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

Nazeing History Workshop

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

How much will a Freddo cost in 2080? (Image: PA)

How much will a Freddo cost in 2080? (Image: PA)

Stranger Things made the 80s cool again and now my child hates me

A Full English is no longer a popular choice of breakfast (Image: Wikimedia)

A Full English is no longer a popular choice of breakfast (Image: Wikimedia)

From bacon glory to beige misery the tragic fall of the Full English

Students from King Harold Academy entertained the residents and staff at Honey Lane Care Home at Christmas (Image: KHA)

Students from King Harold Academy entertained the residents and staff at Honey Lane Care Home at Christmas (Image: KHA)

Spotlight on Schools

King Harold Academy

The Waltham Abbey school strengthening intergenerational connections

A fully restored Thumper, a Diesel-Electrical Multiple Unit, should be returning to the Epping Ongar Railway in the spring (Image: EOR)

A fully restored Thumper, a Diesel-Electrical Multiple Unit, should be returning to the Epping Ongar Railway in the spring (Image: EOR)

Epping Ongar Railway

Epping Ongar Railway gears up for 2026 with new events and community plans

David Piggott, the main presenter of The Chingford Newsreel which is celebrating its 75th anniversary next year

David Piggott, the main presenter of The Chingford Newsreel which is celebrating its 75th anniversary next year

Newsreel which provided 'a rich record of life in Chingford' to be celebrated

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

Larkswood Pool in Chingford was a popular lido (Image: Gary Stone)

Larkswood Pool in Chingford was a popular lido (Image: Gary Stone)

Gary Stone, historian

When a Chingford swimming pool was on the BBC

Friday Hill House was built in 1839 (Image: Gary Stone)

Friday Hill House was built in 1839 (Image: Gary Stone)

Friday Hill House Gardens and Moat

The Grade II listed manor house in Chingford

Woodford police station on the corner of Mornington Road c1910 (Image: Gary Stone)

Woodford police station on the corner of Mornington Road c1910 (Image: Gary Stone)

Gary Stone, historian

When the Metropolitan police arrived in Woodford

Station Road became a residential and shopping area in the 1880s (Image: Gary Stone)

Station Road became a residential and shopping area in the 1880s (Image: Gary Stone)

Gary Stone, historian

The railway brings retail to Chingford

A policeman walks the beat along Wanstead High Street (Image: Gary Stone)

A policeman walks the beat along Wanstead High Street (Image: Gary Stone)

Gary Stone, historian

When buses terminated on Wanstead High Street

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

Brett Ellis went to see his hero Gazza in Watford (Image: Wikimedia)

Brett Ellis went to see his hero Gazza in Watford (Image: Wikimedia)

The truth about 'never meeting your heroes'

The crossroads at Chingford Mount c1925 (Image: Gary Stone)

The crossroads at Chingford Mount c1925 (Image: Gary Stone)

Chingford Mount Road

The crossroads at Chingford Mount

Looking north along Old Church Road, Chingford, in 1910 (Image: Gary Stone)

Looking north along Old Church Road, Chingford, in 1910 (Image: Gary Stone)

Gary Stone, historian

When Chingford was farming country

The Duke of York in Epping High Street around 1912 (Image: Gary Stone)

The Duke of York in Epping High Street around 1912 (Image: Gary Stone)

Epping High Street

When Epping High Street's Duke of York pub became a bank

The Old King's Head in Loughton c1901 (Image: Gary Stone)

The Old King's Head in Loughton c1901 (Image: Gary Stone)

Gary Stone, historian

The Old King's Head in Loughton

Old Church Road at the junction with Hall Lane, c1925 (Image: Gary Stone)

Old Church Road at the junction with Hall Lane, c1925 (Image: Gary Stone)

Gary Stone, historian

When shops took over the houses in South Chingford

Kings Head Hill in North Chingford c1925 (Image: Gary Stone)

Kings Head Hill in North Chingford c1925 (Image: Gary Stone)

Gary Stone, historian

A North Chingford Hill named after a pub

The Broadway at Woodford Station c1905 (Image: Gary Stone)

The Broadway at Woodford Station c1905 (Image: Gary Stone)

Gary Stone, historian

The Broadway at Woodford Station

Queen Elizabeth Hunting Lodge on Rangers Road , Chingford in the 1960s (Image: Gary Stone)

Queen Elizabeth Hunting Lodge on Rangers Road , Chingford in the 1960s (Image: Gary Stone)

Gary Stone, historian

Hunting lodge built for King Henry VIII in Chingford

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

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

Gary Stone, historian

Long serving garage on Epping High Street

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

The clock and barometer in Albert Crescent, South Chingford, c1950 (Image: Gary Stone)

The clock and barometer in Albert Crescent, South Chingford, c1950 (Image: Gary Stone)

Gary Stone, historian

South Chingford's unreliable clock

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

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

Gary Stone, historian

When Loughton lost its village feel

The village pond on The Green in North Chingford c1895 (Image: Gary Stone)

The village pond on The Green in North Chingford c1895 (Image: Gary Stone)

Gary Stone, historian

North Chingford's former pond

Brett Ellis used to enjoy belting out a hymn in school assembly (Image: Newsquest)

Brett Ellis used to enjoy belting out a hymn in school assembly (Image: Newsquest)

Mourning the loss of singing a 'banger' in school assemblies

Mornington Terrace off Wanstead High Street c1905 (Image: Gary Stone)

Mornington Terrace off Wanstead High Street c1905 (Image: Gary Stone)

Gary Stone, historian

Terrace of shops off Wanstead High Street

Pimp Hall Farm, Chingford c1895 (Image: Gary Stone)

Pimp Hall Farm, Chingford c1895 (Image: Gary Stone)

Gary Stone, historian

Oldest farm in Chingford demolished

Brett Ellis remembers parties of his youth (Image: Unsplash)

Brett Ellis remembers parties of his youth (Image: Unsplash)

Why my daughter will never have a house party

A trolley bus outside of the Napier Arms pub on Woodford New Road c1912 (Image: Gary Stone)

A trolley bus outside of the Napier Arms pub on Woodford New Road c1912 (Image: Gary Stone)

Gary Stone, historian

The trolley bus terminus outside a South Woodford pub

Chingford police station in the 1960s (Image: Gary Stone)

Chingford police station in the 1960s (Image: Gary Stone)

Gary Stone, historian

Chingford's first police station

Loughton Station under construction c1939 (Image: Gary Stone)

Loughton Station under construction c1939 (Image: Gary Stone)

Gary Stone, historian

The three stations of Loughton

Butler's Retreat in Chingford c1910 (Image: Gary Stone)

Butler's Retreat in Chingford c1910 (Image: Gary Stone)

City of London Corporation

Barn becomes early visitor centre in Chingford

Epping market c1912 (Image: Gary Stone)

Epping market c1912 (Image: Gary Stone)

Epping High Street

Wives for sale at Epping market

The Dun Cow at the bottom of Friday Hill c1910 (Image: Gary Stone)

The Dun Cow at the bottom of Friday Hill c1910 (Image: Gary Stone)

Gary Stone, historian

What happened to the Dun Cow in Chingford Hatch

Brylcreem used a young David Beckham in a advertising campaign (Image: PA)

Brylcreem used a young David Beckham in a advertising campaign (Image: PA)

Celebrity endorsements can make or break a brand

Wanstead High Street towards Snaresbrook Station, c1900 (Image: Gary Stone)

Wanstead High Street towards Snaresbrook Station, c1900 (Image: Gary Stone)

Gary Stone, historian

The drinking fountain in Wanstead High Street

The Doric in Chingford c1950 (Image: Gary Stone)

The Doric in Chingford c1950 (Image: Gary Stone)

Gary Stone, historian

Wartime security meant a name change for Chingford Cinema

Woodford Green c1925 with The Castle Hotel on the left (Image: Gary Stone)

Woodford Green c1925 with The Castle Hotel on the left (Image: Gary Stone)

A Woodford Green scene where little has changed in 100 years

Chingford Church Hall on The Ridgeway (Gary Stone)

Chingford Church Hall on The Ridgeway (Gary Stone)

Gary Stone, historian

When Chingford Church Hall stood on The Ridgeway

The Jubilee drinking fountain in Wanstead c1905 (Image: Gary Stone)

The Jubilee drinking fountain in Wanstead c1905 (Image: Gary Stone)

Gary Stone, historian

When the Jubilee drinking fountain in Wanstead dominated the landscape

Station Road in North Chingford during the 1950s (Image: Gary Stone)

Station Road in North Chingford during the 1950s (Image: Gary Stone)

Gary Stone, historian

Public transport arrives in North Chingford

An early bus on Epping High Street in the 1930s (Image: Gary Stone)

An early bus on Epping High Street in the 1930s (Image: Gary Stone)

Epping High Street

When coach and horses carried people along Epping High Street

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

Albion Granaries in Loughton High Road c1925 (Image: Gary Stone)

Albion Granaries in Loughton High Road c1925 (Image: Gary Stone)

Gary Stone, historian

Clock saved as Loughton building demolished

Huge stone pylons marked the entrance to the Lea Valley Viaduct when it was built in 1925 (Image: Gary Stone)

Huge stone pylons marked the entrance to the Lea Valley Viaduct when it was built in 1925 (Image: Gary Stone)

Gary Stone, historian

Dramatic entrance to the North Circular Lea Valley Viaduct at Chingford

Woodberry Way in North Chingford (Image: Gary Stone)

Woodberry Way in North Chingford (Image: Gary Stone)

Former home of FA Cup founder in Woodberry Way, North 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

The ‘baby boomer’ generation did not have the same reliance on technology that we have today (Image: Pixabay)

The ‘baby boomer’ generation did not have the same reliance on technology that we have today (Image: Pixabay)

What your 'Generation' label says about you

King's Green in Loughton c1915 (Image: Gary Stone)

King's Green in Loughton c1915 (Image: Gary Stone)

Gary Stone, historian

Long history of Loughton's King's Green

Loughton High Road c1900 (Image: Gary Stone)

Loughton High Road c1900 (Image: Gary Stone)

Gary Stone, historian

Then and Now: Loughton's Lopping Hall