London’s Screen Archives enables Londoners see their past come alive on film. Managed by Film London, we are a unique network of historic film collections that cares for, collects and screens heritage film across the city. Together we preserve London’s rich film heritage from feature films to home movies, public information films, newsreels, and records of the capital’s many different industries.
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Upminster's Heritage
From the Upminster Windmill to the Tithe Barn, John Wynstanly takes us on a tour of Upminster’s historic buildings.
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Overview
Starting at Upminster Hall, built in the 16th century, the film covers the Tithe Barn, Gaynes Lodge, Upminster Clockhouse, High House, The Old Cottage, Great Sunnings, Howard Hall, Great Tomkyns, Upminster Station and Upminster Windmill. A labour of love, the film took John Wynstanly over a year of working evening and weekends to research the history, obtain permissions for filming, record the sound track himself and carry out the filming.
This film is from the collection of Havering Local Studies and Family History Centre, a member of the London's Screen Archives Network.
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