A rare photo of Chingford Mount facing north c1920.

Associated Equipment Company (AEC) was a British vehicle manufacturer that built buses, motor coaches and trucks in Walthamstow.

East London and West Essex Guardian Series:

How the scene looks today

The picture at the top of the page shows the Y type 3-ton lorry, of which more than 10,000 were produced for the First World War, in a convoy through Chingford.

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