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Walford Collection (#2)

"Walford: A Journey Through Time and Space" Step into the enchanting world of Walford, where history unfolds before your eyes

Background imageWalford Collection: Shropshire SY4 2 Map

Shropshire SY4 2 Map
Postcode Sector Map of Shropshire SY4 2

Background imageWalford Collection: Somerset TA2 8 Map

Somerset TA2 8 Map
Postcode Sector Map of Somerset TA2 8

Background imageWalford Collection: Hereford HR9 5 Map

Hereford HR9 5 Map
Postcode Sector Map of Hereford HR9 5

Background imageWalford Collection: The Bell at Edmonton, c1876. Creator: Unknown

The Bell at Edmonton, c1876. Creator: Unknown
The " Bell" at Edmonton, c1876. The Bell Inn on Fore Street known by William Cowpers 1782 ballad, The Diverting History of John Gilpin was rebuilt in 1878

Background imageWalford Collection: Tottenham Church, c1876. Creator: Unknown

Tottenham Church, c1876. Creator: Unknown
Tottenham Church, c1876. All Hallows parish church in Tottenham was built in 12th century and was given to Tottenham by King David I of Scotland

Background imageWalford Collection: Bruce Castle, c1876. Creator: Unknown

Bruce Castle, c1876. Creator: Unknown
Bruce Castle, c1876. Grade I listed 16th-century manor house in Lordship Lane, Tottenham, home to Sir William Compton and Sir Rowland Hill, used as a school during the 19th century

Background imageWalford Collection: Tottenham High Cross, 1820, (c1876). Creator: Unknown

Tottenham High Cross, 1820, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
Tottenham High Cross, 1820, (c1876). First recorded c1600-1609 by Owen Wood to mark the centre of Tottenham Village, ornamented in Gothic style in 1809

Background imageWalford Collection: Dr. Watts Monument, Abney Park Cemetery, c1876. Creator: Unknown

Dr. Watts Monument, Abney Park Cemetery, c1876. Creator: Unknown
Dr. Watts Monument, Abney Park Cemetery, c1876. Grade II listed Monument to Isaac Watts (1674-1748) in Abney Park Cemetery

Background imageWalford Collection: Abney House, 1845, (c1876). Creator: Unknown

Abney House, 1845, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
Abney House, 1845, (c1876). Red brick mansion of Sir Thomas Abney, built c1690 before demolition in 1845. From " Old and New London: A Narrative of Its History, Its People, and Its Places

Background imageWalford Collection: The Old Rectory, Stoke Newington, in 1858, (c1876). Creator: Unknown

The Old Rectory, Stoke Newington, in 1858, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
The Old Rectory, Stoke Newington, in 1858, (c1876). A weatherboard building on the south side of Church Street opposite the church

Background imageWalford Collection: Views in Stoke Newington, c1876. Creator: Unknown

Views in Stoke Newington, c1876. Creator: Unknown
Views in Stoke Newington, c1876. Regents House, Fleetwood House, St Marys Rectory and New church, the river, Queen Elizabeth walk and an old gateway in 18th century Stoke Newington

Background imageWalford Collection: The Manor-House, Dalston, c1876. Creator: Unknown

The Manor-House, Dalston, c1876. Creator: Unknown
The Manor-House, Dalston, c1876. The Manor House, a Victorian villa on Dalston Lane was a girls refuge from 1849. From " Old and New London: A Narrative of Its History, Its People

Background imageWalford Collection: Balmes House in 1750, (c1876). Creator: Unknown

Balmes House in 1750, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
Balmes House in 1750, (c1876). Balmes House, Hoxton rebuilt by Sir George Whitmore, Lord Mayor of London, purchased by Richard de Beauvoir, and later occupied as a private asylum

Background imageWalford Collection: Howards House, at Clapton, about 1800, (c1876). Creator: Unknown

Howards House, at Clapton, about 1800, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
Howards House, at Clapton, about 1800, (c1876). House on Lower Clapton Road of prison reformer John Howard, (1726-1790). From " Old and New London: A Narrative of Its History, Its People

Background imageWalford Collection: Views in Kingsland, c1876. Creator: Unknown

Views in Kingsland, c1876. Creator: Unknown
Views in Kingsland, c1876. Kingsland Chapel, Lock Hospital for leprosy and Shacklewell manor in 18th century Dalston Kingsland which took its name from the hunting grounds of a Tudor royal residence

Background imageWalford Collection: The Black and White House, 1800, (c1876). Creator: Unknown

The Black and White House, 1800, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
The Black and White House, 1800, (c1876). Built in 1578, was the 17th century residence of the Vyner family, and later a girls boarding school, it was demolished in late 18th century

Background imageWalford Collection: Hackney Church, c1876. Creator: Unknown

Hackney Church, c1876. Creator: Unknown
Hackney Church, c1876. The parish church of St John-at-Hackney was built in 1789 and is Grade II listed. From " Old and New London: A Narrative of Its History, Its People, and Its Places

Background imageWalford Collection: Bits of Old Hackney, c1876. Creator: Unknown

Bits of Old Hackney, c1876. Creator: Unknown
Bits of Old Hackney, c1876. Showing Brook House - converted for use into a private asylum in 1758, Barbers Barn - residence of John Okey, a signatory to Charles Is death warrant

Background imageWalford Collection: Hackney, Looking Towards the Church, 1840, (c1876). Creator: Unknown

Hackney, Looking Towards the Church, 1840, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
Hackney, Looking Towards the Church, 1840, (c1876). Hackney was a retreat for nobility until construction of the railway c1850s

Background imageWalford Collection: Columbia Market, Hackney, c1876. Creator: Unknown

Columbia Market, Hackney, c1876. Creator: Unknown
Columbia Market, Hackney, c1876. Angela Burdett-Coutts established Columbia Market in 1869, the three-storey Gothic covered food market with 400 stalls was demolished in 1958

Background imageWalford Collection: Edmonton Church, 1790, (c1876). Creator: Unknown

Edmonton Church, 1790, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
Edmonton Church, 1790, (c1876). All Saints Church, Edmonton, first recorded in the 12th century, was entirely rebuilt in 15th century and is Grade II listed

Background imageWalford Collection: Old Bow Bridge, c1876. Creator: Unknown

Old Bow Bridge, c1876. Creator: Unknown
Old Bow Bridge, c1876. Three-arched 15th century stone bridge across Mill Beck in Bow, East London. From " Old and New London: A Narrative of Its History, Its People, and Its Places

Background imageWalford Collection: Views in Tottenham, c1876. Creator: Unknown

Views in Tottenham, c1876. Creator: Unknown
Views in Tottenham, c1876. Tottenham Mills on the river Lea, the rectory and the George and Vulture in Tottenham. From " Old and New London: A Narrative of Its History, Its People

Background imageWalford Collection: Frognal Priory, c1876. Creator: Unknown

Frognal Priory, c1876. Creator: Unknown
Frognal Priory, c1876. Mock Gothic Frognal Priory in Hampstead, designed by Richard Norman Shaw for Edwin Tate was built in 1881-2 and later home to Memory Corner Thompson, demolished 1924

Background imageWalford Collection: Pond Street, Hampstead, in 1750, (c1876). Creator: Unknown

Pond Street, Hampstead, in 1750, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
Pond Street, Hampstead, in 1750, (c1876). Hampstead Green referred to as Pond Street, gained importance, on the route by which early carriage visitors reached Well Walk

Background imageWalford Collection: Shepherds Well in 1820, (c1876). Creator: Unknown

Shepherds Well in 1820, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
Shepherds Well in 1820, (c1876). Shepherds Well, known as The Conduit, source of the River Tyburn provided good quality drinking water for the residents of Hampstead

Background imageWalford Collection: Belsize House in 1800, (c1876). Creator: Unknown

Belsize House in 1800, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
Belsize House in 1800, c1876. Georgian manor House in Belsize Park, rebuilt and improved upon many times, Spencer Perceval lived here until he became British Prime Minister

Background imageWalford Collection: View from Moll Kings House, Hampstead, in 1760, (c1876). Creator: Unknown

View from Moll Kings House, Hampstead, in 1760, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
View from " Moll Kings House", Hampstead, in 1760, (c1876). Moll King (1696-1747) owned Kings Coffeehouse with her husband Tom King and allegedly worked in the sex trade

Background imageWalford Collection: Sir Richard Steele, c1700, (c1876). Creator: Unknown

Sir Richard Steele, c1700, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
Sir Richard Steele, c1700, (c1876). Sir Richard Steele (1672- 1729) Irish writer, playwright, and politician who had a public house, in Haverstock Hill, north London named agter him

Background imageWalford Collection: Rosslyn House, c1876. Creator: Unknown

Rosslyn House, c1876. Creator: Unknown
Rosslyn House, c1876. Rosslyn House, former property of Alexander Wedderburn, first Earl of Rosslyn, was sold in 1816 to an undertenant and demolished c1896-1909

Background imageWalford Collection: Vane House, in 1800, (c1876). Creator: Unknown

Vane House, in 1800, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
Vane House, in 1800, (c1876). Vane House, a mansion inhabited by Sir Harry Vane became the Royal Soldiers Daughters Home, an orphanage, opened on 18th June, 1858, by Prince Albert

Background imageWalford Collection: Church Row, Hampstead, in 1750, (c1876). Creator: Unknown

Church Row, Hampstead, in 1750, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
Church Row, Hampstead, in 1750, (c1876). Church Row in Hampstead, built c1720s was to become home to H.G. Wells who moved into number 17 in 1909

Background imageWalford Collection: Cremorne Farm, 1829, (c1876). Creator: Unknown

Cremorne Farm, 1829, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
Cremorne Farm, 1829, (c1876). Cremorne House was the residence of the Countess of Huntington, and provided a country retreat from her townhouse in Mayfair

Background imageWalford Collection: Royal School of Mines, South Kensington, c1876. Creator: Unknown

Royal School of Mines, South Kensington, c1876. Creator: Unknown
Royal School of Mines, South Kensington, c1876. Established in 1851 as part of Imperial College on collection of minerals, maps and mining equipment made by Sir Henry De la Beche

Background imageWalford Collection: Lambeth Palace, c1876. Creator: Unknown

Lambeth Palace, c1876. Creator: Unknown
Lambeth Palace, c1876. London residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury in England, Grade I listed. Tudor building with construction added in neo-Gothic style in 1834 by Edward Blore (1787-1879)

Background imageWalford Collection: Kensington Palace, c1876. Creator: Unknown

Kensington Palace, c1876. Creator: Unknown
Kensington Palace, c1876. Residence of the British Royal Family since 17th century, birthplace of Queen Victoria. A former Jacobean mansion extended by Christopher Wren

Background imageWalford Collection: Nave of the Great Exhibition of 1851, (c1876). Creator: Unknown

Nave of the Great Exhibition of 1851, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
Nave of the Great Exhibition of 1851, (c1876). The Great Exhibition or Crystal Palace Exhibition took place in Hyde Park, London, from 1 May to 15 October 1851

Background imageWalford Collection: The Albert Memorial, c1876. Creator: Unknown

The Albert Memorial, c1876. Creator: Unknown
The Albert Memorial, c1876. The Albert Memorial in Kensington Gardens, designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott in Gothic Revival style was commissioned by Queen Victoria in memory of her husband Prince

Background imageWalford Collection: The Old Chelsea Manor House, c1876. Creator: Unknown

The Old Chelsea Manor House, c1876. Creator: Unknown
The Old Chelsea Manor House, c1876. Chelsea Manor House was a residence of Henry VIII of England in 1536, home to Elizabeth I of England, and then to Anne of Cleves

Background imageWalford Collection: The Monster Tea-Gardens, 1820, (c1876). Creator: Unknown

The Monster Tea-Gardens, 1820, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
The Monster Tea-Gardens", 1820, (c1876). The " Monster" Tavern, on the corner of St. Georges Row and Buckingham Palace Road, From " Old and New London: A Narrative of Its History

Background imageWalford Collection: The Gun Tavern, 1820, (c1876). Creator: Unknown

The Gun Tavern, 1820, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
The Gun Tavern, 1820, (c1876). The Gun Tavern, Stafford Row, Pimlico From " Old and New London: A Narrative of Its History, Its People, and Its Places

Background imageWalford Collection: Exterior of the Great Exhibition of 1851, (c1876). Creator: Unknown

Exterior of the Great Exhibition of 1851, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
Exterior of the Great Exhibition of 1851, (c1876). The Great Exhibition or Crystal Palace Exhibition took place in Hyde Park, London

Background imageWalford Collection: Court-Yard of the Rose and Crown, 1820, (c1876). Creator: Unknown

Court-Yard of the Rose and Crown, 1820, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
Court-Yard of the " Rose and Crown", 1820, (c1876). Formerly known as the Oliver Cromwell, the oldest house and largest inn in Knightsbridge with extensive stabling and galleries

Background imageWalford Collection: Kingston House, Knightsbridge, c1876. Creator: Unknown

Kingston House, Knightsbridge, c1876. Creator: Unknown
Kingston House, Knightsbridge, c1876. Kingston House, a Palladian mansion built on the site of the demolished townhouse of Evelyn Pierrepont, 2nd Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull (1711-1773)

Background imageWalford Collection: The White Hart, Knightsbridge, 1820, (c1876). Creator: Unknown

The White Hart, Knightsbridge, 1820, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
The " White Hart", Knightsbridge, 1820, (c1876). From " Old and New London: A Narrative of Its History, Its People, and Its Places

Background imageWalford Collection: The North Side of Knightsbridge in 1820, from the Cannon Brewery to Hyde Park Corner, (c1876)

The North Side of Knightsbridge in 1820, from the Cannon Brewery to Hyde Park Corner, (c1876). From " Old and New London: A Narrative of Its History, Its People, and Its Places

Background imageWalford Collection: The Spring Garden, Worlds End. c1876. Creator: Unknown

The Spring Garden, Worlds End. c1876. Creator: Unknown
The Spring Garden, " Worlds End". c1876. Spring Gardens is a street in St. James s, London, From " Old and New London: A Narrative of Its History, Its People, and Its Places

Background imageWalford Collection: Map of Belgravia, 1814, (c1876). Creator: Unknown

Map of Belgravia, 1814, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
Map of Belgravia, 1814, (c1876). Developed in the early 19th century by Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster under the direction of Thomas Cubitt




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"Walford: A Journey Through Time and Space" Step into the enchanting world of Walford, where history unfolds before your eyes. From Folly Ditch to Jacobs Island, explore the hidden corners of this mysterious town that captivated hearts in 1878. Immerse yourself in the vibrant entertainment scene at the Variety Theatre, where Dr. Walford Bodie mesmerized audiences with his electrifying performances. And don't forget to quench your thirst at The Horns Tavern, a beloved Kennington establishment since 1820. Witness technological marvels like the Sentinel DG Steam Wagon YD6587 as it roams through bustling streets, showcasing progress and innovation. Marvel at the grandeur of The Great Hall in Dulwich College, an architectural masterpiece whose creator remains unknown. Take a leisurely stroll along the picturesque River Lea and soak in its breathtaking views captured by an anonymous artist in 1876. Indulge your taste buds at The Chelsea Bun-House, a delightful bakery that has been serving delectable treats since 1810. Lose yourself within Lauderdale House's timeless beauty as you transport back to 1820 when it was first established by an enigmatic creator. Experience history come alive during a trial trip on the Underground Railway in 1863—an event shrouded in mystery yet forever etched into Walford's narrative. Marvel at Bridgewater House's majestic presence on Westminster's skyline—a testament to Sir Charles Barry's visionary architecture that continues to inspire awe even today. Discover more about this esteemed British architect who left an indelible mark on London during his time. Finally, gaze upon The New Law Courts—a symbol of justice and order—standing tall amidst Westminster's landscape since its completion in 1878. Let these magnificent structures whisper tales from their past while inviting you to be part of their enduring legacy. Walford beckons you to unravel its secrets, inviting you on a journey through time and space.