tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4060845208960850368.post7899821970635920254..comments2024-03-28T20:14:05.276+00:00Comments on E7 Now & Then: A wander down Woodgrange Road in 1900 - West SideMichelle Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02786732761856671353noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4060845208960850368.post-16625587949537792862019-07-18T18:25:57.294+01:002019-07-18T18:25:57.294+01:00I have a label from an old Oak wardrobe G.W. Hicks...I have a label from an old Oak wardrobe G.W. Hicks & Sons Limited. 131/133 Woodgrange Rd, Forest Gate, E.7. Works:- GOLDSMITH RD, LEYTON, E.10.<br />If you would like a photograph of the label please contact me.Keef59https://www.blogger.com/profile/06790646367523525241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4060845208960850368.post-12786640373489337142018-08-22T17:20:40.953+01:002018-08-22T17:20:40.953+01:00no change there then.no change there then.David leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01187014347425980325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4060845208960850368.post-19921086140859173352018-04-04T16:38:14.189+01:002018-04-04T16:38:14.189+01:00Does anybody have any information about a very lar...Does anybody have any information about a very large greengrocery business in Forest Gate in the late 1800s, proprietor named Jones? If so, please contact me at flowersandchains@yahoo.co.uk thank youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4060845208960850368.post-18029031883819414412017-06-26T22:33:26.661+01:002017-06-26T22:33:26.661+01:00Hello
That might have been HicksHello <br />That might have been HicksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4060845208960850368.post-22807209265432062022017-06-26T22:21:28.952+01:002017-06-26T22:21:28.952+01:00I remember as store if you came out of Oakhurst ro...I remember as store if you came out of Oakhurst road and left onto Woodgrange road on the left was Hicks which was a fair size store Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4060845208960850368.post-51918173121597357672015-06-02T20:01:04.661+01:002015-06-02T20:01:04.661+01:00I remember these shops well, the shop on the left...I remember these shops well, the shop on the left with the victorian dressed lady, was Ernie Stone, wet fish merchant. and the large store was a general store who's name escapes me at present, they had the overhead system , the cash office was self contained, you paid at the counter and your cash was inserted into an overhead container, wizzed off to the cash office and back came your change and reciept.richard40https://www.blogger.com/profile/00775021392214301588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4060845208960850368.post-77211127393794612832015-04-25T12:03:54.223+01:002015-04-25T12:03:54.223+01:00Thanks, Carol, I've amended the copy, accordin...Thanks, Carol, I've amended the copy, accordingly. Your encyclopaedic knowledge of Forest Gate is greatly appreciated, as ever.John Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07186291200017823878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4060845208960850368.post-62252197445994982142015-04-24T21:25:25.169+01:002015-04-24T21:25:25.169+01:00that should say 60s/ 70s not 69that should say 60s/ 70s not 69Carol Pricenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4060845208960850368.post-50721927077399967432015-04-24T21:23:46.739+01:002015-04-24T21:23:46.739+01:00John,
the shops between Forest street and the...John,<br /> the shops between Forest street and the railway bridge werent destroyed during the war the council demolished a whole square of shops, houses and roads in the 69s/70s<br /> and replaced then with a load of rubbish . <br />Carol Pricenoreply@blogger.com