REMOVALS IN EDMONTON

 

ABOUT EDMONTON

The old highway Ermine Street passed through what is today Edmonton. Ermine Street was the main Roman Road from London through Lincoln and on to York. Edmonton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it is recorded as Adelmentone.Pymmes Park with its historic walled garden is Upper Edmonton's park. Pymmes Park originated as a private estate. In the late 16th century it was owned by the powerful Cecil family. In 1589 Robert Cecil, later 1st Earl of Salisbury, spent his honeymoon at Pymmes. The estate was eventually acquired by Edmonton Council and opened as a public park in 1906. Pymmes House was destroyed by fire during World War II and the remains were demolished. Robert Cecil was a protege of Francis Walsingham, Elizabeth I's chief spymaster and he succeeded him as Secretary of State in 1590.The historic All Saints' Church is situated in Church Street as is Lamb's Cottage, which was home to writers Charles Lamb and Mary Lamb.Edmonton was the hometown of Sir James Winter Lake, director of the Hudson's Bay Company. A trading outpost in what is today the Canadian province of Alberta was named for Edmonton in London. The Canadian Edmonton is now capital of the province, and more widely known than its namesake and predecessor.Edmonton was home to many industries which included manufacturing of gas appliances, electrical components and furniture most of this has been lost in recent years.Some of the household names that produced goods here include MK electric, Ever Ready batteries, B&I Nathan furniture, Glover and Main gas appliances. Eley Industrial Estate named after Eley Brothers the firearms cartridge manufacturer. The shot tower was a distinctive landmark on the Edmonton skyline. Demolished late 20th century.