Chigwell Row, Jubilee House, Girl Guides Campsite c.1965
Photo ref: C240067
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Photo ref: C240067
Photo of Chigwell Row, Jubilee House, Girl Guides Campsite c.1965

More about this scene

This was an important 56-acre camping ground for the Guide and Brownie groups in East London, as this part of the countryside was easily reached by train, especially with electrification in the late 1940s. This hut's name, Jubilee House, dates it to about 1935, the Jubilee of George V.

A Selection of Memories from Chigwell Row

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Chigwell Row

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Does anyone remember Miss Steer with the Old English Sheepdogs?
Living on Hainault estate 1947 Chigwell was part of the area we roamed Opposite the paper shop. Was Retreat Way at the end by the forest Was the Retreat pub, but no music allowed ,next door was was a hall but could not sell alcohol so tenants from Hainault all ex Londoners Who liked singing would buy drink in the Retreat and sing and dance in the Hall I know because my sister and I would stand outside ...see more
I lived in no 25 coopers close with my mum dad and younger sister .we moved in about 1961 , it was a brand new house, we went to the little school Chigwell row primary, our surname was widdowson, I loved living there , I always remember when we had snow all the kids would be out throwing snowballs around , and in the summer everyone went over to play on the common, my mum was great friends ...see more
In September 1948 the Morton family moved into a brand new council house at number 3 Coopers Close Chigwell Row. Our father Ronal Morton and his wife Evelyn with my brothers Andrew and Douglas, shortly followed by Bruce born in January 1949. Our neighbours at No 1 were a Mr and Mrs Holt with their children John who went on to join the Navy and later editions Nigel and Pamela. At No 5 were Mr and ...see more