Ponders End
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Tower blocks at Alma Road |
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| OS grid reference | TQ355955 |
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| London borough | Enfield |
| Ceremonial county | Greater London |
| Region | London |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ENFIELD |
| Postcode district | EN1, EN3 |
| Dialling code | 020 |
| Police | Metropolitan |
| Fire | London |
| Ambulance | London |
| EU Parliament | London |
| UK Parliament | Edmonton |
| London Assembly | Enfield and Haringey |
| List of places: UK • England • London | |
Ponders End is a place in the London Borough of Enfield, North London located in an area generally known as the Lea Valley. It is roughly located in the area either side of Hertford Road (High Street, Ponders End) between The Ride and the Boundary Public House (North to South) and Wharf Road and the Southbury railway station/Kingsway (East to West).[1]
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[edit] Etymology
Ponders End marked thus on the Ordnance Survey map of 1822. It was recorded in 1593 as Ponders ende that is "end or quarter of the parish associated with the Ponder family" from the Middle English ende. John Ponder is mentioned in a document of 1373; the surname is believed to be a " keeper of, or dweller by, a fish-pond or mill-pond ".[2]
[edit] History
Due to its location in the Lea Valley corridor and the close proximity of the River Lee Navigation, industry gradually expanded in the 19th century. The first major firm to arrive was Grout, Baylis & Co established in Norwich in 1807 who manufactured crape and opened a dyeing and finishing plant in Ponders End two years later. The material which was used for the 19th century insatiable demand for widows' weeds. Demand for the material went out of fashion by the late Victorian times and the factory closed in 1894 to be taken over by the United Flexible Tubing Company. The next significant incomer was the London Jute Works Company who established a factory on the Navigation in a desolate area known locally as Spike Island, in 1866. Many of the new employees came from Dundee the traditional centre of the jute industry in Scotland. The jute works closed in 1882 to be replaced by the Ediswan. Over the years the factory was enlarged, eventually covering 11.50 acres (4.65 ha). The factory employed many people, notably girls, from the area and produced appliances for the shipping and aviation industries, mechanical pianos, butter makers. However, electric lamps were the prime product and the factory was coloquially known as The Lamp. To the south of Ponder's End Lock the White lead factory was built in 1893. Further south was the Cortecine works that produced floor-cloth and carpet backing. By 1906 over 2000 thousand people were employed in the local factories. Another major industry in the latter years of the 19th century was horticulture. Tomatoes and cucumbers were the principal produce but flowers and fruit were also grown in the many orchards and greenhouses to the north of the locality.[3] During World War I, a huge munitions factory, the Ponders End Shell Works was built in Wharf Road. The factory building was sold after the war. Further factories were built in the 1930s alongside the newly built Great Cambridge Road.[4]
Today (2009) little remains of manufacturing and much of the area has given way to warehousing and residential developments. Aesica pharmaceutical manufacturers (formerly Thomas Morson Ltd) [5] closed its plant in 2011.[6] Wright's Flour Mill, the oldest working industrial building in Enfield remains, with present day buildings dating back to the 18th century.[4]
On 7 August 2011 Ponders End was the scene of copy-cat riots which spread from Tottenham to neighbouring districts. [7]
[edit] Popular culture
Musician Jah Wobble was inspired to write his (2005) album Mu by his experiences in the Lea Valley and Ponders End.[8][9]
| “ | It's as close as London gets to New Jersey. But it's one of my favourite places for walking, through the Lee Valley. It gets beautiful in that urban way, but then you go through soap factories up near Ponders End. It's got a wonderful, dislocated, alienated feeling | ” |
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Ponders End Allotments Club is a track from the (1975) Chas and Dave album One Fing 'n' Annuver.[10]
[edit] Historic buildings
- Wright's Flour Mill The oldest working industrial building in Enfield.[11]
- Ponders End Pumping Station. Built in 1899 by the East London Waterworks Company.[12] In 1995 the half-timbered building was converted into a public house. The Navigation is now an outlet of the Harvester chain.[13] It is located on the banks of the River Lee Navigation with views towards the grassed embankment of the King George V Reservoir, and close to Ponder's End Lock.
[edit] Nearest places
[edit] Watercourses
- River Lee Navigation
- The Overflow Channel TQ3648395954 is approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) long. Flowing from the River Lee Navigation above Ponders End Lock across South Marsh close to the King George V Reservoir and following the western perimeter of the William Girling Reservoir to merge with the River Lee Diversion at Edmonton.
[edit] Nearest railway stations
- Angel Road railway station
- Brimsdown railway station
- Edmonton Green railway station
- Ponders End railway station
- Southbury railway station
[edit] Notable people
- James and John Chambers pioneers in South Australia involved in Stuart expeditions.
- John Hollowbread, footballer
- Christopher Hughes, former Mastermind and International Mastermind winner both in 1983.
- Dave Peacock, musician.
- Norman Tebbit, politician
[edit] Local newspapers
The local newspapers are as of 2011-
| Newspaper | Link |
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| Enfield Independent | [14] |
| Enfield Advertiser | [15] |
[edit] Politics
After boundary changes in 2010 - Ponders End became one of seven wards which form the Edmonton parliamentary constituency.[16] The MP for constituency is Andy Love, Labour Co-op who polled 21,665 votes (53.7%) at the General Election held on 6 May 2010.[17]
- Ponders End consists of five polling districts, with six polling stations.
[edit] Schools
- Secondary schools: No secondary schools in the area. The nearest secondary schools are Bishop Stopfords School and Kingsmead School. It has been proposed that a new academy, Oasis Academy Hadley, planned to be opened by the Oasis Trust on the site of Albany School in Enfield Wash should move to Ponders End in 2012.[18]
- Primary Schools: Brimsdown Primary School, St Mary's RC Primary School, Alma Primary School, Southbury Primary School, St Matthew's CoE Primary School.
[edit] Higher education
- Middlesex University, Enfield Campus (now closed)
- The College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London
[edit] Places of worship
- Church of St Matthew, Church of England [19]
- Church of Mary, Mother of God, Roman Catholic church [20]
- Jalalia Jamme Mosque [21]
[edit] Open spaces
- Ponders End Recreation Ground ( Ryans Park )
[edit] External links
- Ponders End photographs
- Wrights flour mill
- Photograph of the Navigation Inn
- Ponders End a history
- Ponders End flour mill conservation area
[edit] References
- ^ Local Government Map of Ponders End Boundaries Retrieved February 28, 2008
- ^ Mills, A, D, Oxford Dictionary of London Place Names (2004) p180 ISBN 0-19-860957-4 Retrievd 17 October 2008
- ^ Godfrey A (notes to) Old Ordnance Survey Maps: Ponders End 1895 Alan Godfrey Maps, ISBN 1-84151-043-2 Retrieved 7 September 2009
- ^ a b Ponders End history Retrieved 19 February 2011
- ^ Thomas Morson Retrieved 8 September 2009
- ^ Plant closure Retrieved 18 April 2011
- ^ News report 8 August 2011
- ^ Hatts, Leigh The Lea Valley Walk p99 ISBN 1-85284-522-8 Retrieved March 14, 2008
- ^ Lea valley walk Retrieved May 15, 2008
- ^ Chas and Dave Retrieved May 14, 2008
- ^ History of Enfield Retrieved November 22, 2007
- ^ Buildings of England London 4:North by Bridget Cherry & Nikolaus Pevsner pg 451 ISBN 0-14-071049-3
- ^ The Navigation Retrieved 13 July 2009
- ^ "News, sport and local information for Enfield and surrounding areas". Enfieldindependent.co.uk. http://www.enfieldindependent.co.uk/. Retrieved 2011-06-30.
- ^ "The Enfield Advertiser". Mediauk.com. http://www.mediauk.com/newspapers/41848/the-enfield-advertiser. Retrieved 2011-06-30.
- ^ Electoral boundaries Retrieved 15 April 2011
- ^ Andy Love MP Retrieved 28 August 2010
- ^ Oasis Academy in NE Enfield Retrieved 5 February 2009
- ^ St Matthew's Ponders End Retrieved 25 May 2011
- ^ Mary Mother of God RC church Retrieved 15 December 2010
- ^ Ponders End mosque Retrieved 27 June 2009
Coordinates: 51°38′31″N 0°02′35″W / 51.64198°N 0.04319°W
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