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Royal Oak, Hale End Road, Walthamstow
Listed as Hale End Road, Woodford
Green in 1896, 1917 & 1922 Directories. This pub is today considered to
be in Woodford Green. This pub was re-built in its present form in 1906. **
My great-great grandfather, William
Sheridan, was a chimney sweep, who lived at Hale End/Oak Hill, in the
cottages next to the old Royal Oak pub. A record of William and his
location has survived in a book of recollections about Essex: Hatley, Annie
R.: Across the Years, 1953. p 56-7. (Copy in Essex Record Office.) The
author describes Oak Hill at Hale End in 1880 and it is worth quoting this
at length as it provides a clear picture of the area.
"A friend of
mine, Charles Everitt, a retired gardner, was born at Oak Hill, Hale End,
in 1869, in one of twelve cottages known as Oak Cottages, adjacent to the
"Royal Oak" public house. Of the twelve cottages, eight were wooden and
four of brick. Four of them made up the inn which was nearest the Ching
Brook, one was the public bar, then came the bar-parlour and then the
taproom. Mrs Charlton, the "landlord", lived on the premises. The cottage
next the inn was used as the local meeting place. It was a club for working
men who played dominoes and draughts and had a reading room there. It was
also a place of worship for local Nonconformists, having commenced as a
Sunday School, founded by Mr Henry Cook and Family, of Woodford. Concerts
were arranged by the people once a month, the entrance fee being one penny.
Mr. Sheridan, a sweep, lived in another
cottage. When he had finished his day’s work he would wash and change and
look quite smart. Another was occupied by a Mrs Andrews, who was a
"governess" and taught young children, giving them a piece of cake if they
were good. Here Mr Everitt started his schooling and stayed until he was
old enough to walk to the National Schools at Walthamstow. He walked along
Hale End Road, which was a narrow lane, to Wadham Lane, then through
Hitchman’s Fields to Clay Street (Forest Road) and then over footpaths to
St Mary’s Church, where the schools were. He later went to Orford Road
School and finally to Churchfields School at Woodford, where the school fee
was a penny or twopence a week according to what they could afford." *
Royal Oak, 320 Hale End Road, Woodford Green, Essex - in January 2009
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Known
Residents
The
following entries are in this format:
Year/Publican
or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.
1861/Mrs Hills/Beer House Keeper/../../History of Walthamstow 1861 ****
13/9/1872/James Charlton/Beer Retailer/../../Petty Sessions ****
12/7/1890/Fanny Charlton (executrix)/../../../Petty Sessions ****
1896/Mrs F Charlton/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory ****
1901/Fanny Charlton/Licensed Victualler, Widow/67/Hackney, London/Census
****
1901/Elizabeth Charlton/Daughter/36/Walthamstow, Essex/Census
1901/Frances Charlton/Daughter/32/Walthamstow, Essex/Census
1912/William George Mason/../../../Kelly's
1917/William J. Wright/../../../Kelly's
1922/W J Wright/../../../Kelly's
1925/A. J. Ward/../../../Kelly's
* Kindly provided by Adrian Hall
****
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