Comments on: The Wantz stream http://affable-lurking.org/blog/2006/05/21/the-wantz-stream/ It's worse than that, it's physics, Jim. Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:57:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Robert Hallmann http://affable-lurking.org/blog/2006/05/21/the-wantz-stream/#comment-30826 Robert Hallmann Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:28:40 +0000 http://affable-lurking.org/blog/?p=75#comment-30826 Hi, interesting that about its meaning in Essex and Kent, but the Victoria House Roundabout in Hadleigh/Thundersley, Essex, with four exits to Benfleet, London, Rayleigh and Southend-on-Sea used to be called the Four Wantz Way. Thanks. Hi, interesting that about its meaning in Essex and Kent, but the Victoria House Roundabout in Hadleigh/Thundersley, Essex, with four exits to Benfleet, London, Rayleigh and Southend-on-Sea used to be called the Four Wantz Way. Thanks.

]]> By: Tony Scott http://affable-lurking.org/blog/2006/05/21/the-wantz-stream/#comment-30269 Tony Scott Mon, 18 May 2009 18:07:59 +0000 http://affable-lurking.org/blog/?p=75#comment-30269 The Wantz stream, or "RIVER", as we little ones used to call it way back then, in the 1960's............We used to put on our wellies, grab our fishing net on the end of a bamboo cane, and spend hours on end standing in the shallow water catching small sticklebacks and anything else that moved.........................This little stream was the focal point of most of the young kids from the new adjoining housing estate. The part of the Wantz stream that ran along through the vegetable allotments had large drainage pipes from neighbouring housing in Fritzands Lane and Cresent Road branching into it. These pipes, about 1 metre in diameter, were just large enough for us to climb into, and with the aid of an old "Ever Ready" torch, go for many hundreds of metres underground and explore the "Centre of the Earth", .........or so we thought. On returning to "good old Dagenham" a few months ago, I found that much more extensive developement has occured over the years, and the open part of the Wantz Stream that I have many happy memories of, has now been piped underground and gone forever....................... Only now, and with use of the internet, am I more knowledgeable with regard to this little stream and how much history surrounds it........... if only we could put on our wellies again and step back in time........wouldn't it be great....................."Long live Dagenham". The Wantz stream, or “RIVER”, as we little ones used to call it way back then, in the 1960′s…………We used to put on our wellies, grab our fishing net on the end of a bamboo cane, and spend hours on end standing in the shallow water catching small sticklebacks and anything else that moved…………………….This little stream was the focal point of most of the young kids from the new adjoining housing estate. The part of the Wantz stream that ran along through the vegetable allotments had large drainage pipes from neighbouring housing in Fritzands Lane and Cresent Road branching into it. These pipes, about 1 metre in diameter, were just large enough for us to climb into, and with the aid of an old “Ever Ready” torch, go for many hundreds of metres underground and explore the “Centre of the Earth”, ………or so we thought.
On returning to “good old Dagenham” a few months ago, I found that much more extensive developement has occured over the years, and the open part of the Wantz Stream that I have many happy memories of, has now been piped underground and gone forever…………………..
Only now, and with use of the internet, am I more knowledgeable with regard to this little stream and how much history surrounds it………..
if only we could put on our wellies again and step back in time……..wouldn’t it be great…………………”Long live Dagenham”.

]]> By: dtl http://affable-lurking.org/blog/2006/05/21/the-wantz-stream/#comment-1911 dtl Sun, 26 Nov 2006 19:05:59 +0000 http://affable-lurking.org/blog/?p=75#comment-1911 Sorry it took a while before your comment showed up, it was lost in a sea of spam. Thanks for the note on the wantz cross road theory. I only knew of one other and that is in Kent. It does seem to be a rather localised addition to the language, just Essex and Kent. I wonder how it came about. Sorry it took a while before your comment showed up, it was lost in a sea of spam.

Thanks for the note on the wantz cross road theory. I only knew of one other and that is in Kent. It does seem to be a rather localised addition to the language, just Essex and Kent. I wonder how it came about.

]]> By: J.Terry http://affable-lurking.org/blog/2006/05/21/the-wantz-stream/#comment-1827 J.Terry Thu, 16 Nov 2006 21:17:00 +0000 http://affable-lurking.org/blog/?p=75#comment-1827 Recently returned to Maldon,Essex after absence of 30 years and got lost. What was for years, Oak Wantz (crossroads) but in truth a main road A414 between Danbury and Maldon turning left [on a easterly] route is now a roundabout called Oak Crossroads; losing the WANTZ much to my chargrin. Still it supprts the theory of wantz being a crossroads or 'T' road. Recently returned to Maldon,Essex after absence of 30 years and got lost. What was for years, Oak Wantz (crossroads) but in truth a main road A414 between Danbury and Maldon turning left [on a easterly] route is now a roundabout called Oak Crossroads; losing the WANTZ much to my chargrin. Still it supprts the theory of wantz being a crossroads or ‘T’ road.

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