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Gary Stone on Winston Churchill driving through Loughton

Gary Stone, historian
Winston Churchill
Heritage
History
National government
Epping
Loughton

By Gary Stone, historian
Winston Churchill on his way to vote in Epping (Image: Gary Stone) <i>(Image: Gary Stone)</i>
Winston Churchill on his way to vote in Epping (Image: Gary Stone) (Image: Gary Stone)
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Winston Churchill stands in the back of an open car waving to the crowds in Loughton during his general election campaign in 1931.

Churchill was MP for the constituency of Epping and Woodford from 1924 to 1964.

Loughton's Forest Road is quieter todayLoughton's Forest Road is quieter today (Image: Gary Stone) Following Neville Chamberlain’s resignation in 1940, Churchill succeeded him as Prime Minister of an all-party coalition government during World War Two.

 

Gary Stone, historian
Winston Churchill
Heritage
History
National government
Epping
Loughton

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