Harold William Townend Churchill Sabine
and family of The Beeches

Harold Sabine lived in The Beeches (no:23) from 1914 until c.1966. He was chairman of the Park for over 20yrs mainly from mid-1930's to mid-1950's.

Born 8 Nov 1884 in Brondesbury Park NW London; he was educated at Dover College and then The Central Technical College becoming an Associate Member of the The Institution of Civil Engineers in 1910. His early engineering career was involved with electric batteries (accumulators) and by 1909 working for The Tudor Accumulator Company was in charge of inspection and maintenance of some of the largest batteries in the UK.


Harold and Rose at son Roger's wedding in 1941

Married to Rose they had four children -

Brenda & Pamela 1941


Barbara, Roger & his wife Eileen at Roger's wedding 1941

The girls attended the Queens School and are remembered mainly for their horse riding. Their horses were frequently seen on the pastureland now the site of houses 50 to 54. Pamela was a dancer with the Ballet Rambert. Roger followed his father into Engineering after a Mechanical Engineering degree at Imperial College. Brenda was in Hotel Management in Bermuda and the UK.

The family's maid Mary Higley was with them in the 1920s and still listed in the electoral roll of 1945.

Neighbours remember their little fox terrier Peter that was frequently heard barking and snapping at passers-by.

Harold established the UPPA committee much as it is today carrying out the role of managing the upkeep of the roadway. Being a civil engineer he provided the basic foundations of why today the Park roads are in a reasonable state compared to many unadopted roads. He was clearly a formidable character and guardian of the Park Covenant. When he and Miss Longworth-Dames finally resigned; unable to accept the changing post-WW2 world; it was the passing of an era. He remains a key name on any Upton Park Roll of Honour.

Harold c1960
He left the Park a few years after the death of his wife in 1962.



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