LDHS Press Notices

LOUGHTON & DISTRICT HISTORICAL SOCIETY NOTICES:

17/04/12: Newsletter 193 The April - May 2012 Newsletter and an up dated Index are now available on line here.

23/03/12: Recent Books, Publications pages up dated and revised book order form now online.

16/02/12: Newsletter 192 The Jan. - Mar. 2012 Newsletter and an up dated Index are now available on line here.

11/11/11: Newsletter 191 The Nov./Dec. 2011 Newsletter and an up dated Index are now available on line here.

20/09/11: Newsletter 190 The Sept./Oct. 2011 Newsletter and up dated Index are now available on line here.

26/05/11: The new LDHS Programme for 2011–2012 is now online here.

16/03/11: Newsletters 188 & 189, Jan/Feb & Mar/April 2011 with up dated Index are now available on line here. The editor apologises for the delays in updating the site recently due to personal problems.

14/11/10: Newsletter 187 The Nov - Dec. 2010 Newsletter and up dated Index are now available on line here.

28/10/10: The Society's latest book "The Buildings of Loughton" by Chris Pond is now available.See Recent Books Page & Publications.

14/09/10: The Society's book "THE LIFE AND ART OF OCTAVIUS DIXIE DEACON"
The 19th century sketched in Loughton, London, and Essex by a talented eccentric.
By Chris Pond & Richard Morris is now available. See Recent Books Page & Publications.

07/09/10: Newsletter 186 The Sept. - Oct. 2010 Newsletter and up dated Index are available on line here from 9th Sept.

23/08/10: Loughton Walk with Essex Rocord Office on 10th September:

18/06/10: The new LDHS Programme for 2010–2011 is now online here.

04/04/10:
Newsletter 185 The March - April 2010 Newsletter and up dated Index are now available on line here.

24/01/10:
Newsletter 184 The January - February 2010 Newsletter and up dated Index are now available on line here.

19/10/09:
Newsletter 183 The November - December Newsletter and up dated Index are now available on line here.

04/09/09:
Newsletter 182 The Sept. - Oct. 2009 Newsletter and up dated Index are now available on line here. Another great issue with 12 pages of articles and photographs.

03/09/2009:Updated LDHS Membership Form for 2009–2010 is now online here.

18/06/2009:The new LDHS Programme for 2009–2010 is now online here.

23/03/09:
Newsletter 181 The March - Feb. 2009 Newsletter and up dated Index are now available on line here.

This is our largest Newsletter so far with 16 pages.

28/01/09:
Newsletter 180 the Jan. - Feb. 2009 Newsletter and up dated Index are now available on line here.

21/12/2008:New Book: ARTHUR MORRISON – THE NOVELIST OF REALISM IN EAST LONDON AND ESSEX- By Stan Newens

ARTHUR MORRISON is sometimes styled the English Zola. He was a journalist and general-purpose writer who developed a genre quite unlike that of his contemporaries in Britain. His setting consisted of the dingy and poverty-ridden streets of inner East London in the late nineteenth century, to which the contrast applied was the sylvan retreat of the Essex Forest, not a dozen miles away. The descriptions of the Forest Morrison offers are as beautiful and elegiac as anything in literature, and serve to offset and throw into focus the profound physical and mental destitution of east London.
In this fine study, Stan Newens sets out a great deal of hitherto unknown information about Arthur Morrison, including the degree to which Morrison could go to disguise his origins in Poplar.
Like Thomas Hardy, Morrison gave up writing novels, then devoting himself to the collection and study of oriental art, on which he became an acknowledged international authority.

RRP £4.50

29/10/08:
Newsletter 179 the Nov. - Dec. Newsletter and up dated Index are now available on line here.

15/10/2008:New Book: Dr Fred Stoker and The Lost Garden of Loughton

A house and garden in Loughton, Essex, that in 1964 were offered to the National Trust is the subject of a new book. It tells the story of Dr Fred Stoker, a surgeon who came to live in Loughton in 1920. He subsequently purchased a five acre plot on which he built a house called The Summit, and over the following 15–20 years he and his wife developed a garden that became known nationally.
Stoker was attracted to lilies which he grew with great success, and he was one of the original members of the RHS Lily Committee. He was also interested in ericaceous plants and in 1934 published Shrubs for the Rock Garden.
Fred contributed gardening articles to The Times, was a frequent contributor to Gardeners Chronicleand also made several broadcasts. The Council of the RHS recognised the value of Stoker’s work by awarding him the Victoria Medal of Honour in 1937.
Stoker died in July 1943 but his wife continued to live at The Summit until her death in 1964. Her will provided that The Summit and its garden be left to the National Trust, but evidently the offer was declined, possibly as no dowry was included. In 1971 the plot was put up for sale with outline planning permission for 41 new detached houses and the demolition of The Summit. However, tree preservation orders were imposed on many of the large trees in the garden.
Fred Stoker’s extensive library including many rare books on plants and gardening was left to the RHS and may be found today in the Lindley Library.
The book contains colour plates of Stoker’s favourite Lilies together with other b/w illustrations. It is available from local bookshops, price £3.00, or direct from:

Loughton & District Historical Society
6 High Gables
Loughton
Essex
IG10 4EZ

Dr Fred Stoker and The Lost Garden of Loughton
Price £3.00 plus £1.00 p&p.
Cheques payable to Loughton & District Historical Society.

For more information contact:
Richard Morris
Tel. 0208 508 4974
Email: verdmorris@btinternet.com


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LOUGHTON & DISTRICT HISTORICAL SOCIETY NOTICES: 17/04/12: Newsletter 193 The April - May 2012 Newsletter and an up dated Index are now available on line here. 23/03/12: Recent Books, Publications pages up dated and revised book order form now online. 16/02/12: Newsletter 192 The Jan. - Mar. 2012 Newsletter and an up dated Index are now available on line here. 11/11/11: Newsletter 191 The Nov./Dec. 2011 Newsletter and an up dated Index are now available on line here. 20/09/11: Newsletter 190 The Sept./Oct. 2011 Newsletter and up dated Index are now available on line here. 26/05/11: The new LDHS Programme for 2011–2012 is now online here. 16/03/11: Newsletters 188 & 189, Jan/Feb & Mar/April 2011 with up dated Index are now available on line here. The editor apologises for the delays in updating the site recently due to personal problems. 14/11/10: Newsletter 187 The Nov - Dec. 2010 Newsletter and up dated Index are now available on line here. 28/10/10: The Society's latest book "The Buildings of Loughton" by Chris Pond is now available.See Recent Books Page & Publications. 14/09/10: The Society's book "THE LIFE AND ART OF OCTAVIUS DIXIE DEACON" The 19th century sketched in Loughton, London, and Essex by a talented eccentric. By Chris Pond & Richard Morris is now available. See Recent Books Page & Publications. 07/09/10: Newsletter 186 The Sept. - Oct. 2010 Newsletter and up dated Index are available on line here from 9th Sept. 23/08/10: Loughton Walk with Essex Rocord Office on 10th September: 18/06/10: The new LDHS Programme for 2010–2011 is now online here. 04/04/10: Newsletter 185 The March - April 2010 Newsletter and up dated Index are now available on line here. 24/01/10: Newsletter 184 The January - February 2010 Newsletter and up dated Index are now available on line here. 19/10/09: Newsletter 183 The November - December Newsletter and up dated Index are now available on line here. 04/09/09: Newsletter 182 The Sept. - Oct. 2009 Newsletter and up dated Index are now available on line here. Another great issue with 12 pages of articles and photographs. 03/09/2009:Updated LDHS Membership Form for 2009–2010 is now online here. 18/06/2009:The new LDHS Programme for 2009–2010 is now online here. 23/03/09: Newsletter 181 The March - Feb. 2009 Newsletter and up dated Index are now available on line here. This is our largest Newsletter so far with 16 pages. 28/01/09: Newsletter 180 the Jan. - Feb. 2009 Newsletter and up dated Index are now available on line here. 21/12/2008:New Book: ARTHUR MORRISON – THE NOVELIST OF REALISM IN EAST LONDON AND ESSEX- By Stan Newens ARTHUR MORRISON is sometimes styled the English Zola. He was a journalist and general-purpose writer who developed a genre quite unlike that of his contemporaries in Britain. His setting consisted of the dingy and poverty-ridden streets of inner East London in the late nineteenth century, to which the contrast applied was the sylvan retreat of the Essex Forest, not a dozen miles away. The descriptions of the Forest Morrison offers are as beautiful and elegiac as anything in literature, and serve to offset and throw into focus the profound physical and mental destitution of east London. In this fine study, Stan Newens sets out a great deal of hitherto unknown information about Arthur Morrison, including the degree to which Morrison could go to disguise his origins in Poplar. Like Thomas Hardy, Morrison gave up writing novels, then devoting himself to the collection and study of oriental art, on which he became an acknowledged international authority. RRP £4.50 29/10/08: Newsletter 179 the Nov. - Dec. Newsletter and up dated Index are now available on line here. 15/10/2008:New Book: Dr Fred Stoker and The Lost Garden of Loughton A house and garden in Loughton, Essex, that in 1964 were offered to the National Trust is the subject of a new book. It tells the story of Dr Fred Stoker, a surgeon who came to live in Loughton in 1920. He subsequently purchased a five acre plot on which he built a house called The Summit, and over the following 15–20 years he and his wife developed a garden that became known nationally. Stoker was attracted to lilies which he grew with great success, and he was one of the original members of the RHS Lily Committee. He was also interested in ericaceous plants and in 1934 published Shrubs for the Rock Garden. Fred contributed gardening articles to The Times, was a frequent contributor to Gardeners Chronicleand also made several broadcasts. The Council of the RHS recognised the value of Stoker’s work by awarding him the Victoria Medal of Honour in 1937. Stoker died in July 1943 but his wife continued to live at The Summit until her death in 1964. Her will provided that The Summit and its garden be left to the National Trust, but evidently the offer was declined, possibly as no dowry was included. In 1971 the plot was put up for sale with outline planning permission for 41 new detached houses and the demolition of The Summit. However, tree preservation orders were imposed on many of the large trees in the garden. Fred Stoker’s extensive library including many rare books on plants and gardening was left to the RHS and may be found today in the Lindley Library. The book contains colour plates of Stoker’s favourite Lilies together with other b/w illustrations. It is available from local bookshops, price £3.00, or direct from: Loughton & District Historical Society 6 High Gables Loughton Essex IG10 4EZ Dr Fred Stoker and The Lost Garden of Loughton Price £3.00 plus £1.00 p&p. Cheques payable to Loughton & District Historical Society. For more information contact: Richard Morris Tel. 0208 508 4974 Email: verdmorris@btinternet.com TOP