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Hardley Crescent, HORNCHURCH, RM11 2EL

A follow on from Image The river is in a concrete channel between two houses. A bit overgrown and hard to get a decent picture.

The scarecely noticeable dip in the road here is the valley of the small Ravensbourne River which goes under a bridge by where the tree is. Image

The Ravensbourne, not really among London's Lost Rivers, but definitely on the not all that well known list. Plus there are two of them. Chances are, if you've heard of a Ravensbourne in London at all it will be the other one which is south of the Thames and becomes Deptford Creek at its tidal end. This Ravensbourne flows into the Rom and together they form the Beam River which reaches the Thames at Hornchurch Marshes. Definitely one of London's lesser known catchments, except to the Environment Agency of course. It is a Main River, meaning the Agency looks after it, unlike smaller "ordinary watercourses." More about this on https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/designation-of-main-rivers-guidance-to-the-environment-agency

A sports centre on Squirrels Heath Lane

The first mention of the word 'Haynes' in the area is in 1492 in a document in New College, Oxford. The "Farmhouse called Haynes" is recorded in 1692. One of the last owners was a Mr A S Wilkin who was an early director of the Tiptree Jam & Britannia Fruit Preserving Company. From time to time fruit was supplied from the farm to Tiptree. In June 1935 it was reported to Hornchurch Urban District Council that a portion of the land had been sold and the remainder was on the market "for a price that was not unreasonable". However, a price could not be agreed and the land was compulsorily purchased. The park received much of its present layout in the 1940s and in 1963 a further three acres were added which had been part of Haynes Park Farm owned by Mrs Wilkin. There is an area of woodland in Haynes Park, as well as a Conservation Area in the northern half of the park which is seen here.

The first mention of the word 'Haynes' in the area is in 1492 in a document in New College, Oxford. The "Farmhouse called Haynes" is recorded in 1692. One of the last owners was a Mr A S Wilkin who was an early director of the Tiptree Jam & Britannia Fruit Preserving Company. From time to time fruit was supplied from the farm to Tiptree. In June 1935 it was reported to Hornchurch Urban District Council that a portion of the land had been sold and the remainder was on the market "for a price that was not unreasonable". However, a price could not be agreed and the land was compulsorily purchased. The park received much of its present layout in the 1940s and in 1963 a further three acres were added which had been part of Haynes Park Farm owned by Mrs Wilkin. There is an area of woodland in Haynes Park, as well as a Conservation Area in the northern half of the park which is seen here.

The first mention of the word 'Haynes' in the area is in 1492 in a document in New College, Oxford. The "Farmhouse called Haynes" is recorded in 1692. One of the last owners was a Mr A S Wilkin who was an early director of the Tiptree Jam & Britannia Fruit Preserving Company. From time to time fruit was supplied from the farm to Tiptree. In June 1935 it was reported to Hornchurch Urban District Council that a portion of the land had been sold and the remainder was on the market "for a price that was not unreasonable". However, a price could not be agreed and the land was compulsorily purchased. The park received much of its present layout in the 1940s and in 1963 a further three acres were added which had been part of Haynes Park Farm owned by Mrs Wilkin. There is an area of woodland in Haynes Park, as well as a Conservation Area in the northern half of the park which is seen here.

The New Inn sports faded Taylor Walker Livery from the 1980's. It stands on Squirrels Heath Lane at the junction with Westmoreland Ave (foreground) and Elvet Ave

I've seen this before, a pub called The New Inn is actually the oldest building in the neighbourhood. Now completely at odds with its surroundings, The New Inn is still in business on Squirrels Heath Lane, a road name that also sounds like it was here long before tower blocks were invented.