England's Lane c1905. Credit: Gary Stone
Above is England’s Lane, Loughton, c1905 showing a very rural scene with rolling countryside.
This road was often used to reach the manor of Debden Hall.
The earliest reference to a Methodist church in Loughton was in 1873, when Edward Pope took over a disused chapel on the corner of England’s Lane and Goldings Hill (right).
A modern-day view of the scene
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