J.Riddle 5:01 Thu May 19
The Becontree estate
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Interesting, I expect there's got to be a fair few residents or ex residents on here? Produced many famous! Any good stories, how has it changed since the resident WWI hero's it was built for?
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/inside-britains-first-council-estate-27003486
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ted fenton
12:36 Fri May 20
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Browno22 6:03 Thu May 19
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Dudley Moore grew up on Baron Road, which runs parralel to Valence avenue
Also you had Terry Venables and our very own Ken Brown living in Baron Road Martin Peters opposite Parsloes Park Sandy Shaw Kenny Ball to name a few from the area.
We lived in Winterbourne Road right next to Goodmayes Park so was always playing Football or Cricket over there...Loved my childhood.
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Eastside surge
9:06 Thu May 19
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26 years spent at reede Rd Dagenham very close to pondfield Park and the field opposite many happy times growing up as a kid there.
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rumford
8:36 Thu May 19
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The Boundry estate in Bethnal Green openened in 1900 is one of the oldest built on the natorious site of 'The old Nichol' .
I think the Becontree estate was once reputed to be the largest housing estate.
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Steady
7:50 Thu May 19
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The oldest housing estate I think is from Shoreditch
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Britannia Pub
7:24 Thu May 19
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Was Jason Leonard from there as well? Another World Cup winner.
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Briano
7:05 Thu May 19
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‘From the Mile End Rd to the Matchstick Becontree,
Pulling strokes and taking liberties
She liked it best when she went up west oh oh,
Affair began with Charlie Chang oh oh’
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joe royal
6:30 Thu May 19
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Spent many a happy day at my nans who lived at 123 Marlborough Rd next to a banjo.
After nan died the house went to a lady that my mum knew but tragically they built a small fish pond in the garden and the toddler drowned in it.
This would have been late 70’s.
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cholo
6:12 Thu May 19
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It was hardly Hollywood boulevard but I do remember seeing quasi the programme seller from time to time, usually in the mornings, and he was kind of famous if you remember the 80s.
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Browno22
6:03 Thu May 19
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Dudley Moore grew up on Baron Road, which runs parralel to Valence avenue
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Wils
5:56 Thu May 19
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Helpful if I link to it: https://municipaldreams.wordpress.com/2014/01/28/the-line-of-beauty-in-a-curve/
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Wils
5:56 Thu May 19
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I don't think that article is correct about it being the first council estate. This in East Acton is older and has that claim. But not much of a connection to West Ham
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Far Cough
5:25 Thu May 19
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Alf Ramsey was from Dagenham but I don't think his house was part of the estate?
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Far Cough
5:23 Thu May 19
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Wasn't it the largest housing estate in Europe, at the time?
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5:23 Thu May 19
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Corned beef City, spawned the likes of Jimmy Greaves, Terry Venables and Dudley Moore.
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J.Riddle
5:15 Thu May 19
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willswishwellingtons 5:07 Thu May 19
I'm from sarf of the water so unfamiliar, but know an estate or two, and I thought Downham estate was huge? Intrigued as this was the first ever built and amazing history. There must be a few tales over the decades.
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willswishwellingtons
5:07 Thu May 19
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First house I lived in was Becontree, we moved out around 10 years old. Loads of great memories as a kid.
I'm not famous or a war hero, but I have (so far) survived the Shanghai lockdown of '22. Does that count for anything?
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