Austins Joinery Of East Ham
A Memory of East Ham.
I started work for Austin's of East ham in 1978, and work their other factories in barking I have done research on Austins as no one seems to know about the company now that were the largest joinery company in the country, they had a magazine in the 30s called Austin chips, in it tells of the founder of the company, one only Austins grandchildren as the middle name of Brampton Austin, he became dental surgeon to King George the 6th the family lived at Wanstead, if you know about East ham look up Brampton Park and try and find out where it got its name, the other side of the family moved to Ilford and set up Austins of Ilford Ltd, and one of them Austins remarried, and bought the old Debden manner with Jed been burnt down and rebuilt, if you live in East ham you will know the connection between Debden and East ham, and so that side of the family did open the joinery works down River road barking called Debden joinery, and just for good measure Anne Austin was why for the founder of the company, and save the company when it went bankrupt, on old records this Mrs Annie Austin owner of Austin's of East ham timber yard near West Ham football ground
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I also lived in East Ham in the 1950-1970 when we moved to Suffolk. However in the late 50s early 60s I collected wood scraps from Austins for our fire at home. My gran used to clear the fire and relight each day in the winter. We lived near the 600 group factory at the end of Boleyn rd E6 near the football ground and the bus garage. Does anyone remember what the machines/vehicles were that were stored in Boleyn road behind a large wall and gates. (Which we all climbed) they looked as though they were for WW11 but not sure.
I do remember that there were only three families that had a car.
Ford Anglia
Ford Prefect
Austin Cambridge
On football nights or Saturday my mate and I would put dustbins across the end of Boleyn road and charge a tanner to allow supporters to park their cars. One family in Boleyn allowed supporters to leave their bikes in their front garden and again supporters would just put the money through the letter plate to the front door.
The ironic coincidence is that my step daughter some 40 years later married a chap who's farther was one of those West Ham football supporters who left his bike in Boleyn road in the early 60s.
bye for now
TG