Friday Hill, Chingford
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Friday Hill is a housing estate in Chingford
(in the London Borough of Waltham Forest
; OS Grid Reference ), named after the hill of the same name, lying north of Chingford Hatch.
It takes its name from a John Friday who held land there in the fifteenth century; prior to this, it was known as Jackatt Hill.
Friday Hill House on the crest of the hill, designed by the architect Lewis Vulliamy
(1791–1871), was built in 1839. It served as the manor house of the Heathcote family, replacing an earlier Jacobean house on the site (built in 1608). The manor house had farmland of 160 acre (0.6474976 km²).
Louisa Boothby-Heathcote (1854–1940), who had succeeded as lady of the manor in 1915, was the last resident of the house. After the 1939-45 war, the estate was sold to London County Council
who built the large housing estate.
The house remains and is used for Adult and Community Education by the London Borough of Waltham Forest. It is a Grade II listed building.
According to legend, King Charles II is said to have knighted a loin of beef ("Sir Loin
") at Friday Hill; however, there are other places that also claim this honour, and the story is generally assumed to be apocryphal. The current pub "The Sirloin" on Friday Hill (before the estate was sold) was called Little Friday Hill House.
The pop-rap-indie group Friday Hill took its name from this Friday Hill in Chingford (where the group's members grew up).
Chingford
Chingford is a district of north east London, bordering on Enfield and Edmonton to the west, Woodford to the east, Walthamstow and Stratford to the south and Essex to the north. It is situated northeast of Charing Cross and forms part of the London Borough of Waltham Forest...
(in the London Borough of Waltham Forest
London Borough of Waltham Forest
The London Borough of Waltham Forest is in northeast London, England. Officially, it forms part of Outer London as it borders Essex. However, it can be seen that the NE London boundary does not extend far compared to elsewhere in the city...
; OS Grid Reference ), named after the hill of the same name, lying north of Chingford Hatch.
It takes its name from a John Friday who held land there in the fifteenth century; prior to this, it was known as Jackatt Hill.
Friday Hill House on the crest of the hill, designed by the architect Lewis Vulliamy
Lewis Vulliamy
Lewis Vulliamy was an English architect belonging to the Vulliamy family of clockmakers.-Life:Lewis Vulliamy was the son of the clockmaker Benjamin Vulliamy. He was born in Pall Mall, London on 15 March 1791, and articled to Sir Robert Smirke...
(1791–1871), was built in 1839. It served as the manor house of the Heathcote family, replacing an earlier Jacobean house on the site (built in 1608). The manor house had farmland of 160 acre (0.6474976 km²).
Louisa Boothby-Heathcote (1854–1940), who had succeeded as lady of the manor in 1915, was the last resident of the house. After the 1939-45 war, the estate was sold to London County Council
London County Council
London County Council was the principal local government body for the County of London, throughout its 1889–1965 existence, and the first London-wide general municipal authority to be directly elected. It covered the area today known as Inner London and was replaced by the Greater London Council...
who built the large housing estate.
The house remains and is used for Adult and Community Education by the London Borough of Waltham Forest. It is a Grade II listed building.
According to legend, King Charles II is said to have knighted a loin of beef ("Sir Loin
Sirloin steak
The sirloin steak is a steak cut from the rear back portion of the animal, continuing off the short loin from which T-bone, porterhouse, and club steaks are cut....
") at Friday Hill; however, there are other places that also claim this honour, and the story is generally assumed to be apocryphal. The current pub "The Sirloin" on Friday Hill (before the estate was sold) was called Little Friday Hill House.
The pop-rap-indie group Friday Hill took its name from this Friday Hill in Chingford (where the group's members grew up).