{"id":16403,"date":"2021-03-12T13:00:03","date_gmt":"2021-03-12T13:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/?p=16403"},"modified":"2021-07-03T21:38:34","modified_gmt":"2021-07-03T21:38:34","slug":"southend-waterworks-company","status":"publish","type":"southendwaterworks","link":"https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/southendwaterworks\/southend-waterworks-company\/","title":{"rendered":"Southend Waterworks Company Houses in Thundersley, Essex"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">There were three residential properties built in the early 1900&#8217;s by <strong>Southend Waterworks Company<\/strong> in Thundersley, Essex, which were associated with the reservoir and two pumping stations. Using census, electoral and various other records I have discovered the names of the first few occupants of these three properties. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Click on a name to find out more about them (listed lower down), or use the menu on the right.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Reservoir Cottage<\/strong>\u00a0was the property associated with <strong>Burches Reservoir<\/strong> (bottom right on map below).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pumping Station House<\/strong> (also called Pumping Station Cottage and Waterworks House) on Great Burches Lane was the property associated with <strong>Burches Pumping Station <\/strong>(top right on map below).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pumping Station Cottage<\/strong>\u00a0was the property associated with <strong>Thundersley Pumping Station<\/strong> (left on map below).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\r\n\t\t<style type='text\/css'>\r\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\r\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\r\n\t\t\t    float: left;\r\n\t\t\t    margin-top: 10px;\r\n\t\t\t    text-align: center;\r\n\t\t\t    width: auto;\r\n\t\t\t\tbox-sizing: border-box;\r\n \t\t\t    padding: 0.1em 0.3em 0 0;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\r\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #ffffff;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\r\n\t\t\t\tfont-size: 0.7em;\r\n   \t\t\t\tline-height: 1.2em;\r\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff none repeat scroll 0 0;\r\n \t\t\t\tmargin: 0;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\r\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-16403 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\r\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/tg-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/All-Three-1920-Detail.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/tg-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/All-Three-1920-Detail.jpg 900w, https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/tg-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/All-Three-1920-Detail-250x141.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\r\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16412'>\r\n\t\t\t\tThundersley Pumping Station, Burches Reservoir and Burches Pumping Station\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\r\n\t\t<\/div><br style='clear: both' \/>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><em>Maps reproduced with the permission of the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.nls.uk\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Library of Scotland<\/a><\/strong>.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>All three Waterworks properties in Thundersley appear to have been built to the same design.<\/p>\n\r\n\t\t<style type='text\/css'>\r\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\r\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\r\n\t\t\t    float: left;\r\n\t\t\t    margin-top: 10px;\r\n\t\t\t    text-align: center;\r\n\t\t\t    width: auto;\r\n\t\t\t\tbox-sizing: border-box;\r\n \t\t\t    padding: 0.1em 0.3em 0 0;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\r\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #ffffff;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\r\n\t\t\t\tfont-size: 0.7em;\r\n   \t\t\t\tline-height: 1.2em;\r\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff none repeat scroll 0 0;\r\n \t\t\t\tmargin: 0;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\r\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-16403 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\r\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/tg-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/15-Common-Aproaches.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-16269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/tg-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/15-Common-Aproaches.jpg 400w, https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/tg-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/15-Common-Aproaches-250x188.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\r\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-16269'>\r\n\t\t\t\tReservoir Cottage \/ 15 Common Approach\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\r\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/tg-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/17-Chancel-Close.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-16278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/tg-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/17-Chancel-Close.jpg 400w, https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/tg-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/17-Chancel-Close-250x188.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\r\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-16278'>\r\n\t\t\t\tPumping Station House\/ 17 Chancel Close\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\r\n\t\t<\/div><br style='clear: both' \/>\n\n<p>Southend Waterworks Company submitted a Bill to Parliament in <strong>1893<\/strong> (for their <strong>1894<\/strong> session) to extend their water supply into Thundersley, by the construction of a two pumping stations and a reservoir. The Bill below outlines exactly what they intended to to, and even includes the names of land owners and their current occupiers:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>2. To authorise the Company to make and maintain the works following or some or one of them or parts thereof respectively, to be wholly situate in the said county of Essex (that is to say):-<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>(1) A pumping station. (No. 1) with a well or wells, shafts, drifts, standages, borings, and other works and conveniences connected therewith, to be wholly situate in the said parish of\u00a0 Thundersley, in a field Cumbered 86 on the a 1\/2500 ordnance map of that parish, and belonging or reputed to belong to <strong>Thomas Jenner Spitty<\/strong> and in the occupation of <strong>John Frederick Talbot<\/strong>.<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>(2) A line or lines of pipes (No. 1) commencing at or in the intended pumping station (No. 1) and terminating in the parish of Eastwood, at or in the Company&#8217;s pumping station known as the Oakwood pumping station now in course of construction, which said intended line or lines of pipes (No. 1) will be made or pass from, in, through, or into all or some of the parishes, townships, and places of Thundersley, Dawes Heath, Hadleigh, and Eastwood.<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>(3) A pumping station (No. 2) with a well or wells, shafts, drifts, standages, borings, and other works and conveniences connected therewith, to be wholly situate in the said parish of Thundersley, in a field numbered 27 on the said ordnance map, and belonging or reputed, to belong to <strong>Alfred Darby<\/strong>, and in the occupation of <strong>James Thorrington<\/strong> the younger.<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>(4) A line or lines of pipes (No. 2), to be wholly situate in the said parish of Thundersley, commencing at or in the intended pumping station (No. 2), and terminating by a junction with the intended line, or lines, of pipes (No. 1) in the public road leading from Thundersley parish church to the Village of Thundersley at a point 6 chains or thereabouts measured along the said road in a north-easterly direction from the White Hart Inn in Thundersley.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The reservoir (aka service tank) was first mentioned in a Bill from <strong>1897<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>&#8220;A service tank (No. 1), to be wholly situate in the said parish of Thundersley, in the rural district of Rochford, in a field numbered 70 on the 1\/2500 Ordnance Map (second edition, 1896) of that parish, and belonging, or reputed to belong, to <strong>Ernest Meanley<\/strong>, and in the occupation of <strong>James Thorrington<\/strong>.&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>I have edited the text from 1890 and 1893 into single pages for ease of reading. You can view the original pages (and many others) on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegazette.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Gazzette<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\r\n\t\t<style type='text\/css'>\r\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 {\r\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-item {\r\n\t\t\t    float: left;\r\n\t\t\t    margin-top: 10px;\r\n\t\t\t    text-align: center;\r\n\t\t\t    width: auto;\r\n\t\t\t\tbox-sizing: border-box;\r\n \t\t\t    padding: 0.1em 0.3em 0 0;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 img {\r\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #ffffff;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-caption {\r\n\t\t\t\tfont-size: 0.7em;\r\n   \t\t\t\tline-height: 1.2em;\r\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff none repeat scroll 0 0;\r\n \t\t\t\tmargin: 0;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\r\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-16403 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\r\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/tg-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1890-The-London-Gazette-28-November-1890.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[16403]\"><img width=\"250\" height=\"311\" src=\"https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/tg-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1890-The-London-Gazette-28-November-1890-250x311.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-16414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/tg-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1890-The-London-Gazette-28-November-1890-250x311.jpg 250w, https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/tg-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1890-The-London-Gazette-28-November-1890-1233x1536.jpg 1233w, https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/tg-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1890-The-London-Gazette-28-November-1890.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\r\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-16414'>\r\n\t\t\t\tThe London Gazette &#8211; 28 November 1890\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\r\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/tg-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1893-The-London-Gazette-24-November-1893.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[16403]\"><img width=\"250\" height=\"305\" src=\"https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/tg-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1893-The-London-Gazette-24-November-1893-250x305.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-16415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/tg-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1893-The-London-Gazette-24-November-1893-250x305.jpg 250w, https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/tg-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1893-The-London-Gazette-24-November-1893-1258x1536.jpg 1258w, https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/tg-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1893-The-London-Gazette-24-November-1893.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\r\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-16415'>\r\n\t\t\t\tThe London Gazette &#8211; 24 November 1893\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\r\n\t\t<\/div><br style='clear: both' \/>\n\n<p>A newspaper article from June <strong>1898<\/strong> stated the sinking of a well in Thundersely was underway, but unlikely to be finished until the following June. Both pumping stations within Thundersley were finished on time and began pumping in <strong>1899<\/strong>. On 12th July <strong>1902<\/strong> Southend Waterworks employees, family and friends were invited to a rare treat at the bottom of the not quite finished Thundersley Reservoir to hear the Thundersley Brass Band play there. It must have be quite a spectacle!<\/p>\n\r\n\t\t<style type='text\/css'>\r\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 {\r\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 .gallery-item {\r\n\t\t\t    float: left;\r\n\t\t\t    margin-top: 10px;\r\n\t\t\t    text-align: center;\r\n\t\t\t    width: auto;\r\n\t\t\t\tbox-sizing: border-box;\r\n \t\t\t    padding: 0.1em 0.3em 0 0;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 img {\r\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #ffffff;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 .gallery-caption {\r\n\t\t\t\tfont-size: 0.7em;\r\n   \t\t\t\tline-height: 1.2em;\r\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff none repeat scroll 0 0;\r\n \t\t\t\tmargin: 0;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\r\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-16403 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\r\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/tg-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1898-Southend-Standard-and-Essex-Weekly-Advertiser-Thursday-16-June-1898.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[16403]\"><img width=\"250\" height=\"331\" src=\"https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/tg-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1898-Southend-Standard-and-Essex-Weekly-Advertiser-Thursday-16-June-1898-250x331.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-16416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/tg-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1898-Southend-Standard-and-Essex-Weekly-Advertiser-Thursday-16-June-1898-250x331.jpg 250w, https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/tg-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1898-Southend-Standard-and-Essex-Weekly-Advertiser-Thursday-16-June-1898.jpg 504w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\r\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-16416'>\r\n\t\t\t\tSouthend Standard and Essex Weekly Advertiser &#8211; Thursday 16 June 1898\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\r\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/tg-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/1902-Southend-Standard-and-Essex-Weekly-Advertiser-Thursday-17-July-1902.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[16403]\"><img width=\"250\" height=\"253\" src=\"https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/tg-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/1902-Southend-Standard-and-Essex-Weekly-Advertiser-Thursday-17-July-1902-250x253.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-16207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/tg-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/1902-Southend-Standard-and-Essex-Weekly-Advertiser-Thursday-17-July-1902-250x253.jpg 250w, https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/tg-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/1902-Southend-Standard-and-Essex-Weekly-Advertiser-Thursday-17-July-1902-45x45.jpg 45w, https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/tg-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/1902-Southend-Standard-and-Essex-Weekly-Advertiser-Thursday-17-July-1902.jpg 542w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\r\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-16207'>\r\n\t\t\t\tSouthend Standard and Essex Weekly Advertiser &#8211; Thursday 17 July 1902\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\r\n\t\t<\/div><br style='clear: both' \/>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><em>Newspaper articles reproduced with the permission of the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">British Newspaper Archive<\/a><\/strong> and <strong>The British Library Board<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong><a id=\"reservoircottage\"><\/a>Reservoir Cottage<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Reservoir Cottage<\/strong>\u00a0was the property associated with <strong>Burches Reservoir<\/strong>, twin <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">3 million gallons tanks, and built at the bottom right of the section of field bought by the Southend Waterworks Company. The land west of the reservoirs was sold off for housing c.1953, and Reservoir Cottage became <strong>15 Common Approach<\/strong>, now found just before the corner semi&#8217;s by Prestwood Drive. The eastern reservoir was filled in and land sold off for development in the 1990&#8217;s, but the western reservoir remains, as does the water tower built in the 1960&#8217;s.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The first residents were:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>1907-1926<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u00a0&#8211; <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/southendwaterworks\/carey-reservoir-cottage-southend-waterworks-company\/\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>George Edward CAREY<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"> and family<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">(2nd Cousin of George Shrimplin&#8217;s wife, below)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>1929-1931<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"> &#8211; <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/southendwaterworks\/shrimplin-reservoir-cottage-southend-waterworks-company\/\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>George William SHRIMPLIN<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"> and family<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>1939<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"> &#8211; <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/southendwaterworks\/noakes-reservoir-cottage-southend-waterworks-company\/\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Robert William NOAKES<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\r\n\t\t<style type='text\/css'>\r\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 {\r\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 .gallery-item {\r\n\t\t\t    float: left;\r\n\t\t\t    margin-top: 10px;\r\n\t\t\t    text-align: center;\r\n\t\t\t    width: auto;\r\n\t\t\t\tbox-sizing: border-box;\r\n \t\t\t    padding: 0.1em 0.3em 0 0;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 img {\r\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #ffffff;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 .gallery-caption {\r\n\t\t\t\tfont-size: 0.7em;\r\n   \t\t\t\tline-height: 1.2em;\r\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff none repeat scroll 0 0;\r\n \t\t\t\tmargin: 0;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\r\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-5' class='gallery galleryid-16403 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\r\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/tg-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Burches-Reservoir-1895-98.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[16403]\"><img width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/tg-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Burches-Reservoir-1895-98.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-16296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/tg-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Burches-Reservoir-1895-98.jpg 900w, https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/tg-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Burches-Reservoir-1895-98-250x141.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\r\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-16296'>\r\n\t\t\t\tBurches Reservoir 1895-98 (land before construction)\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\r\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/tg-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Burches-Reservoir-1920.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[16403]\"><img width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/tg-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Burches-Reservoir-1920.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-16297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/tg-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Burches-Reservoir-1920.jpg 900w, https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/tg-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Burches-Reservoir-1920-250x141.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\r\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-16297'>\r\n\t\t\t\tBurches Reservoir 1920\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\r\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/tg-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Burches-Reservoir-1938.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[16403]\"><img width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/tg-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Burches-Reservoir-1938.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-16298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/tg-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Burches-Reservoir-1938.jpg 900w, https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/tg-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Burches-Reservoir-1938-250x141.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\r\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-16298'>\r\n\t\t\t\tBurches Reservoir 1938\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\r\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/tg-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Burches-Reservoir-1955-67.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[16403]\"><img width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/tg-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Burches-Reservoir-1955-67.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-16299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/tg-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Burches-Reservoir-1955-67.jpg 900w, https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/tg-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Burches-Reservoir-1955-67-250x141.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\r\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-16299'>\r\n\t\t\t\tBurches Reservoir 1955-67\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\r\n\t\t<\/div><br style='clear: both' \/>\n\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong><a id=\"pumpingstationhouse\"><\/a>Pumping Station House<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pumping Station House<\/strong> (also called Pumping Station Cottage and Waterworks House) on Great Burches Lane was the property associated with <strong>Burches Pumping Station<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The first residents were:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>1906-1915<\/strong> (latest 1918)<strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/southendwaterworks\/bardell-burches-pumping-station-house-southend-waterworks-company\/\">Alfred BARDELL <\/a><\/strong>and family<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>1920-1923 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/southendwaterworks\/ledger-burches-pumping-station-house-thundersley-essex-southend-waterworks-company\/\">Fountain Benjamin LEDGER<\/a><\/strong> and family<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>1924-1926 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/southendwaterworks\/thurston-burches-pumping-station-house-thundersley-essex-southend-waterworks-company\/\">Aldred Arthur THURSTON<\/a><\/strong> and family<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>1930-1939 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/southendwaterworks\/golding-burches-pumping-station-house-southend-waterworks-company\/\">Frederick William GOLDING<\/a> <\/strong>and family<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>c.1950-c.1960 <\/strong>&#8211; <strong>Ernest Edward PARISH<\/strong> and family<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\r\n\t\t<style type='text\/css'>\r\n\t\t\t#gallery-6 {\r\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t#gallery-6 .gallery-item {\r\n\t\t\t    float: left;\r\n\t\t\t    margin-top: 10px;\r\n\t\t\t    text-align: center;\r\n\t\t\t    width: auto;\r\n\t\t\t\tbox-sizing: border-box;\r\n \t\t\t    padding: 0.1em 0.3em 0 0;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t#gallery-6 img {\r\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #ffffff;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t#gallery-6 .gallery-caption {\r\n\t\t\t\tfont-size: 0.7em;\r\n   \t\t\t\tline-height: 1.2em;\r\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff none repeat scroll 0 0;\r\n \t\t\t\tmargin: 0;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\r\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-6' class='gallery galleryid-16403 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\r\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/tg-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Burches-Pumping-Station-1920.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-16319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/tg-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Burches-Pumping-Station-1920.jpg 900w, https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/tg-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Burches-Pumping-Station-1920-250x141.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\r\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-16319'>\r\n\t\t\t\tBurches Pumping Station 1920\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\r\n\t\t<\/div><br style='clear: both' \/>\n\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong><a id=\"pumpingstationcottage\"><\/a>Pumping Station Cottage<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pumping Station Cottage<\/strong>\u00a0was the property associated with <strong>Thundersley Pumping Station <\/strong>(aka No.7), which was first pumped in 1899. The house is now known as <strong>17 Chancel Close<\/strong>, the pumping station having been closed and demolished in the 1940&#8217;s or early 1950&#8217;s and the land built on for housing.<\/p>\n<p>The first residents were:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>1901-1914<\/strong> (latest 1917)\u00a0&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/southendwaterworks\/noakes-pumping-station-house-southend-waterworks-company\/\"><strong>Alfred Charles NOAKES<\/strong><\/a> and family<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>1918-1931<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/southendwaterworks\/ayris-pumping-station-house-southend-waterworks-company\/\"><strong>Henry Hawksley AYRIS<\/strong><\/a> and family (this was a HUGE piece of research!)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>1939<\/strong> (earliest 1931) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/southendwaterworks\/clarke-pumping-station-house-southend-waterworks-company\/\"><strong>Henry CLARK<\/strong><\/a> and family<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\r\n\t\t<style type='text\/css'>\r\n\t\t\t#gallery-7 {\r\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t#gallery-7 .gallery-item {\r\n\t\t\t    float: left;\r\n\t\t\t    margin-top: 10px;\r\n\t\t\t    text-align: center;\r\n\t\t\t    width: auto;\r\n\t\t\t\tbox-sizing: border-box;\r\n \t\t\t    padding: 0.1em 0.3em 0 0;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t#gallery-7 img {\r\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #ffffff;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t#gallery-7 .gallery-caption {\r\n\t\t\t\tfont-size: 0.7em;\r\n   \t\t\t\tline-height: 1.2em;\r\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff none repeat scroll 0 0;\r\n \t\t\t\tmargin: 0;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\r\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-7' class='gallery galleryid-16403 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\r\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/tg-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Thundersley-Pumping-Station-1895-98.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[16403]\"><img width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/tg-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Thundersley-Pumping-Station-1895-98.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-7-16301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/tg-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Thundersley-Pumping-Station-1895-98.jpg 900w, https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/tg-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Thundersley-Pumping-Station-1895-98-250x141.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\r\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-7-16301'>\r\n\t\t\t\tThundersley Pumping Station  1895-98 (land before construction)\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\r\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/tg-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Thundersley-Pumping-Station-1920.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[16403]\"><img width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/tg-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Thundersley-Pumping-Station-1920.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-7-16302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/tg-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Thundersley-Pumping-Station-1920.jpg 900w, https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/tg-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Thundersley-Pumping-Station-1920-250x141.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\r\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-7-16302'>\r\n\t\t\t\tThundersley Pumping Station 1920\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\r\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/tg-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Thundersley-Pumping-Station-1938.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[16403]\"><img width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/tg-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Thundersley-Pumping-Station-1938.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-7-16303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/tg-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Thundersley-Pumping-Station-1938.jpg 900w, https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/tg-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Thundersley-Pumping-Station-1938-250x141.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\r\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-7-16303'>\r\n\t\t\t\tThundersley Pumping Station 1938\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\r\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/tg-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Thundersley-Pumping-Station-1955-67.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[16403]\"><img width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/tg-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Thundersley-Pumping-Station-1955-67.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-7-16304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/tg-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Thundersley-Pumping-Station-1955-67.jpg 900w, https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/tg-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Thundersley-Pumping-Station-1955-67-250x141.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\r\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-7-16304'>\r\n\t\t\t\tThundersley Pumping Station 1955-67\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\r\n\t\t<\/div><br style='clear: both' \/>\n\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There were three residential properties built in the early 1900&#8217;s by Southend Waterworks Company in Thundersley, Essex, which were associated with the reservoir and two pumping stations: Reservoir Cottage, Pumping Station House and Pumping Station 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