Abridge, the Village c1960 (ref. A106020) | The Malsters Arms (left), originally a beer-house, is still very much the same, although it has expanded into the cottages
to the left. The rather splendid bay-windowed building on the right at the bottom of Hoe Lane is The Poplars. It was built
some time before 1872, and it was demolished and replaced with council housing in about 1965.
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Abridge, the Village c1960 (ref. A106012) | We have turned the
corner we saw in
photograph A106020.
The view is much the
same today, with Gould's
Cottages (c1840) on the
left-hand side. On the
right the weatherboard
house is Retreat House,
for much of the 20th
century a post office, and
now much extended.
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Abridge, Market Place c1960 (ref. A106016) | The White Hart building (right) dates from the 1880s, but the establishment is much older, being mentioned in a list of
inns of the 1720s. A cattle fair was held in June at Abridge from the 18th century to the 1870s.
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Abridge, Market Place c1960 (ref. A106017) | The Blue Boar, the building
on the left with the two
columns, is mid 19th-
century, and was probably
built to sell the products
of the Anchor Brewery,
which became the Abridge
Brewery and finally a store
for the Whitbread company.
However, it is mentioned on
the same 18th-century list as
The White Hart.
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Chadwell Heath, Blythswood Parade 1908 (ref. 60605) | This is Blythswood Parade, constructed in the 1900s. It was built
as a consequence of the trams, which were established by Ilford
Urban District Council in 1903. The first two shops are a draper's
called Hone, and J Young, a confectioner.
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Chigwell, Ye Olde Kings Head c1955 (ref. C88014) | By 1713 the Chester Room of the Kings Head was being used by the Court of Attachments of Waltham Forest, which met to
decide on minor disputes. Stephen Pewsy, in 'Chigwell and Loughton: A Pictorial History', says that the gateway to the pub,
demolished in modern times to make way for the motorcars, even had a small cell to confine miscreants.
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Chigwell, the Hall c1965 (ref. C88151) | Chigwell Hall dominates the land behind the churchyard of St Mary's. It was built in 1876 to designs by Norman Shaw, his only house in the area. It is now a Grade II listed building.
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Chigwell, West Hatch School c1960 (ref. C88100) | According to Nicolas Pevsner, West Hatch Technical High School was built between 1957 and 1967 to designs by H Connolly.
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Chigwell, Bald Hind Hotel c1955 (ref. C88049) | This is an Edwardian
building, but there has
been a house of this name
here since at least the 18th
century. Some believe
that the sign came about
because of the custom of
public hunts at Easter. A
tame deer, decorated with
ribbons, was hunted, and
in lieu of a piece of the
carcase, participants took
hair from the front of the
face—thus the bald face
in the pub's name.
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Chigwell, Manor Hall c1955 (ref. C88056) | Manor Hall was built
shortly after 1935 as
a dance hall at a time
when a number of
residential estates
were being built south
of Manor Road. Manor
Hall has since become
a popular banqueting
hall. It has been
owned by the same
family, the Spouse
family, since 1946.
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Chigwell, Home Farm c1960 (ref. C88108) | This road is typical of the building projects that were conducted after the Second World War. Ordnance Survey maps show
that it was built on the site of an older road, New Barn Road, whose path had run across the present road, but which was
blocked by the railway of 1903.
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Chigwell, the Hall c1965 (ref. C88151) | Chigwell Hall dominates the
land behind the churchyard
of St Mary's. It was built in
1876 to designs by Norman
Shaw, his only house in the
area. It is now a Grade II
listed building.
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Chigwell, Courtland Drive c1965 (ref. C88134) | This road was built on the site of Rookery Farm, and an ancient footpath still runs
through this estate which was used to service the farm. The style here is mock-Tudor, but
unlike elsewhere around London, these houses were built in about 1938 with a degree of
individuality. The houses overlook the fields.
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Chigwell, the Golf Club c1965 (ref. C88214) | The club house was rebuilt shortly before this photograph was taken. According to the club's website, it has in
recent times hosted national events such as the English Girls' Championship in 1999, as well as the Essex County
Championships the year before.
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Chigwell, Golf Club c1955 (ref. C88051) | The course was built
to designs by Hawtree
& Taylor in 1924 on 99
acres of land, and the
first games were being
played by April the next
year. Officially opened in
October of the same year,
the rounds were played
by Lord Lambourne,
Lord Lieutenant of Essex,
and the renowned Harry
Vardon of Totteridge Golf
Club, Hertfordshire. It is
still a critically acclaimed
and well-kept course.
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Chigwell, Swimming Pool at Grange Farm Centre c1960 (ref. C88088) | The swimming pool existed until 1973, according to Stephen Pewsy in 'Chigwell and Loughton: A Pictorial History'. Then
the centre became a camp site, and finally closed altogether in 1984. The whole site is currently under redevelopment
with the inclusion of some homes for the disabled.
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Chigwell, Grange Farm Centre c1965 (ref. C88121) | The centre was opened on
12 July 1951 by the then
Princess Elizabeth, now the
Queen, accompanied by
Winston Churchill, the local
MP. As the young princess
said at the centre's opening,
'No community, especially
that which lived its daily life
in and among the streets of
a city, could thrive without
open air and exercise'.
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Chigwell, Grange Farm, the Chapel c1965 (ref. C88210) | The chapel was built to designs by Kenneth Lindy
& Partners. They had the almost impossible task of providing
for a congregation which number in the hundreds in the
summer, but with only a small plot. Their solution was to
use side walls which could be folded away, thus allowing for
semi-outdoor services.
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Chigwell, Disabled Person's Unit Grange Farm Centre c1965 (ref. C88126) | The centre was of particular importance to London's
disabled as a resort. The Winged Fellowship used it as a
centre for respite care and holidays for the disabled. Most
particularly, in 1964 the centre was established as a place
that provided riding lessons for the wheelchair-bound.
This centre had grown from the work of Norah Jacques at
Forest Lodge Riding School in the late 1950s.
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Chigwell, Brook Parade c1950 (ref. C88009) | It is a modest example
of a common enough
style, with vaguely
Corbusier elements.
This shot was taken
shortly before the first
residents moved in.
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