Aldersbrook (also known as
Aldersbrook Estate), is an
Edwardian
The Edwardian era or Edwardian period of British history spanned the reign of King Edward VII, 1901 to 1910 and is sometimes extended to the start of the First World War. The death of Queen Victoria in January 1901 marked the end of the Victori ...
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
The London Borough of Newham is a London borough created in 1965 by the London Government Act 1963. It covers an area previously administered by the Essex county boroughs of West Ham and East Ham, authorities that were both abolished by the ...
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
Mike Leigh (born 20 February 1943) is an English film and theatre director, screenwriter and playwright. He studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and further at the Camberwell School of Art, the Central School of Art and Design ...
film ''
Another Year'' used the area for locations.
Filming locations for Another Year (2010)
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External links
A map of Aldersbrook Area
References
{{LB Redbridge
Districts of the London Borough of Redbridge