This is the continuing story of one house in Well Hall Road and of the people who lived there including our family.*
Now we lived in 294 Well Hall Road for thirty years, and I now know who lived in it back to 1915 when it was built and for most of the years since we sold it.
The story of our house In Well Hall began some years ago and followed on from similar projects on the one that I live in now and one in Peckham.
But Well Hall is special to me and my sisters and I guess for all those who have looked after it for the last century and a bit.
All I need now is to complete the missing years from 1994 to 1999.
I could be accused of just hoovering up names, but not so, because each of the residents will have a story and that story in part will be about the house.
So that is it.
Over the next few weeks I will be going back to the list of those that occupied 294 and exploring their lives.
As ever it will never be intrusive but just add to our knowledge of one house in Well Hall and how it reflects the story of the estate, and the area.
A few years ago the son of the people who sold the house to us made contact from Canada, where they migrated and only yesterday I was talking to the new owners.
It will prove fun to complete the story and on the way I may make new friends and learn more about our house.
Location; Well Hall
Pictures; the front and back garden of our house on Well Hall Road, circa 1970, from the Simpson collection
*One hundred years of one house on Well Hall Road, https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/One%20hundred%20years%20of%20one%20house%20in%20Well%20Hall
The story of our house In Well Hall began some years ago and followed on from similar projects on the one that I live in now and one in Peckham.
But Well Hall is special to me and my sisters and I guess for all those who have looked after it for the last century and a bit.
All I need now is to complete the missing years from 1994 to 1999.
I could be accused of just hoovering up names, but not so, because each of the residents will have a story and that story in part will be about the house.
So that is it.
As ever it will never be intrusive but just add to our knowledge of one house in Well Hall and how it reflects the story of the estate, and the area.
A few years ago the son of the people who sold the house to us made contact from Canada, where they migrated and only yesterday I was talking to the new owners.
It will prove fun to complete the story and on the way I may make new friends and learn more about our house.
Location; Well Hall
Pictures; the front and back garden of our house on Well Hall Road, circa 1970, from the Simpson collection
*One hundred years of one house on Well Hall Road, https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/One%20hundred%20years%20of%20one%20house%20in%20Well%20Hall
Hi Andrew
ReplyDeleteI love reading about people who lived in the area and have been researching my own house. Can I ask how you found out who the original occupants were, as I have been unable to find out for mine? Thanks
Well Allison the easiest way is to use the street directories and electoral registers which came out every year.
ReplyDeleteSome will be on line with Ancestry, or you may have to go down to Greenwich Heritage Centre.
Once you have a name you can look them up on the census record, but the last available one is 1911, although there is the 1939 Register which is on Findmy past.
And one you have the important name you can search for births death and marriages on Ancestry, Findmypast or combing through the newspapers
Alison for some reason the comment won’t transfer to the blog.
ReplyDeleteNo matter, first is the house in question on the Progress Estate? If so then it will date from 1915, so your 1918 people may be the ones.
Otherwise it will be a question of trawling hard copies of Directories back from 1918 till the house or street doesn’t appear. The directories usually have three parts, streets, trades and an alphabetical list. In the case of street directories these list only the householder but it is a start.
If you are in Eltham/Woolwich/ Greenwich then the Greenwich Heritage Centre will have hard copies. You can email them, and they may do a search but will charge.
If you are not in Greenwich, then the area you do live should have a local library/heritage centre who can help.
Hi Andrew
ReplyDeleteThanks for the additional advice. I am local so will make a plan to return to the Heritage Centre. I will let you know if I have any success. Love the blog and photos of the area on Facebook
Alison ..... they will also have OS maps which might help plot how far back to go.
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