Then and Now

Gary Stone looks at Herbert M Cottee & Sons garage in Epping

By Gary Stone, historian

Epping High Street in the 1920s with Herbert M Cottee & Sons garage (Image: Gary Stone) (Image: Gary Stone)

An early photograph of the shops along Epping High Street in the 1920s.

In the centre can be seen Herbert M Cottee & Sons garage.

As well as car parts, the garage also sold bicycles.

Epping High Street today (Image: Gary Stone) Cottee traded in Epping until the 1980s and is still affectionately remembered today.

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