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All Saints Church in Nazeing reflects 1500 years of Nazeing history (Image: Robin Webster, CC BY-SA 2.0)

Nazeing History Workshop

All Saints Church offers a journey through 1,500 years of Nazeing history

Rusheymead Nursery seen here in 1949, is part of Nazeing's long association with nurseries (Image: Nazeing History Workshop)

Rusheymead Nursery seen here in 1949, is part of Nazeing's long association with nurseries (Image: Nazeing History Workshop)

History and Heritage

Nazeing History Workshop

The roots of Nazeing’s nursery boom and the growers who built it

A new exhibition looking at how the Roman's lived is opening at the Epping Forest District Museum (Image: EFDM)

A new exhibition looking at how the Roman's lived is opening at the Epping Forest District Museum (Image: EFDM)

Epping Forest District Museum

Roman history comes alive in major new museum exhibition

Epping Forest District Museum has an exhibition honouring the Loughton Boys (Image: EFDM)

Epping Forest District Museum has an exhibition honouring the Loughton Boys (Image: EFDM)

Epping Forest District Council

Marking Holocaust Memorial Day by remembering the Loughton Boys

The plaque unveiling in Christian Street

The plaque unveiling in Christian Street

The 'trailblazing Bangladeshi pioneer' honoured with plaque

Ken celebrates his 100th birthday at The Spinney Care Home

Ken celebrates his 100th birthday at The Spinney Care Home

RAF veteran celebrates 100th birthday with aviation-themed party

The church's 140th anniversary has been celebrated

The church's 140th anniversary has been celebrated

Walthamstow church celebrates 140th anniversary

Bagpipers and standard bearers lead the parade along Forest Road as residents line the route

Bagpipers and standard bearers lead the parade along Forest Road as residents line the route

Remembrance Sunday

Walthamstow parade and service marks Remembrance Sunday

Blackmore Village is a pretty village full of history

Blackmore Village is a pretty village full of history

West Essex Ramblers

A walk through ancient woodland and a village frequented by King Henry VIII

A Blue Plaque at Ongar Station remembers Father Thomas Byles (Image: Epping Ongar Railway)

A Blue Plaque at Ongar Station remembers Father Thomas Byles (Image: Epping Ongar Railway)

Epping Ongar Railway

Ghost of a man who died on the Titanic calms anxious travellers at Ongar Station

Villagers sit around the crater from the first bomb to land in the village on July 26, 1940 (Image: Nazeing History Workshop)

Villagers sit around the crater from the first bomb to land in the village on July 26, 1940 (Image: Nazeing History Workshop)

History and Heritage

Remembering the Second World War in the small village of Nazeing

The foundation stone for Our Lady of Grace and St Teresa of Avila Catholic Church was laid in 1930

The foundation stone for Our Lady of Grace and St Teresa of Avila Catholic Church was laid in 1930

Gary Stone, historian

When Catholicism returned to North Chingford

Punch is bringing Judy to the Epping Forest District Museum to put on a show (Image: EFDM)

Punch is bringing Judy to the Epping Forest District Museum to put on a show (Image: EFDM)

Epping Forest District Museum

West Essex museum is remembering the end of the Second World War

The house in Highams Park become a school in 1919 (Image: Gary Stone)

The house in Highams Park become a school in 1919 (Image: Gary Stone)

Florence nightingale

Former Highams Park mansion that once accommodated Winston Churchill

Chingford Station in 1890 (Image: Gary Stone)

Chingford Station in 1890 (Image: Gary Stone)

How the arrival of the railway changed Chingford

The cinema in Epping High Street c1914, just before its opening (Image: Gary Stone)

The cinema in Epping High Street c1914, just before its opening (Image: Gary Stone)

Gary Stone, historian

When the cinema came to Epping

The gothic building of Wanstead Hospital was opened by Prince Albert in 1861 (Image: Gary Stone)

The gothic building of Wanstead Hospital was opened by Prince Albert in 1861 (Image: Gary Stone)

Gary Stone, historian

The survival of the gothic building that was once Wanstead hospital

Brimble's newsagent and stationers was at 52, Station Road in Chingford (Image: Gary Stone)

Brimble's newsagent and stationers was at 52, Station Road in Chingford (Image: Gary Stone)

How a Chingford newsagent encouraged visitors to explore Epping Forest

A postcard of Grade I listed All Saints Church in Nazeing (Image: Hazeing History Workshop)

A postcard of Grade I listed All Saints Church in Nazeing (Image: Hazeing History Workshop)

History and Heritage

When nuns had great influence over Nazeing

All Saints (the Old Church) soon after the 1904 collapse of the nave roof, c1908 Image: Gary Stone

All Saints (the Old Church) soon after the 1904 collapse of the nave roof, c1908 Image: Gary Stone

Chingford All Saints (the Old Church)

When one of London's oldest churches was saved

Epping in the 1920s (Image: Gary Stone)

Epping in the 1920s (Image: Gary Stone)

Gary Stone, historian

Water tower in Epping lowers high death rate

The Drive, North Chingford, c1920 Image: Andy Grant

The Drive, North Chingford, c1920 Image: Andy Grant

Gary Stone, historian

When the chairman of a North Chingford building society was imprisoned

The Crown Inn used to be in Loughton (Image: Gary Stone)

The Crown Inn used to be in Loughton (Image: Gary Stone)

When villagers met a Loughton pub to go lopping

The Avenue in Chingford c1900 (Image: Gary Stone)

The Avenue in Chingford c1900 (Image: Gary Stone)

Where Chingford met Epping Forest in the 1800s

The Wilfred Lawson Temperance Hotel in Woodford Green c1921 (Image: Gary Stone)

The Wilfred Lawson Temperance Hotel in Woodford Green c1921 (Image: Gary Stone)

Gary Stone, historian

The Woodford Green hotel that only served non-alcoholic drinks

The George & Dragon pub in Wanstead c1890 (Image: Gary Stone)

The George & Dragon pub in Wanstead c1890 (Image: Gary Stone)

Gary Stone, historian

The George & Dragon in Wanstead

St Peter & St Paul's church in Chingford c1910 (Image: Gary Stone)

St Peter & St Paul's church in Chingford c1910 (Image: Gary Stone)

Gary Stone, historian

The Reverend that built a new church in Chingford

Winston Churchill on his way to vote in Epping (Image: Gary Stone)

Winston Churchill on his way to vote in Epping (Image: Gary Stone)

Gary Stone, historian

Winston Churchill on his election campaign in Loughton

King Charles III joins Second World War veterans at a tea party in Buckingham Palace (Image: PA)

King Charles III joins Second World War veterans at a tea party in Buckingham Palace (Image: PA)

Cllr Paul Donovan

Let's not forget the real reason we commemorate VE Day

Chingford Fire Station on Bull Lane (now King's Road) in the 1920s (Image: Gary Stone)

Chingford Fire Station on Bull Lane (now King's Road) in the 1920s (Image: Gary Stone)

Gary Stone, historian

Chingford firemen build their own truck

I toured Soho Theatre Walthamstow which has been restored after 50 years

I toured Soho Theatre Walthamstow which has been restored after 50 years

'I toured the stunning London theatre restored and reopening after 50 years'

Soho Theatre Walthamstow is opening to the public

Soho Theatre Walthamstow is opening to the public

'Breathtaking' theatre restored and ready to reopen 50 years after last performance

Archbishop of Westminster Cardinal Vincent Nichols at Westminster Cathedral during a Requiem Mass for His Holiness Pope Francis Image: PA

Archbishop of Westminster Cardinal Vincent Nichols at Westminster Cathedral during a Requiem Mass for His Holiness Pope Francis Image: PA

Pope Francis' legacy for the Catholic Church

People look at the Covid Memorial Wall in central London (Image: PA)

People look at the Covid Memorial Wall in central London (Image: PA)

When fear was used to control a population

Brett Ellis is infuriated by having to change the clocks twice a year (Image: Pixabay)

Brett Ellis is infuriated by having to change the clocks twice a year (Image: Pixabay)

'A nonsense akin to liking Coldplay'

Trolleybuses on Albert Crescent in South Chingford during the 1950s (Image: Gary Stone)

Trolleybuses on Albert Crescent in South Chingford during the 1950s (Image: Gary Stone)

Gary Stone, historian

When trolleybuses carried passengers in South Chingford

The Pond in Woodford has had many names over the years (Image: Gary Stone)

The Pond in Woodford has had many names over the years (Image: Gary Stone)

Gary Stone, historian

The changing names of The Pond in Woodford

Chingford Mount Road in the 1920s (Image: Gary Stone)

Chingford Mount Road in the 1920s (Image: Gary Stone)

Chingford Mount Road

A much quieter Chingford Mount Road

Loughton High Road c1900 (Image: Gary Stone)

Loughton High Road c1900 (Image: Gary Stone)

Gary Stone, historian

Then and Now: Loughton's Lopping Hall

Epping High Street in the 1940s (Image: Gary Stone)

Epping High Street in the 1940s (Image: Gary Stone)

Gary Stone, historian

The old buildings along Epping High Street

Lee Lane in Chingford c1920 (Image: Gary Stone)

Lee Lane in Chingford c1920 (Image: Gary Stone)

Gary Stone, historian

Then and Now: England's Lane was once Ree Lane

The Queen Elizabeth Hunting Lodge on a snowy winter’s day c1950 (Image: Gary Stone)

The Queen Elizabeth Hunting Lodge on a snowy winter’s day c1950 (Image: Gary Stone)

Then and Now: Henry VIII's hunting lodge in Chingford

His Royal Highness will be accompanied by Queen Camilla

His Royal Highness will be accompanied by Queen Camilla

King Charles III

East London borough set to get Royal visit by King and Queen

Epping Town in the 1960s (Image: Gary Stone)

Epping Town in the 1960s (Image: Gary Stone)

Community contribution

Then and Now: The relatively unchanged Epping Town

Albert Crescent, Chingford in the late 1930s (Image: Gary Stone)

Albert Crescent, Chingford in the late 1930s (Image: Gary Stone)

Community contribution

Then and Now: Woolworths in Albert Crescent, Chingford

Vestry House Museum in Walthamstow hosts Britain’s first-ever car with an internal combustion engine

Vestry House Museum in Walthamstow hosts Britain’s first-ever car with an internal combustion engine

Waltham Forest Council

'We need more plaques commemorating borough's industrial history'

The level crossing at Chingford Hatch in 1935 (Image: Gary Stone)

The level crossing at Chingford Hatch in 1935 (Image: Gary Stone)

Community contribution

Then and Now: Chingford Hatch level crossing

Loughton High Road c1900 (Image: Gary Stone)

Loughton High Road c1900 (Image: Gary Stone)

Community contribution

Then and Now: Lopping Hall and its clocktower in Loughton

The Crooked Billet pub on Chingford Road c1910 (Image: Gary Stone)

The Crooked Billet pub on Chingford Road c1910 (Image: Gary Stone)

Community contribution

Then and Now: The Crooked Billet on Chingford Road

Epping Market Place c1910 (Image: Gary Stone)

Epping Market Place c1910 (Image: Gary Stone)

Community contribution

Then and Now: Epping Market Place

Epping at the turn of the 20th century (Image: Gary Stone)

Epping at the turn of the 20th century (Image: Gary Stone)

Community contribution

Then and Now: The tree-lined Epping High Street

An overgrown cottage on The Ridgeway, Chingford (Image: Gary Stone)

An overgrown cottage on The Ridgeway, Chingford (Image: Gary Stone)

Community contribution

Then and now: A hidden cottage on The Ridgeway, Chingford

House on Loughton High Street built by architect Edmond Egan c1870 (Image: Gary Stone)

House on Loughton High Street built by architect Edmond Egan c1870 (Image: Gary Stone)

Community contribution

Then and Now: Architecturally built house in Loughton

Various trades operated from these cottages on Station Road, Chingford c1911 (Image: Gary Stone)

Various trades operated from these cottages on Station Road, Chingford c1911 (Image: Gary Stone)

Community contribution

Then and Now: Trades in Station Road, Chingford