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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