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Post by norbitonflyer on Nov 29, 2016 23:18:35 GMT
West Ham United has moved, I think, four times in its history - each time crossing the boundary between the boroughs of West and East Ham. Formed in 1895 as Thames Ironworks, their original ground was in Canning Town, in the County Borough of West Ham. They were evicted in 1896, and briefly moved to Brownings Road in East Ham, before moving to the Memorial Ground in Plaistow (West Ham) in 1897. They changed their name to West Ham United in 1900. Then in 1905 they moved to the Boleyn Ground in Upton Park (East Ham) and finally moved to Stratford, in the former borough of West Ham, this year.
I Have always lived in the western part of London (the most easterly address I had was on the SW2/SE24 boundary) so even when I worked in Holborn anything west of Farringdon Street was "East". Although I now work near St Pauls, I still think of the Bank Junction as the beginning of Terra Incognita
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Post by Chris M on Nov 29, 2016 23:37:50 GMT
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Post by norbitonflyer on Nov 30, 2016 6:47:48 GMT
This is a very useful resource that shows the boundaries of all the London boroughs It is useful for the modern boroughs (they are also shown on OS maps and some scales of Street Map) Finding pre-GLC borough boundaries is more of a challenge. (Both East and West Ham (along with a small part of Woolwich!) are in the modern borough of Newham)
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Post by melikepie on Nov 30, 2016 11:32:49 GMT
Wales is roughly West of England. Whilst not infinite, the Welsh Marches line could be another example. As you head North of Abergavenny the line continually switches between England and Wales before deciding on England. Then north of Gobowen it wanders back into Wales.
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Post by norbitonflyer on Nov 30, 2016 14:52:47 GMT
As you head North of Abergavenny the line continually switches between England and Wales. Wales is roughly West of England. It crosses the border five times along that stretch along the Monnow Valley. But Wales is actually east of England along there!
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Post by drainrat on Dec 2, 2016 18:16:50 GMT
West Ham United has moved, I think, four times in its history - each time crossing the boundary between the boroughs of West and East Ham. Formed in 1895 as Thames Ironworks, their original ground was in Canning Town, in the County Borough of West Ham. They were evicted in 1896, and briefly moved to Brownings Road in East Ham, before moving to the Memorial Ground in Plaistow (West Ham) in 1897. They changed their name to West Ham United in 1900. Then in 1905 they moved to the Boleyn Ground in Upton Park (East Ham) and finally moved to Stratford, in the former borough of West Ham, this year. I Have always lived in the western part of London (the most easterly address I had was on the SW2/SE24 boundary) so even when I worked in Holborn anything west of Farringdon Street was "East". Although I now work near St Pauls, I still think of the Bank Junction as the beginning of Terra Incognita You would've got on well with my Grandad, he was the 'West Ham memory man' in Tony Hoggs 1st edition of who's who of West Ham. As for the Bank junction, I regularly stand at top of station stairs by Royal exchange, waiting to start up drain, looking west thinking 'I know it's London but it's no mans land'
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