Edith's Streets

Cornmill Stream The Cornmill Stream flows south and west to join the River Lee Cobbins brook flows south and west through the area towards the River Lee Post to the north Waltham Abbey Post to the west Waltham Abbey Post to the east Waltham Abbey Post to the south Waltham Abbey Abbey The Abbey dates from the time of Tovi, a Danish chief, and associate of King Canute.   Tovi is said to have found a cross in Somerset which he brought here and founded a church to house it.   There was a Saxon church here in 610 which Edward the Confessor gave to Harold, afterwards King. Harold founded a college of secular canons here. It is though he was buried here after the Battle Hastings.   Henry II converted it to an Augustinian priory after the murder of Becket.   This became an Abbey in 1184 - it became a powerful and wealthy institution dominating the area around it and beyond.   The building was destroyed at the dissolution but the parochial area of the ch...

Lee Navigation, Old River Lea, Horsemill Stream and other channels The Navigation and associated channels all flow south. Post to the south Ramney Marsh Post to the north Waltham Abbey Works Post to the west Waltham Cross Post to the east Waltham Abbey Abbey View Bypass road to Waltham Abbey, which goes round the north of the town and built in 1972. Medieval Bridge - there was a bridge at the point at which the road crosses the Lower Mill Stream. This was linked by a causeway to Stoney Bridge. It was built of Caen Stone and Kentish Rag. Beaulieu Drive The road appears to follow the route of the rail line into the Gunpowder Works from Brimsdown. This probably dated from the 1890s, was consiolidated with other railways in 1917 and closed in the 1920s. This roa d was built to provide access to the site in the 1990s as an early part of the remediation process. Railway sidings and access areas lay to the west of the road Saltpetre refinery - From the 1780s saltpetre was...

Small River Lee The Small River Lee continues to flow southwards and is met by Theobald’s Brook from the West. Trinity Marsh Ditch flows north into Theobald’s Brook Post to the south Freezy Water Post to the west Waltham Cross Post to the north Waltham Cross Post to the east Waltham Abbey Abbey Road Became part of the bypass road in the 1970s. Alexandra Way Holdbrook Primary School – small local primary school Britannia Road Jones Scrapyard once covered munch of this area and was used as a location in the film “Goldfinger” Britannia Business Park Steelcase . A metal furniture company originating from the USA. Reynolds National Distribution Centre . In 1945 William Reynolds had a fruit and veg stall in Ridley Road Market, Hackney, and by the 1980s was supplying to restaurants in London and beyond.   They later moved to Spitalfields market and since 2000 have opened a chain of depots throughout the country. This site was opened in 2005 under William’s grandso...

Theobald’s Brook Theobald’s Brook continues to flow eastwards towards the River Lee TL 34448 00646 Suburban area near the Lea and including the great palace of Theobalds. Interesting area for market gardens and the early days of some national supermarket chains,. Post to the east Theobalds Post to the west Bury Green Post to the south Waltham Cross Albury Ride This was built as an access road to Theobald’s estates and developed on the north side in the late 19 th . The south side was built up in the 1930s. There was an entrance lodge at the end. Albury Farm. Farmhouse built 1860 . Some of the original wall of Theobald's Deer Park north of the farmhouse Garden. This was a r ed brick wall built for James I – because local people had vandalised the previous wooden fencing.   Huts of a Second World War anti-aircraft site were used by the farm for mushroom growing, but since replaced. Important military remains from the Second World War however remain nearby. Cheshunt...