ABOUT US
Friday Hill TMO (FH TMO) started trading in November 1998 after completion of the Right to Manage process.
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In August 1994 the tenants on the Friday Hill Estate formed a committee to set up a Tenant Management Organisation (TMO). This was because they wanted to take over management responsibility for their homes (under the Right to Manage). They were successful and from the 2nd November 1998 the Friday Hill TMO began to provide Housing Management Functions on behalf of the Housing Department of London Borough of Waltham Forest.
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We now manage about 1000 properties on the Friday Hill Estate and some properties in Highams park on behalf of the
London Borough of Waltham Forest.
We manage the functions of: day to day repairs and maintenance; rent collection; tenant support work; tenancy management; anti-social behaviour; garage lettings; caretaking; and grounds maintenance.
OUR TEAM
Our team is composed of highly skilled and experienced individuals who are dedicated to ensuring that your property is well-maintained and managed. We take pride in our work and are committed to delivering exceptional services that exceed your expectations.
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Yasmin White
Chief Executive
Abderrahim Khalil
Supervisor of Estates team
Bonita Parrello
Finance Manager
Assistant Housing Manager
Tracy Khalil
Housing Officer
Amanda Edwards
Income Management Officer
Graham Hiron
Surveyor
Ben Peet
Repairs and Maintenance Officer
Sharon Nicolaou
Housing Officer
Fiona Dillan
Caretaker / Grounds maintenance
Gamil Ahmad
Caretaker / Grounds Maintenance
William Holden
Caretaker / Grounds Maintenance
Brian Duncan
In house Maintenance Operative
Mitchell Strong
In house Maintenance Operative
Yasmin White
New Housing Manager
History of Friday Hill
Origin of the name Chingford
There have been various suggestions for the origin of the name Chingford. Most agree that it was near a ford over the river Lea, which explains the ‘ford’ . The most plausible explanations for ‘Ching’ are: Old English for King – Shingle as used in the Middle Ages – Saxon for stumps of wood, some evidence of ancient wooden dwellings have been found in the area. ​Chingford (written as Cinghefoir) is mentioned in the Domesday Book as two manors and scattered peasant dwellings in Epping Forest. Chingford only began to grow rapidly after the railway arrived in 1873.
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Chingford was a Municipal Borough in Essex until 1965 when it became part of Greater London along with the Municipal Boroughs of Walthamstow and Leyton to become the present London Borough of Waltham Forest.
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It is home to Queen Elizabeth’s Hunting Lodge. Originally called the Great Standing it was built for King Henry VIII of England in 1543. It was used as a grandstand to watch the hunting of deer on Chingford Plains.
Friday Hill
Friday Hill takes its name from a John Friday who owned the land in the fifteenth century. Before this the hill was known as Jackatt Hill.
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Friday Hill House
Friday Hill House was built in 1839 by Robert Boothby Heathcote, who was both the lord of the manor and rector of the local church. He also paid for the building of the church of St Peter and St Paul in Chingford. This building replaced a Jacobean house (built 1608) that was on the site, The Manor House had farmland of 160 acres.
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Louisa Boothby Heathcote (1854-1940) was the last resident of the house. After the 2nd World War (1939-1945) the estate was sold to London County Council who built the housing estate. The house is used for Adult and Community Education and is a Grade II listed building. It was put up for sale in 2012 by London Borough of Waltham Forest and was bought by developers who have now started work on the site.
The Obelisk
A granite obelisk at Pole Hill was erected in 1824 under the direction of the Astronomer Royal, the Rev. John Pond M.A., to mark true north for the Royal Observatory based at Greenwich. It was placed on high ground along the line of the Greenwich Meridian so it could be seen and used as a reference point for the observatory. Its location was later recalculated in the 19th century where the obelisk was deemed to have been erected 19 feet west of the true meridian line.
​The Stow
Chingford was until recently the home of one of London’s great attractions, Walthamstow Stadium. “The Stow” dog-track was bought in 1931 by William Chandler, a street-corner bookmaker and continued to be owned by his family until its sale in 2008 to property developers. Sadly, this has been redeveloped for Housing, but it retains its Art Deco entrance and clock tower which was built in 1932. Prior to being used for greyhound racing it was a sports ground used by Walthamstow Grange Football Club
Pimp Hall – The Dovecote
This Tudor style dovecote dates from the sixteenth century. At that time, pigeons were kept and fattened up for eating. The dovecote, which had nesting space for 250 birds, belonged to Pimp Hall (Originally Pympe’s Hall), one of three manor houses around Chingford. In 1838 the estate was taken over and became part of the Chingford Earls estate.
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The farmhouse associated with it survived until just before World War II. This dovecote is depicted in the Mosaic at Chingford Assembly Hall It is the fourth down on the left hand side.
There is a local legend telling how on one occasion Charles II was out
hunting in Epping Forest and was caught in a snowstorm. He took
shelter in Pimp Hall and was so delighted with the food offered him that he drew his sword and knighted the joint of beef declaring that it was now
"Sir Loin" which later became the name of the nearby pub.
The pub is currently called The Dovecote.
Famous People
The Kray Twins are buried in Chingford cemetery.
The footballer David Beckham grew up in Chingford. He attended Chingford School and played football for Ridgeway Rovers.
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The Apple Mac Designer of the iPod Jonathan Ive was born and lived in Chingford in his early days.
Lawrence of Arabia once owned a considerable amount of land on the western side of Pole Hill He built himself a small hut there in which he lived for several years. The hut was demolished in 1930.