Upton House, Newham

Upton House, West Ham; birthplace of Joseph Lister. Watercolour partly after a photograph, partly after a sketch by Mary Lister, 1920/1940

Upton House was a building in West Ham, Essex (now the London Borough of Newham) on what is now the corner of Lancaster Road and Upton Lane[1] It was rebuilt in 1731.[2] In 1827, it was the birthplace of the surgeon Joseph Lister. In 1893 a temporary church for St Peter's Church, Upton Cross was set up in its gardens, with the house forming the vicarage[2] - the permanent church was later built in the gardens. The vicarage was demolished in 1967-1968[2] and its site is now occupied by Joseph Lister Court.

References

  1. ^ Hidden London - Upton
  2. ^ a b c 'West Ham: Domestic buildings', in A History of the County of Essex: Volume 6, ed. W R Powell (London, 1973), pp. 50-57

External links

  • Media related to Upton House, Newham at Wikimedia Commons

51°32′22″N 0°01′24″E / 51.5395°N 0.0232°E / 51.5395; 0.0232


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