, timber framed and weather boarded. Nissen Hut Widows Farmhouse . This is a 16th building bricked up in the 1840s but timber framed. Cart shed and Cowshed built in the 18th and timber framed. Barn built in the 17th timber framed and weather boarded Goose Starved Field to the north of Widow’s Farm – there are a number of veteran trees here. Potash

Thames Tributary – tributary to the Cripsey Brook The Tributary flows eastwards towards the Brook Toot Hill Road Clatterford End Burrows Farmhouse . This is a 16th building, mainly timber framed and rendered. There is also a brew house with a copper and a bread oven. Inside is a window with an inscription of ‘Eliz. Rayner 1776. Barn – this is 16th building, timber framed and weather boarded. Nissen Hut Widows Farmhouse . This is a 16th building bricked up in the 1840s but timber framed. Cart shed and Cowshed built in the 18th and timber framed. Barn built in the 17th timber framed and weather boarded Goose Starved Field to the north of Widow’s Farm – there are a number of veteran trees here. Potash

Thames Tributary Cripsey Brook A tributary to the brook rises in this area and flows south eastwards Post to the north Blake Hall Road Post to the east Greensted Post to the south Toot Hill Road Blake Hall Road Blake Hall Station . Opened in April 1865 by the Great Eastern Railway as part of an agreement with local landowners. In 1949 it became part of the Central Line using steam locomotives – and thus a ‘tube’ station. It was electrified in 1957 and closed in 1981 after the withdrawal of a local authority subsidy. It is said to have been the least used station in London and it is in a very rural area with only scattered cottages in country lanes - the hamlet of Blake Hall itself is two miles away. Since 1994 the line has been owned by Epping Ongar Heritage Railway The Station master‘s house now a private house called ‘Blake Hall Station’ and it is on the Down side. It was built-in 1865/66 in red brick built. Behind it is the ticket office in matching brick with a central doo...