WALTHAMSTOW WEST

Aveling Park, beside the bowling green. Wood carving which has weathered and split. According to the psychologist Jung, because all people are regarded as having to some extent both a masculine and a female side in their make-up, "the animus" is regarded as the masculine side of the female personality. (See No. 1. on the MAP)

This is one of four bronze sculptures placed along Coppermill Lane as part of a Walthamstow Millennium project fostering Art in The Park. The one pictured was produced by Coppermill Primary School in 2001 and was inspired by the Copper Mill. It is by an entrance to the waterworks almost opposite the mill. Others include one by the visitors car park depicting the reservoirs and bird life and produced by Bancroft Primary school in 2000, and there is another opposite Rensburg Road produced by the Asian Family Group in 2000, depicting the marshes and their wildlife. (See No. 2. on the MAP)

The railway bridge in Pretoria Avenue. This is one of three bridges decorated by the pupils of Stoneydown Park Primary School in 2007. The photo shows part of the work by pupils of year 6. Other paintings can be seen in Suffolk Park Road, Ritchings Avenue and Stoneybridge Avenue. These paintings show considerable artistic skill in the use of colour and design. (See No. 6. on the MAP)

On the corner where Mission Grove meets the High Street. The original name of the Butcher has been painted over, but it still states the firm was established in 1890. This shows a tiled picture of a bullock and indicates that this was a high status shopping area, which can also be seen by the architecture further along the High Street. An even older butcher's shop still survives in Walthamstow. (See No. 7. on the MAP)

Lloyd Park of Forest Road. There is a section of the park set aside for the visibly impaired, where all the plants in it have been chosen for their smell. The entrance is brightly coloured with ceramics and painted bricks. The one on the extreme right of the photo shows a plan of the garden. (See No. 11. on the MAP)

On the corner of Forest Road and Winns Terrace. The figure at the top appears to be a racing driver wearing a crash helmet and gripping a steering wheel. On the shield are the four wheels plus two spares. However, this is just fancy. In reality, the figure is a mediaeval knight and the six wheels are indeed roses. The coat of arms is that of the Warner family as the building was erected by them, Winns Terrace is named after the old moated house (see next item), which went by various names including Whinnes Capp. Whynnes and The Winns. (See No. 13. on the MAP)

Lloyd Park entry from Forest Road. The park has a large pond around a central island. There is usually a fine collection of water fowl here. The water feature may well be the oldest man-made feature in Walthamstow. For it is thought to have been constructed as a moat surrounding a mediaeval house called at one time "Cricklewoods" and therefore may date back to the 14th century. The William Morris Gallery occupies a later house built about 1740 and was called Water House because of the old moat that was already in its back garden. The park is named after Edward Lloyd, a publisher of newspapers, who lived there from 1857 when Morris moved out. The park was opened in 1900 after Lloyd donated the house and gardens to Walthamstow council. (See No. 14. on the MAP)

Forest Road. This gallery containing examples of Morris's fabric, wallpaper, carpet and furniture designs, and entry is free. William Morris lived here from 1848 to 1856. It was originally known as Water House, because of the lake which fills much of the garden. The garden now known as Lloyd Park, is also open to the public and there is always a rich variety of water fowl there. William Morris (1834-1896) was an influential artist and writer who founded the Arts and Crafts movement in Britain. He was part of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. His socialist views and his dissatisfaction with factory produced designs led him to gather together a band of craftsmen to produce handmade furniture and furnishings. The bust of Morris which is now in the hallway of the Museum originally stood in Walthamstow Library, where it was unveiled by his fellow Pre-Raphaelite, the painter William Holman Hunt. (See also on Edward Ashbee who was influenced by him) (See No. 15. on the MAP)

Higham Hill Park Recreation Ground, between Hecham Close and Worcester Road. There are eight exercise machines permanently fixed and open for free public use. The three shown in the photo are for Rowing, Back pull and Leg curl/extension. (See No. 17. on the MAP)

On the corner of Forest Road and Palmerston Road. Lord Palmerston (1784-1865) was prime minister from 1855-1858 and from 1859-1865, but is probably better known for his long period as Foreign Secretary. He followed an interventionist policy and was the inventor of gunboat diplomacy. His actions were regarded by some as abrasive, and as a result was sometimes referred to as Lord Pumice Stone. He started his political life as a Tory, but eventually founded the Liberal Party. There is a statue of him in Parliament Square. (See No. 19. on the MAP)

Blue plaque on a railway arch in the Lee Valley Park. To find it go to the Lee Valley Ice Centre, Lee Bridge Road. Between the Centre and the car park an unmade road goes north beside the river Lee. Follow this to a railway bridge. The plaque is between the 4th and 5th arches to the right. A V Roe (1877 - 1970) built and flew the first all-British aircraft. It was powered by a 9 HP JAP engine made in Tottenham. Roe rented two of these arches. He lived in one and built his triplane in the other. It was officially called Avro 1, but was known by many as "The Yellow Terror". Roe went on to found the Avro Aircraft Co. which built among others the Anson, a widely used transport aircraft and the Lancaster which was the mainstay of RAF bomber command in World War II. This arch marks the beginning of an important part of the British aircraft industry. The first flight, which was on July 13th 1909, probably took off from the green marshy area beside the unmade road you have just walked down. (See No. 21. on the MAP)

Lloyd Park behind the William Morris Museum. Capital from the old Shern Hall. Shern Hall was an old manor house in the neighbourhood of the present Shernhall Street, which was demolished in 1896. In 1213 King John stayed there and in the 19th Century Cardinal Wiseman lived there before he moved to Etloe House. (See No. 22. on the MAP)

Shree Marupuram Maha Pathrakali Amnan Kovil Hindu Temple, 271 Forest Road. The main figure over the entrance is that of Shiva who is often portrayed as a white-skinned, semi-female figure holding a trident. The three prongs of which symbolise the three most important Hindu gods � Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. Brahma is the creator of the universe, Vishnu is its preserver and Shiva is the destroyer of evil. He also plays a positive role by being involved both with the dance and human reproductive powers. (See No. 23. on the MAP)

Bedford Road. The elephant-headed figure on the front of the Temple is Ganesha or Ganapati Vinayaka which is spelled here Katapaka Vinayagar. Ganesha, a widely revered God, is popular as he is regarded as the remover of obstacles, the patron of education, knowledge and wisdom in both science and the fine arts. He was born with a normal head but legends give various accounts as to how it was replaced with that of an elephant. He is often depicted with a rat or a mouse which he used to dominate and ride upon. These animals were seen as pests and his domination illustrates his role as the remover of obstacles. (See No. 24. on the MAP)

Chingford Road. By the 1880s there was a service of horse-drawn trams running along Leigh Bridge Road. In 1905, a mechanised tram service linked Stratford and Walthamstow. (See No. 25. on the MAP)

Above a number of shops at the west end of the High Street. The W is the initial of Thomas Courtenay Warner who developed this part of Walthamstow at the end of the 19th century. The style of the houses was often flamboyantly ornate, as can be seen in Warner Road, which was named after him. Warner was mayor of Walthamstow and an MP. (See No. 26. on the MAP)

	Sir Ralph de Toni
Betoyne /Batten		Sir Ralph Sadleir
	Not Known
Sir George Monoux		Henry Maynard
	George Gascoigne
William Morris		Warner Family

On the corner of Church Hill Lane. The crest is a mosaic. And the motto underneath is Fellowship is Life and comes from a work by William Morris. Another version of this coat of arms, which is carved in stone, can be seen round the corner on the front of the Energy Centre in Church Hill Lane. Beneath this coat of arms are nine smaller ones which belonged to:

• de Toni/Tony Family. Ralph was standard bearer to William the Conqueror. The family later owned the southern part of Walthamstow which became the Manor of Walthamstow Tony.
• William Betoyne MP 1299-1300. and also of Sir William Batten (? -1667) Admiral and Surveyor to the Navy and friend of Samuel Pepys and William Penn.
  
• Sir Ralph Sadleir (1507-1587), Secretary to Thomas Cromwell, Privy Councillor to Henry VIII and Elizabeth I
  
• Sir George Monoux
  
• Henry Maynard
• George Gascoigne (1539-1578), poet and author. Shakespeare may have taken the plot of the Taming of the Shrew from one of his works.
  
• William Morris. The arms can be seen on the grave of Morris' father, also called William, which in front of St Mary's Church Woodford.
• Warner family