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'''Aldersbrook''' is the name given to an [[Edwardian architecture|Edwardian]] housing estate in North-East [[London]]. Named after the [[Alders Brook]], a minor river, the estate is bounded by Aldersbrook Road to the south, [[Bush Wood]] to the west, [[Wanstead Park]] to the north, and the [[City of London Cemetery and Crematorium]] to the east. It is wholly in the [[London Borough of Redbridge]], and borders [[London Borough of Waltham Forest|Waltham Forest]] and [[London Borough of Newham|Newham]]. One half of Aldersbrook is in the postcode district of E11, the other in E12. Some of the part in E12 was formerly part of Newham.
'''Aldersbrook''' (also known as [[Aldersbrook Estate]]), is an [[Edwardian architecture|Edwardian]] housing estate in Wanstead, [[East London]]. It is named after the medieval [[Aldersbrook Manor|Manor of Aldersbrook]] the manor itself was named after the [[Alders Brook]], a minor river which marks part of the boundary between the London Boroughs of [[London Borough of Newham|Newham]] and [[London Borough of Redbridge|Redbridge]].


The area and the estate now wholly fall within the [[London Borough of Redbridge]], though historically Aldersbrook Manor has always fallen inside the parish of [[Little Ilford]], which is in turn part of what is now the [[London Borough of Newham]].
The built-up area is surrounded on all sides by open space or parkland, which is distinctive in the otherwise dense urban landscape of North-East [[London]]. Northumberland Avenue and Aldersbrook Road, in particular, have housing frontage built only on one side of the road, affording views of Wanstead Park and [[Wanstead Flats]], respectively, to the properties there. Perhaps reflecting the generally pro-[[Temperance movement|temperance]] [[Edwardian era]] in which the estate was laid out, or perhaps due to [[restrictive covenant]],<ref>Suggested in ''Semi-Detached London'', Alan A Jackson, Allen & Unwin, 1973</ref> there are no [[public houses]] at all in the area, save for the bar of the Courtney Hotel, which is at the extreme south-eastern corner of the area. There is also a bowls club that has a small bar in it, located on Aldersbrook road.


The 2010 [[Mike Leigh]] film ''[[Another Year (film)|Another Year]]'' used the area for locations.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1431181/locations Filming locations for Another Year (2010)]</ref>
There is a school, [[Aldersbrook Primary School]], two churches, one [[Anglican]] and one [[Baptist]], and a library on Park Road. There is a short strip of shops on Aldersbrook Road, in the south-eastern corner of the estate, a convenience store in the western end of the estate, behind the Anglican church, and a launderette and another convenience store at the eastern side of the estate.


==Governance==
While the greater body of the estate was laid out in the 1910s, which defines its overall character, there are smaller areas of more recent post-war development. Brading Crescent area was laid out as a mix of council housing styles in the 1950s: terraces, [[sheltered housing]], and one high-rise block called Jackson Court. At the extreme eastern edge of the estate, behind Clavering Road, are small courtyards of flat-roofed terraced housing laid out in the late 1960s. On the site of the former [[maternity hospital]], modern houses and flats were laid out in the mid-1980s to form Alders Close. There is also a tiny pocket of land directly behind the wall of the Primary School which was developed into Albury Mews in the late 1980s.
Since 2018, Aldersbrook has been part of the electoral ward of [[Wanstead Park (ward)|Wanstead Park]] and elects two councillors to [[Redbridge London Borough Council]].

The estate was designated a [[Conservation area]] by [[Redbridge London Borough Council]] in 2002.<ref>[http://www.redbridge.gov.uk/cms/planning_land_and_buildings/land/conservation_areas.aspx#ourConservationAreas Conservation areas]</ref>

In 2009 a [[Mike Leigh]] film, [[Another Year (film)|Another Year]] was using the area for locations.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1431181/locations Filming locations for Another Year (2010)]</ref>

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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.wren-group.net/LOCATION_FILES/ALDERS_BROOK/Aldersbrook_Estate_text.htm Aldersbrook Estate, including photos]
*[http://allredbridgecars.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/redbridgedistrictsmap_large.jpg A map of Aldersbrook Area]
*[https://archive.today/20130419145116/http://allredbridgecars.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/redbridgedistrictsmap_large.jpg A map of Aldersbrook Area]


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[[Category:Housing in London]]
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Aldersbrook (also known as Aldersbrook Estate), is an Edwardian housing estate in Wanstead, East London. It is named after the medieval Manor of Aldersbrook the manor itself was named after the Alders Brook, a minor river which marks part of the boundary between the London Boroughs of Newham and Redbridge.

The area and the estate now wholly fall within the London Borough of Redbridge, though historically Aldersbrook Manor has always fallen inside the parish of Little Ilford, which is in turn part of what is now the London Borough of Newham.

The 2010 Mike Leigh film Another Year used the area for locations.[1]

Governance

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Since 2018, Aldersbrook has been part of the electoral ward of Wanstead Park and elects two councillors to Redbridge London Borough Council.

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References

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