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guardian-series.co.uk | Gary Stone
The clock and barometer in Albert Crescent, South Chingford, c1950 (Image: Gary Stone) (Image: Gary Stone) The Art Deco style buildings in South Chingford's Albert Crescent, pictured c1950, feature a clock and barometer manufactured by Short & Mason of Walthamstow. The company traded from 1875 until the 1960s. Despite many overhauls throughout the past years, the clock often struggles to show the correct time. Gary Stone is a local historian (chingfordhistory.org.uk).
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4 days ago | 
guardian-series.co.uk | Gary Stone
Loughton Station under construction c1939 (Image: Gary Stone) (Image: Gary Stone) Loughton Station, built c1939, is the third station to have existed since the railway first served the town in 1856. It replaced the previous station in readiness for the electrification of the line for London Underground trains. It has been said that the barrel vault design echoes that of King's Cross Station in central London. The building is now Grade II listed.
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5 days ago | 
guardian-series.co.uk | Gary Stone
Butler's Retreat in Chingford c1910 (Image: Gary Stone) (Image: Gary Stone) Seen here c1910, Butlers Retreat in Chingford was originally built as a barn around 1859. It takes its name from John Butler, who took over the lease of the barn in 1891 to serve refreshments to the visitors of the forest. After closing in 2009, the building was refurbished by the City of London Corporation and reopened as a café in 2012. Gary Stone is a local historian: chingfordhistory.org.uk
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1 week ago | 
guardian-series.co.uk | Gary Stone
Chingford police station in the 1960s (Image: Gary Stone) (Image: Gary Stone) Chingford has only had its dedicated police station since 1888. Seen here in the 1960s, the station replaced the village lockup built in the early 19th Century. Although the old police station was demolished to make way for the new one in 1977, the cedar tree survives to this day. Gary Stone is a local historian (chingfordhistory.org.uk).
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2 weeks ago | 
guardian-series.co.uk | Gary Stone
Epping market c1912 (Image: Gary Stone) (Image: Gary Stone) Market day in Epping, c1912, was very different from today. In 1253, King Henry III gave Epping a market charter, allowing the town to hold a market once a week. The market was renowned for selling wives in its early days! Today, the market is more civilised. Gary Stone is a local historian (Instagram: @eppinghistory).
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2 weeks ago | 
guardian-series.co.uk | Gary Stone
The Dun Cow at the bottom of Friday Hill c1910 (Image: Gary Stone) (Image: Gary Stone) The Dun Cow was a pub at the bottom of Friday Hill in Chingford Hatch, seen here c1910. A listing for a pub on this site dates back to at least 1834. The pub later became The Manor Hotel before being replaced in the mid-1960s by the Horseless Carriage and finally The Wheelwrights. The site was cleared in 2003 to make way for a housing development.
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2 weeks ago | 
guardian-series.co.uk | Gary Stone
Wanstead High Street towards Snaresbrook Station, c1900 (Image: Gary Stone) (Image: Gary Stone) The drinking fountain in Wanstead High Street, seen here c1900, was erected in 1872. It was paid for by Samuel Ellis Esquire, of Snaresbrook. The station in the centre of the old picture was opened by the Eastern Counties Railway in 1856 and was eventually transferred to form part of London Underground's Central Line in 1947. Gary Stone is a local historian.
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3 weeks ago | 
guardian-series.co.uk | Gary Stone
Woodford Green c1925 with The Castle Hotel on the left (Image: Gary Stone) (Image: Gay Stone) The Castle Hotel (left) in Woodford Green, seen here c1925, was an early 19th century Inn and posting house, now a Grade II listed building. These Inns became popular with visitors from the east end of London following the 1878 Epping Forest Act. The bank on the right was rebuilt in 1921. Little has changed in 100 years, Gary Stone is a local historian.
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3 weeks ago | 
guardian-series.co.uk | Gary Stone
Chingford Church Hall on The Ridgeway (Gary Stone) (Image: Gary Stone) Chingford Church Hall on The Ridgeway was a first aid post during World War Two. Built of red brick and white stone at a cost of £580, the hall was formally opened by the Bishop of Colchester in 1891. The building was demolished in the 1960s to make room for a block of flats. Gary Stone is a local historian (chingfordhistory.org.uk).
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1 month ago | 
guardian-series.co.uk | Gary Stone
An early bus on Epping High Street in the 1930s (Image: Gary Stone) (Image: Gary Stone) The Cock pub in Epping High Street was a stop for many of the horse-drawn coaches that passed through Epping on their way to London. All of these were replaced by the combustion engine in the early part of the 20th century and buses like the tri-axle London Transport double-decker bus seen here in the 1930s. Gary Stone is a local historian (Instagram: @eppinghistory)
