Duncan story library book thomas the tank engine wikia. Local history, family history, local studies, essex england, sea pictures, leigh on sea, london places, old london, amusement park. The plotlands at dunton in essex and its history had fascinated me for many years and i wanted to try my hand at a romance set in that area, in the 1930s. Dennis hardy and colin ward gave a definitive account of the plotlands in their book, arcadia for all, where they also made the point that increasing planning and building regulations which demand houses to be fully finished before moving in, combined with the difficulties of obtaining a mortgage, has put an end to such selfhelp housing in the uk. A desire to study painting more seriously brought him in 1912 to the art students league. In 1981 local historian jessie payne, whose family had farmed extensively in basildon and vange since the 1800s, compiled and wrote the first published book on the history of prenew town basildon. Now in its second life as the haven plotlands museum at essex wildlife trust langdon, the haven would originally have had nearly 200 neighbours on the 461 acre site. Laindon and langdon hills are part of the basildon post town.
This section is a placeholder for information about the dunton surname. In dunton there is a visitor centre, a picnic area and an original plotland house preserved as a museum. What had started out as holiday retreats were now havens, a safe place to live whilst the bombs dropped. The books are complementary pictures of plotland experiences and history and so im going to post about them together. On the return you walk through more beautiful, undulating woods and then through the dunton plotlands part of the nature reserve, an interesting area formerly full of bungalows and chalets for londoners. I can send responders a file attachment with about 150 pages of history, much of which postdates duntons involvement. Pitsea hall, now called cromwell manor, sits next to the train line near pitsea train station and gives its name to pitsea hall lane, where the entrance to the hall is the 1888 os map shows farm buildings on the other side of the road, then a track, and some small remains still exist behind the chain link fence on land between a works depot and the pony sanctuary.
To the southwest of laindon, the dunton plotlands was an area of small plots of land used as weekend cottages or. The ground plans of the dunton colony near laindon are on display, but also included is a rare opportunity to listen to a recording of ward giving his 1985 lecture, arcadia for all a study of the essex plotlands. The dunton plotlands was an area of small rural plots of land in dunton wayletts, southern essex inhabited from the 1930s to the 1980s. Focal point gallery is pleased to present the peculiar people, an exhibition and event series that examines and traces a history of radical, ideological and sociopolitical communal living experiments throughout the 20th century essex, extending to the present day and beyond. The londoners rural retreat by herself and then a portrait of basildon plotlands. This is consistent with the development of the dunton plotlands in the 1930s and some that are believed to have been locally lived in on the west side of the hill below st peters church. Arcadia for all a study of the essex plotlands by colin. This fascinating book traces the plotlanders story from the 1890s to the. The hammermill brand of photocopier paper is a bulkleydunton product. My father worked for london electricity board and the combination of no electricity and main drainage soon began to occupy his time in trying to rectify these omissions in the twentieth century. The dunton plotlands started appearing in the 1930s. Another 77 words 6 lines of text covering the years 1280, 1400, 1593, 1659, 1733 and 1660 are included under the topic early dunton history in all our pdf extended history products and printed products wherever possible. Book history concerns each phase of this process and the process as a whole, in all its variations over space and time and in all its relations with other systems, economic, social, political, and cultural, in the surrounding environment. Last autumn i was able to visit the langdon nature reserve near basildon in essex, and took the collection of photos at the end of this post.
Deanne walker has written two books about essex plotland communities, first basildon plotlands. The dunton hills estate covered a hillside, and consisted of approximately 460 acres from the lower dunton road to about two miles from the a127 southend arterial road. The plotlands consisted of small plots of land sold in the first half of the 20th century to people who built weekend cottages, holiday bungalows or smallholdings there. Baptisms 15531944, marriages 15531982, burials 15531911, banns 18231954. Much of the farm land was sold off to property developers at a time when the fenchurch street to southend railwayline was shortened and a station built at laindon. The dunton plotlands was an area of small rural plots of land in dunton wayletts, southern. The name dunton in this dunton family site you will hopefully find the duntons that you are dunton looking dunton for. In the us dunton is found in colorado and once was dunton on long island and dunton illinois. Comprehensive, thoroughly indexed, and full of learning. A portrait of basildon plotlands the enduring spirit.
I soon realised that welcome to plotlands was not going to be a short story because i was having too much fun with the main character. Its a real eyeopener to see the way people lived in our town all those years ago. Rear of the haven, dunton plotlands, essex view into the kitchen and bedroom beyond through the window of the haven. Today there is just one of the homes intact, the haven, which is a living museum, enabling visitors to learn about the history of.
The former plotlands around laindon and dunton are still held dear in the memories of many of their former. The authors have a good style and the book is very readable. Buy a cheap copy of a history of scotland book by john duncan mackie. She begins with a vivid description of travelling out from london on a friday night, opening up their chalet in the dark, settling in, and then waking up in the countryside with all the possibilities of a weekend stretching out before them. The dunton family name was found in the usa, the uk, canada, and scotland between 1840 and 1920.
Now, the best part of almost a century later, thousands of their descendants and friends continue to be fascinated. Duncan moans about not being polished and refuses to take passengers. For information on how to purchase this book please contact the author. Books about the history of basildon, laindon, langdon hills, dunton, nevendon, vange. The former plotlands around laindon and dunton are still held dear in the memories of many of their former residents. Nearby smaller towns include billericay to the north, wickford northeast and south benfleet to the east. Evolution of plotlands i moved to dunton with my parents in september 1952 into a brick built plotland property called monami on the lower dunton road. Are there any other family members with photos of hollis. Both deannas books, which are on sale at the essex wild life trust visitor centre at dunton, contain not only her own very interesting memories and stories of the plotlands, but those of many other plotlanders that she collected over several years.
One of these plotland homes, the haven, has been preserved as the plotlands museum near the langdon visitors centre. Of course, they are subject to changes in economics, technology, geography, and the social climate. Read about the history of basildon and see specially. Plotlands at war with london particularly the east end under bombardment from enemy shelling during the second world war, the dwellings at dunton provided a welcome getaway from the hazards of london living. History of dunston gateshead history, felling history. The enduring spirit with peter jackson who maintains a plotlands website. Early history of the dunton family this web page shows only a small excerpt of our dunton research. In the 12th century dunton came under the ownership of the abbey of bechellouin. The earliest known reference to dunton can be traced back to the domesday book of 1086 when the area was then referred to as dantuna. There are still a few remaining copies of this book available to purchase. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers.
The laindon plotlands began life in the early 1900s, when the cheap cost of imported american grain combined with bad weather meant that the value of farm land fell. The western perimeter where the plotland developments, which covered most of our area, were. Transcripts in either book or microfiche form for registers prior to 18 can be purchased from the blars see website for details. When he became a commerical illustrator, dunton used this experience to authenticate details in sketches commissioned by such periodicals as harpers, colliers, and scribners. Dunton is a very old english dunton name and is found in dunton more than 7 dunton places in dunton england. That night, skarloey tells him a story about rheneas who always put his passengers first. Duncan, retitled duncan the stubborn engine in 2011, is the eighteenth book in the my thomas story library series.
The lunch destination horndononthehill is a conservation area and features several noteworthy buildings as well as a multiaward winning pub. Deanne walkers first book, basildon plotlands, touched on elements of this controversy, but also has more material about the weekenders that her own family represented. Now, the best part of almost a century later, thousands of their descendants and friends continue to be fascinated by the unique sense of freedom and exhilaration they felt. The plotland area around dunton, laindon and langdon hills was very important to many hundreds of people from the 1930s to the 1970s. Dunton, bedfordshire genealogy heraldry and history. In 1840 there were 43 dunton families living in maine.
A history that is equally entertaining and enlightening, illu. Do you know of a plotlands railway carriage at borrowdale. The reserve was once the site of many plotlands homes, and we thought readers would be interested in the information sent on to us. The most dunton families were found in the usa in 1880. Close to dunton, in east tilbury, the czech shoe manufacturer tomas bata established his model industrial village in 1932, having. Do you know of a plotlands railway carriage at borrowdale road thundersley. The plotlands was an area of natural land available for rentpurchase as holiday spots, popular with londoners who wanted to escape to the countryside. Essex book awards, best commercial publication category, 20002002. The former plotlands around laindon and dunton are still held dear in the. This was followed in 1985 with the first of three books from journalist peter lucas which mainly covered the development corporation years from 1949 onwards. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Welcome to dunston history this history section is dedicated to, and was created at the behest of, mrs lesley fenton, whose mother is sylvia ivison nee bratton, of dunston. Maine had the highest population of dunton families in 1840.
The passing of the plotlands the blog of the essex. A brief history geographically, dunton is situated some 26 miles south east of london, set back 4 miles from the passing river thames in the county of essex. Principles and practice of recreational therapy for the mentally ill by john eisele davis and william rush dunton and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Heroism of us military war dogs who brave bombs and bullets revealed in new book. These two local history books would make an excellent addition to any collection. Known to his friends as buck, dunton traveled extensively in the west as a young man, working as a ranch hand and cowboy. The bedfordshire and luton archives and records service hold the registers for dunton. Radical essex is a project reexamining the county in relation to radicalism in thought, lifestyle, politics and architecture. The town was established in 1885, and it consisted of log structures stretching for about a mile along the west dolores river. Earlyday dunton was a mining camp, and the mines were located about half a mile down. A programme of events will take place across essex throughout 2016 and 2017, shedding light on the vibrant, pioneering thinking of the late 19th and 20th centuries. The earliest reference to dunton is found in the domesday book of 1086 when dantona was held by bishop ode half brother of william the conqueror. This is a fascinating historical account of what life was like for the german pows who.
1236 1092 737 514 928 50 889 497 619 1662 1527 868 387 1519 1125 131 1516 239 580 917 1604 1375 1022 1222 1361 884 191 876 486 1384 1293 1016