Havering (Borough of) – Walking. Gossip. Travel.

I’m not usually too engaged with parks, but this one has an interesting backstory which is explained on this information

London – Havering (Borough of) – Hornchurch – Old Buildings on High Street

This post isn’t of the greatest excitement I’ll admit, but this is the main street of Hornchurch and some of

How beautiful Basildon’s railway station looks from the exterior…. It’s a relatively new railway station, opened in 1974 on an

I do like a nice heritage trail and this was a perfect length for a walk before the pubs opened,

This property was built in 1751 as the workhouse for the area, being extended in 1783. As the need for

This is the former stable block to the manor house of New Place, now demolished, and it’s known today as

This chapel is part of the Upminster Heritage Trail and is located on St. Mary’s Lane. It was first built

The Church of St. Laurence is important to Upminster for numerous reasons, not least because it’s the origin of the

I thought this metal grave was intriguing, located at St. Laurence church in Upminster. It commemorates the life of Lydia

There has been a market in this area since 1247, when it was used as a location to buy and