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Gary Stone on the villas along The Drive in North Chingford

Gary Stone, historian
Heritage
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Chingford

By Gary Stone, historian
The Drive, North Chingford, c1920 Image: Andy Grant <i>(Image: Andy Grant)</i>
The Drive, North Chingford, c1920 Image: Andy Grant (Image: Andy Grant)
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The fine villas on The Drive in North Chingford, are seen here c1920.

They were built in the 1880s as part of a large building programme by the Liberator Building Society as part of the Chingford Rise Estate.

The villas along The Drive were built in the 1880sThe villas along The Drive were built in the 1880s (Image: Gary Stone) The society collapsed in 1894 after its chairman, Jabez Balfour was imprisoned for fraud.

Gary Stone, historian
Heritage
History
Planning and development
Chingford

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