Larks Hall Farm dates back to 1559 when it occupied six acres.

There were barns, stables and an orchard. A Victorian extension was added to the old timber framed farmhouse in 1890.

Metropolitan Police horses were trained at the farm for a while. The last family left in 1971.

After being empty for many years, the council took over the building for use as a hostel.

With the threat of demolition, it was finally converted into a public house in 1982.

It is a rare surviving farmhouse building from Chingford’s rural past.

Use the slider facility below to compare how the pub looked when it was a farmhouse.

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