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Historical names of the crossroads at Chingford Mount

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The crossroads at Chingford Mount c1925 (Image: Gary Stone) <i>(Image: Gary Stone)</i>
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The crossroads at Chingford Mount, seen here in 1925, near the old Prince Albert pub, is sometimes called the 'Albert' crossroads.

However, in the 17th century, it was called the Four Wants; 'want' from Old English 'went', which meant a course, path, way, or passage

The crossroads at Chingford Mount todayThe crossroads at Chingford Mount today (Image: Gary Stone) On the left was Trant and Grundy, a popular hardware and grocery store before World War Two.

Gary Stone is a local historian (chingfordhistory.org.uk)

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