6-689: Aldersbrook (also known as Aldersbrook Estate ), is an Edwardian housing estate in Wanstead, East London . It is named after the medieval Manor of Aldersbrook the manor itself was named after the Alders Brook , a minor river which marks part of the boundary between the London Boroughs of Newham and Redbridge . The area and the estate now wholly fall within the London Borough of Redbridge , though historically Aldersbrook Manor has always fallen inside
12-492: Is a short strip of shops on Aldersbrook Road, in the south-eastern corner of the estate, a convenience store in the western end of the estate, behind the Anglican church, and a launderette and another convenience store at the eastern side of the estate. While the greater body of the estate was laid out in the 1910s, which defines its overall character, there are smaller areas of more recent post-war development. Brading Crescent area
18-570: Is the name given to an Edwardian housing estate in Aldersbrook , Wanstead, in the London Borough of Redbridge . The built-up area is surrounded on all sides by open space and parkland, including Wanstead Park , Wanstead Flats , Bush Wood and the City of London Cemetery and Crematorium . There are no public houses , except the bar of the Courtney Hotel, which is at the extreme south-eastern corner of
24-471: The estate, something that may reflect the generally pro- temperance Edwardian era in which the estate was laid out, or was perhaps due to restrictive covenant . There is also a bowls club that has a small bar in it, located on Aldersbrook road. There is a school, Aldersbrook Primary School, a library on Park Road and two churches, the Anglican St Gabriel's and Aldersbrook Baptist Church . There
30-463: The parish of Little Ilford , which is in turn part of what is now the London Borough of Newham . The 2010 Mike Leigh film Another Year used the area for locations. Since 2018, Aldersbrook has been part of the electoral ward of Wanstead Park and elects two councillors to Redbridge London Borough Council . This London location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Aldersbrook Estate The Aldersbrook Estate
36-416: Was laid out as a mix of council housing styles in the 1950s: terraces, sheltered housing , and one high-rise block called Jackson Court. At the extreme eastern edge of the estate, behind Clavering Road, are small courtyards of flat-roofed terraced housing laid out in the late 1960s. On the site of the former maternity hospital , modern houses and flats were laid out in the mid-1980s to form Alders Close. There
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