Chipping Ongar, Essex

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Old Photos of Chipping Ongar
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Chipping Ongar in 1950

Chipping Ongar in 1960

Old Maps of Chipping Ongar

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Map of Chipping Ongar in 1896

Map of Chipping Ongar in 1898

Map of Chipping Ongar in 1920

Map of Chipping Ongar in 1946

Map of Chipping Ongar in 1895

Sheet Maps of Chipping Ongar

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Shows Chipping Ongar in 1805

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Books about Chipping Ongar
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55 photo books on Chipping Ongar and the surrounding area.

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Memories of Chipping Ongar
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School Days And After

I lived on the Shelley estate at 12 Crispsey Avenue and went to the primary school in Ongar town near the town hall. Later I went to the new primary school on the Shelley estate on Milton Crescent. On the Moreton Road was a bicycle race track which my older brother Michael raced. I can still remember the houses across form my home being built. We lived next door to the Fog's on the right and the Neil's on ...see more

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The Lodge, Shelley Hall

Was this the lovely little building on the south east corner of the roundabout at the top of Ongar ("The Four Wantz"?) as you head out northwards? It was allowed to decay and eventually disappeared. It had unusual shaped windows and must have been very old, made out of wattle and daub. Now the area at the roundabout has buildings all round and is hardly recognisable. There were some really lovely old buildings around Ongar when I was young, it had a real country atmosphere.

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School Days And After

The Lodge, Shelley Hall