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  • Memories of early removal men, dustmen and a taxi service

    Arthur George Askew was born in 1858. His father came to Loughton and started the family cartage business in 1861, but he died of consumption fairly young, so his wife Emma Askew continued running the business until 1898 when Arthur took it over, aged

  • Seven boys standing in front of fine houses a century ago

    Chingford Green c1905. The boys stand posing with the backdrop of fine houses facing the green. Today the green is a conservation area and was designated by the Borough of Waltham Forest in 1990, owing to its special architectural and historic