A Walk through the ancient borough of East Ham (4K) 

I used to live in those curved flats at 12.34 from birth to 9 yrs old.. Charlton court.. Opposite the fire station. I remember the traffic jams outside every West Ham home game..The news agents in the parade of shops I seem to remember was a news agents even back then? And I used to explore the churchyard with my brother many times.. I'm 60 now and live in west wales and this made my day. Thank you sir.. 😊

Thankyou so much for your nostalgic walk which took me back to my childhood. I grew up opposite Wanted flats in Whitta Road. I lived in the same block of flats with Clive Burr ex drummer of Iron Maiden. We use to climb trees and spend hours over the flats. I remember cows roaming there and sometimes they would walk down our street! My dad worked at Beckton gas works and mum worked for the rubber factory William Warns. My aunts and uncles lived in East Ham , one lived at the retro flats you showed. My mum told me she went dancing to the bands every Saturday in Central park and go to the pictures that are now shut down. I have so many happy memories and it gave me goosebumps seeing the cemetery where my nan is buried. Thankyou again it made my day

As a current resident of east ham since my family moved here back in 98 , i am really enjoying reading the comments of people who use to live down here and sharing there memories . i find it fascinating to learn how it was before the main wave of asian families moved in (like my family) ... so much changes since early years living here ! Unfortunately certain people dont take care of the town they call home :( . thanks for making this video. Learnt things i never knew before!

Hi John. What an amazing trip down memory lane. I was born in East Ham in 1963 and my father before me in 1928. I left in my early 20s but remember so many of these places. You have a new subscriber. Thank you

Another great video! In the 70's to mid 80's I used to go to East Ham often. It has changed so much. My Dad used to go to East Ham Grammar School, located IIRC behind the Town Hall. When I was a kid my Dad used to take me almost every Saturday in the winter to the Public Baths to swim. Public Baths, ha now that's a thing of the past. There were real Public Baths there as well as the swimming pool, where folks with no bath at home could have a soak. Sometimes Dad bought me a Horlicks in the cafeteria, a real treat. As a teen I used to work in East Ham McDonalds. Oh the nostalgia.

Hello Mr Rogers, I enjoyed your video as I worked in East Ham for 20 years, years ago now. Just a coupe of points for you, I was surprised that when you filmed the (Sad to me) now closed Ruskin Arms because what the Pub is Famous for is that in the last 1970s the World Famous Rock Band Iron Maiden used to play in there and also at the Cart And Horses in Maryland Point Stratford. I know this as I used to go and see them at the 2 pubs most weekends. The place where The Beatles played was an old Cinema on Barking Road The Granada In I think 1964, I remember seeing their name up as I passed it on the Bus with my Mum when I was little. The Rolling Stones played in there as well. 😊❤️

Hi John, I really enjoyed this walk with you. I was born and grew up in East Ham 1957, went to the pictures at the Coronation, played over at Wanstead park. I lived down cowper ave, off Platshet Grove, the houses were posh as the doctors from East Memorial hospital would live there before we moved in. I am going to seek out your other videos. Thanks for the memories. :)

Thanks John, I never thought that I would enjoy a walk through East Ham.

Grew up in East Ham in the 60s & 70s and lived behind the church in the Hameway. Was so nice to see my daily walk to school and the high street. thank you

Local history is laden with importance in your retelling John that’s what I enjoy about your walks.

I love watching your videos but also worried to go into comments as most videos on nostalgia have nonsense racist remarks about how it’s not the same blah blah. But you have beautiful comments to read as we all need harmless nostalgic moments of our childhood….Thank you ever so much. 😊❤️

Thanks John, I know this whole area from the 80's. East Ham Tech, the Ruskin, central park and the nature reserve. Nice to see it all again from a pedestrian view.

Had a chuckle at the reference to the Beatles once playing at the Granada in Barking Road. It was March 1963 and they weren't even top of the bill. It was Tommy Roe and Chris Montez. I claim bragging rights because I was there. I also spent a lot of time at the Coronation when it was a cinema. As usual a good video for old gits like me for reminiscing.

Old or new John these walks are a daily meditation, thank you.

Another great walk John. When I was young we were afraid to go in the ruskin Arms because it was bikers pub. We used to walk into Ilford and go to the papermakers Arms. That was 30 years ago now.

Lived here all my life manor park east ham and never discovered what you shown ..first time I seen your videos but really good and fantastic video of east ham. The ruskin arms lived opp it for 30 yrs plus when Tom had it. In late 70s to 80s. Remember the hello Angel's bikes ...terrific people very calm and non rowdy bunch amazing bikes.

Thank you, John. I lived in East Ham around 2000-2001. I am glad it's still there. Regards from Ukraine.

The Ruskin closed is nothing sacred. Thanks for the walk on Sunday really enjoyed it.

East Ham Wow i used go to East Ham market with my mum when i was a kid thanks for sharing

What a wonderful walk John! Loved the black cat in the church yard 😊 Thank you for taking us along with you...looking forward to the next walk...take care!

Really enjoyed the architectural gems in this one, John. Architecture is important. It makes people feel better. Or worse.

I enjoyed that. As someone who was brought up in East Ham much of this looks familiar, I'm sure the Red Lion used to be the hammers pub, it also had a single pump petrol station located there but the car had to stop on the kerb so the hose would have to stretch across the pavement which must have caused some irritation at the time. East Ham nature reserve was opened by the queen in 83, I remember getting the morning off school to join the crowds in seeing her.

Lovely walk John. I was born and bred in East Ham and the last house I lived in there was off of Roman Road, just opposite St. Mary Magdalene Church. I moved away to Suffolk when I was 40 but I miss the place and will visit again soon. You missed a trick not eating in Chans Restaurant ( just near the Ruskin ) though so put that on your list for next time :)

Thanks for this video John. My dad was born in Mitcham Road in 1924, grew up there and went to East Ham grammar school. In the 60s we often visited to see my Nan and Aunt in Mitcham Road and other relatives around East Ham and Wanstead Flats. Happy memories! I think my Nan is buried in that cemetary with the big archway you showed. I still love the area - especially the Indian restaurants!

Please do a walk along Green Street, Forest Gate E7. I have lived in the area for over 40 years, would love to hear about its history! Thank you

Another gr8 walk. What an Amazing place. I love the church yard what a gem of tranquillity.

I admit to being a reluctant and very occasional visitor to London but your tours make the experience sound almost magical

Thank you, John, really enjoyed that. Good to see the regeneration after the fire. Loads of wild flowers and stuff coming back like topsy.

What an amazing trip down memory lane, thank you!

Really enjoyed this more 'urban' walk - loved seeing the High Street, the variety of styles of architecture, shops, people ... just fascinating.

Top quality as ever John. Back to my youth in a heartbeat, so much history and character, thank you.

Another nice one John.At the junction of High St North and Romford Rd opposite the "William The Conquer"pub was one of the first M.F.I.(now Howden Joinery)stores from the early 70`s.they had to put all the stock out on the pavement & bring it back at closing time. Other closed pub`s are the Burnell Arms and the Cock.Just past the station was C&A now Lidl I think.In Wakefield St.by the market was Muddys Pie & mash shop ,so popular that the local corner shops used to sell their pies from their ice cream freezers.The Denmark Arms on the corner of The Barking Rd.is one of the largest pub`s still going.There is an etched glass door with the legend "Luncheon Rooms Upstairs"a throwback to more genteel times. The Red Lion used to be The Hammers when I lived round there.Alf` Garnett is seen drunk outside there in one episode. In the late 90`s an off license was robbed and people shot.The Air Ambulance Helicopter landed on the crossroads at the Town Hall,& we watched amazed as there was only a few feet clearance between the blades & the street lights at the four corners.One person not impressed was the owner of a store on the corner who had rails of tee shirts & other garments on the pavement.The down wash of the helicopter blades ensured that lots of people had free tee shirts.The Irony was that the Victims were taken away by normal ambulance.I expect the full story is available from the local paper archives. I believe it was a matter within one family who owned a number off-licences. Opposite the graveyard over the A13 was The Beckton Ski Slope utilising the slag heap from the old Beckton Gas Works.I used to take the kid`s to the top.It was a fantastic view. You could see right across London from The City & Tower bridge to Alexandra Palace,& east as far as The Dartford Crossing. Gone now.I think the used most of it in the new roadworks.

Born Forest Gate, grew up in Manor Park and East Ham. My mum and dad are buried in the City of London cemetery. Thanks John many memories of when I was a child and teen.

Another enjoyable walk John. My mum used to take me to East Ham on the bus. In the 60’s is was a destination shopping centre and we always stopped for pie and mash in Cooke’s the pie shop.

Hey john, my Grandad was involved with the building of the bridge at the top of church road, great vid 👍👍👍

Thanks John. My great-grandfather used to play a cornet in East Ham. Probably in a pub.

Always something to learn and pickup on . thank you John.

Lovely walk. Thank you, John.

Thank you for this wonderful walk I was born in East Ham and also lived in Manor Park. My great grandfather was buried at St Mary Magdalene he died in the Silvertown explosion. I am loving all your walks

Wonderful wild flowers on your walk through Wanstead flats , East Ham certainly changed from my days The Ruskin Arms seen many Rock groups in there over the years some well known groups at that shame it’s know closed . Nice walk John great video

A joyous walk John thanks for sharing......my mum was cremated in the cemetery there ten years ago, she lived in Romford and worked at Hornchurch Hospital during the war...

loved it John - in East Ham everyday - must have had my eyes closed - thank you so very much

Beautiful, I never thought you’d be able to finish that plate of Annapoorna food. Awesome!

Thanks for this. Brilliant

Fascinating. Really enjoying your videos.

John, that Hindu temple looks like it may also have been a cinema at one time; it’s design looks similar to a number of others built around 1929 to early ‘30s. I used to work in I.T. But am now semi retired, but used to work as a part time projectionist at the David Lean cinema in Croydon until it was shut down by the virus last year. Several pubs in my part of the workd were boarded up during the first lockdown, re-opened when it was lifted, but are now boarded up again. The one you saw may not be closed permanently, although there are many that will not re-open. Not too far from your area is Newbury Park Bus Station. It’s a simple building, but I think it’s quite interesting, and it won a design award at the Festival of Britain, for which it still carries a ceramic plaque. Maybe you could include it in one of your walks? I bought the book for my Kindle by the way, haven’t read it yet, am waiting for things to open up again.

Well done John for presenting East ham . I wish you a very merry Christmas and Happy New year

Moved out some years ago , great to see some of the old places , and some like the Church at the end of high street south I have never even noticed ,,,,,,,,,

Splendid!

Fantastic stuff.... really enjoyed that walk even tho I still live here half the time

I actually founded the Newham Bookshop, back when it was owned by the Newham Parents Centre, an educational charity. That was a long time ago.

I enjoyed that John. I was born in East Ham and christened in St Mary Magdalene’s by Father Rolls. We lived in Masterman Road but moved away in the 60’s.

Thanks 🙏 John, it’s wonderful to see the video. I was wondering if anyone had any old video / photos of East Ham Newham would love to see those. Have been living here in Newham since 1989 and already have so much lovely wonderful memories and have met some lovely people too so far..

East Ham i love that place but i have not been there for years so thanks John 🙏👏😊

Cheers buddy look forward to the next walk

Lots of surprises in this one: I did NOT expect to see the conclusion of Longfellow's "The Ladder of St. Augustine" in a John Rogers video. I had to memorize that in high school. (I think the line is actually "Nor deem the irrevocable past," but I doubt Longfellow would be much bothered). And the little bit of post fire ecology is something I've witnessed in the American west: interesting to see a similar process on a smaller scale in London. Thanks again!

I have been living in East Ham E6 in 2007. I really enjoyed your video when I saw High Street and Green Street. Please pray I may see that soon again. Thanks and Love from Pakistan.

Nice one dude thanks

Loved that walk. My Mum was brought up in East Ham, my sisters in Manor Park, and I'm now a Leyton resident. I remember going to visit my grandparents there - Grandad was a docker and East Ham for them was suburbia and the escape from the slums of Stepney. Apart from playing in Central Park, the other landmarks I remember were the huge Jewish cemetery and what seemed then like the huge wall of the church at the end of Mitcham Road.

Just watch this, great, my daughters moving to the old West Ham ground.

Miss the gold old days have so.many amazing memories

Excellent. The building at 12:40 was home to Burgoyne, Burbidge and Co's Chemical Works. They vacated that fine Portland stone building in the early 1950s. It was originally part of a significantly larger site that was developed with some of the social housing behind. As you probably noticed, part of the building was taken over by the Fire Service. Between about 1990 until around 2000, the other section of the building that you filmed which is still empty, was a temporary home for the old Passmore Edwards Museum's social history, natural history, geology, archaeology and textile collections (latterly Newham Museum/Heritage Service) together with the Essex Field Club's natural history collections too. The room to the left of the entrance was a reception office. You wouldn't think it to look at the state of the building now, but several environmentally controlled areas were created within the building where sensitive collections such as lepidoptera, books (there was a library) and taxidermy were stored. There was even a book/paper conservator based there, together with archaeological staff. I recall seeing 500 skeletons of monks exhumed from the old Stratford Langthorne Abbey site laid out upstairs once shortly after the Jubilee Line extension prompted the borough's archaeology unit to excavate (at one time, the Passmore Edwards Museum's archaeology unit was larger than the Museum of London's). The borough's museum service also founded the Nature Reserve across the road from there some years before. I worked at all sites - of which there were several - at one time or another. You will find some great contemporary photos taken inside the building we called, "Burgoyne's" here: www.28dayslater.co.uk/threads/burgoyne-burbidges-and-co-chemical-works-east-ham-london-march-2015.95019/

John, the fish Bazaar shop in your shot of the row of shops before you showed the Ruskin arms was where Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane of the Small faces met. Steve worked in what was then the J60 music bar when Ronnie went in looking for a guitar.

thanks john , really enjoyed that :)

East ham was a very nice posh area years and time ago now east ham has changed and really gone down hill very sad what is happening to that area .

just discovered your channel - your videos are wonderful! Happy July 4th from the (ex)colonies!

Thank you John a great video of the area in which I grew up. Can I be allowed to correct one point please? The derelict building in High Street South before you crossed over to St, Mary Magadalene was not the Electrical Works but Burgoynes Chemical Works. When East Ham had it's own Electrical company the works were in Nelson Street at the back of the Town Hall. Unfortunately the Burgoynes building has been left to decay over the past 30 or so years although part of the building at the northern end was used By London Fire Brigade for a while.

Awesome

hi roger you forgot to mention the new flats on the railway bridge there took the land which was a graveyard and moved some of the graves and their remains to build the flats

gutted i never knew you was going to do this me and my mate stan could have metr you and showed you some more stuff the city oflondon cemetery & crematorium is well worth a look around it was where my dad was cremated and he had his ashes spread in the goal mouth at the south bank end bobby moore stand realy nice for his sons and grandkids he is now in someones shithouse pardon my french the earl of essex was a lovely old east end boozer think thay had a celtic supporters club meeting in there at one time love that old pub really hope it does not get knocked down all the east end pubd are very sadly disappearing at a alarming rate the ruskin arms is where iron maden started out east ham high street you missed the old burtons building also wh smith is the longest serving shop still down there it used to be a two way strret at one time with cars and lorrys going up and down it it is much more pleasent now also you missed where east ham shopping hall is they have just knocked it down in the last coupe of weeks to build houses gutted it was a smasming old place also the old denmark arms pub on the corner i used to be my local at ome time when i used to drink also played darts for them if you wakl just past the town hall there is a great kebabish you should have gone in there and had some grub it is well puckker also by the new barclays bank is where the old cock pub used to be a real mad house lol that read lion pub is formerly the hammers pub gutted when they renamed it it is some pouncy place now next doot to it is east ham mortuary across the road to central park used to be the old white house pub that has also been knocked down central park was where we all used to hang out wjen we was kids a brilliant park that used to have a greatputting green slide swings etc and a old bird avery that old electricity substation next to east ham fire station is the old burgoyne burbridges and co chemical works i sent you the link a few months ago www.28dayslater.co.uk/threads/burgoyne-burbidges-and-co-chemical-works-east-ham-london-march-2015.95019/ saint mary magdalene church is beautiful a real pity you could not get in and have a butchers it might be worth phoning them up if you are ever in the area i.pinimg.com/originals/6e/92/5b/6e925b20be5d6ccebd2f3050b835a74c.jpg the old cock hotel where barclays bank now stands photos.francisfrith.com/frith/east-ham-high-street-c1965_e100015.jpg east ham high street when it had two way traffic www.google.com/search?q=old+east+ham+high+street&client=firefox-b-d&channel=trow&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiW8IiTqYXjAhWZRBUIHfD0D3EQ_AUIECgB&biw=1337&bih=750#imgrc=ctS_JPkjGZEsQM: the denmarkk arms on the corner with the smashing old cop building on the left the big old urns from the coop building are now in the flower gardens central poark in central park there is a old post that used to say east ham manor house the old coop next to it peters cafe they lived down my old roard central park road www.colin-grainger.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Co-op-view-i-n-Barking-Road-side-1980s.jpg the old white horse pub www.newhamphotos.com/img/s/v-3/p740603113-3.jpg i could go on for ages one day we will have a met up all the best mate keep up the fantastic work that you do steve

Hi john enjoyed your walk I lived in Central Park road 1964to1978.live in Somerset now

Great walk with lots of history. I loved the buildings with all the old architecture. The history of the graveyard at the end was interesting. Do you do walks through 'the not so well known' graveyards and old churches? Thank you John 💕🇦🇺

Very nice video

Iron Maiden played a lot of their early gigs at the Ruskin Arms

Another fantastically interesting stroll John. The crest of East Ham, was that three ice cream cones ?

Wonderful Walk John. Wanted just to mention that England ‘66 World Cup captain and West Ham Utd legend Bobby Moore is buried in the City of London Cemetery you pass on the walk, as are several members of my family, not far from him incidentally.

All the best

Had many school visits to st. Mary's Church Yard from lathom junior school

OMG I lived in Strone Road back in the day & The Ruskin was rocking every weekend fantastic venue now gone like so many others, Hey John you should do a bit about Dartford (Joyce green areodrome, Vickers Munitions, Small pox hospitals J E Hall, Vox Pop etc...)

Hey John, just moved into the Woodford Green Area. Can you recommend a good walk?

I was born in Church road. 1949.

John, when I seen the Ruskin, I thought I remembered the Small Faces rehearsing there. Thanks so much for mentioning. Steve Marriott of the Small Faces was born East Ham Hosp 1947 and grew up Manor Park 50'/60's I think Stroney Rd. Any pics of his house or neighborhood?

My great great great grandparents buried there.

used to be a nice place to live still got friends there brought back some memories but lots of things changed since my time

Bladder Champion...nice!

Great memories of eastham . I stayed with a mate for many a year. At locksford av boss family the Jones . Am scouser

Really enjoyed watching your walk, shame you didn't make mention of the Golden Fleece Pub which is much nicer than the Blakesley and i think your reference to the Red Lion might have been mistaken with the Red Lion in Leytonstone High Road. This Red Lion is in fact the new name for the previously named Hammers pub.

Thanks - Hearing you talk about William Stukeley made me wonder if Stukely Road was named after him? Checked Google but, apart from the East Ham gravesite, seems he had no other connection with the borough? I grew up in Upton Park Road where Stukeley Road now terminates on it's short journey from Plashet Road (though in it's younger days made it all the way to Elmhurst Road). What I did find in Google was this. "Also in 1739, he went into business producing medicinal oils with the daughter of John Rogers, a recently deceased apothecary whose wares Stukeley had previously championed".

Hi John love your videos I know it's a bit off the beaten track but I would love it if you could do a walk around sydenham my late dad was born there and lived there till he was 18 I would be eternally grateful if you could do this thank you Barry

Oh Yh I saw this one befor one of my 1st

Few people realise that East Ham has only been in London since 1965.

It's time for some more and more John Rogers

Great video, I lived in the area in the 80s. Wasn’t the Ruskin Arms where Iron Maiden played? All the best

Have you done a walk and talk about Plaistow Thank you.

Something I forgot to mention in my previous post. Somewhere in the East End a cinema was built in the style of a mosque. It closed, then saw various light industrial use until eventually being converted to ... a mosque. Seems rather appropriate. I can’t remember now exactly where it was.

You made short work of that lunch John !!!

Great effect of the burning is natures way of getting a regrowth a it encouraged new insects...

3 ice-cream cones on the crest of East Ham...like it....I think you'll find they are torches😀

The Hindu temple is now housed on the site, of the then, Burnell arms pub.

royal recency was a snooker hall for years probably was a Odeon back in the day but 20 years plus a snooker hall