Mapping Your Manor

My Memories of Cycling by Gary A. Williams. The River Lee Navigation brought to life: Locals Chris Crook, Gary Williams and John Burton re-live their own journeys through the area on bicycle and on foot, talking about the beauty of the landscape as well as the nature of fleeting interaction along the way. Characters themselves, the trio weave tales of other locals past and present, some of whom you may come across as you traverse the canal side.

Canal characters by John Burton. The River Lee Navigation brought to life: Locals Chris Crook, Gary Williams and John Burton re-live their own journeys through the area on bicycle and on foot, talking about the beauty of the landscape as well as the nature of fleeting interaction along the way. Characters themselves, the trio weave tales of other locals past and present, some of whom you may come across as you traverse the canal side.

Recordings made in Gala Bingo, Stratford High Street. The road to nowhere: Once a major thoroughfare, home to dead fridge mountains and car part dealers, Carpenters Road has all but disappeared beneath the Olympic site. Sounds from the local bingo hall, poetry and chat from local residents provide a eulogy for the road and its historic passing from right of way to being wiped from the map.

Local resident Joan Shield talks about working on Carpenters Road. The road to nowhere: Once a major thoroughfare, home to dead fridge mountains and car part dealers, Carpenters Road has all but disappeared beneath the Olympic site. Sounds from the local bingo hall, poetry and chat from local residents provide a eulogy for the road and its historic passing from right of way to being wiped from the map.

Poem by Rudeen February, local resident. The road to nowhere: Once a major thoroughfare, home to dead fridge mountains and car part dealers, Carpenters Road has all but disappeared beneath the Olympic site. Sounds from the local bingo hall, poetry and chat from local residents provide a eulogy for the road and its historic passing from right of way to being wiped from the map.

Children at Chandos East Community Centre, Chandos Road E15, talk about where they live. Where once we lived: Locals, students and travellers once lived on Clays Lane towards Leyton, where the Clays Lane Housing Co-op was the heart of the community. Now subsumed beneath the Olympic site, the history of the area unfolds in these guides from former residents. Children from the Chandos East Centre say what they like about the area, explaining the ethnic mix of the area as they go and the Eton Manor Association make a poetic tribute to the Leyton boys in Dedicated to Leyton.

Chris Crook and Richard Crawford talk about living in Clays Lane Housing Co-op, which used to be near Temple Mills. Where once we lived: Locals, students and travellers once lived on Clays Lane towards Leyton, where the Clays Lane Housing Co-op was the heart of the community. Now subsumed beneath the Olympic site, the history of the area unfolds in these guides from former residents. Children from the Chandos East Centre say what they like about the area, explaining the ethnic mix of the area as they go and the Eton Manor Association make a poetic tribute to the Leyton boys in Dedicated to Leyton.

Dedicated to Leyton, by members of the Eton Manor Association. Where once we lived: Locals, students and travellers once lived on Clays Lane towards Leyton, where the Clays Lane Housing Co-op was the heart of the community. Now subsumed beneath the Olympic site, the history of the area unfolds in these guides from former residents. Children from the Chandos East Centre say what they like about the area, explaining the ethnic mix of the area as they go and the Eton Manor Association make a poetic tribute to the Leyton boys in Dedicated to Leyton.