Station Road at the junction of ‘The Green’, Chingford, c1920.
A focal point for Chingford residents for hundreds of years, ‘The Green’ was a place for people from neighbouring hamlets to meet, trade and deal with any affairs of the day.
A modern-day view of the scene. (Image: Gary Stone)
It is now a conservation area.
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