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Gary Stone looks at images of Wanstead High Street

Gary Stone, historian
Heritage
Nostalgia
Transport
Wanstead

By Gary Stone, historian
Wanstead High Street towards Snaresbrook Station, c1900 (Image: Gary Stone) <i>(Image: Gary Stone)</i>
Wanstead High Street towards Snaresbrook Station, c1900 (Image: Gary Stone) (Image: Gary Stone)
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The drinking fountain in Wanstead High Street, seen here c1900, was erected in 1872.

It was paid for by Samuel Ellis Esquire, of Snaresbrook. 

The water fountain on Wanstead High Street can still be seen todayThe water fountain on Wanstead High Street can still be seen today (Image: Gary Stone) The station in the centre of the old picture was opened by the Eastern Counties Railway in 1856 and was eventually transferred to form part of London Underground's Central Line in 1947.

  • Gary Stone is a local historian.
Gary Stone, historian
Heritage
Nostalgia
Transport
Wanstead

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