Harlow, Old Harlow, Churchgate Street 1903
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Churchgate Street lay on the main route from London to Newmarket, Cambridge, Norwich and the North. Until early in the 19th century, travellers in horse-drawn carriages from London would see the welcome sight of the Queen's Head and the spire of the church of St Mary and St Hugh in the background as they rounded the bend in the road. Stafford Almshouse, now privately owned, was originally the home of a priest until 1548, when it became an almshouse for 'two poor widows to be given 20s for wood and 20s for clothing every year'. Anyone standing on this same spot now would find that Churchgate Street looks almost the same now as in the photograph.
An extract from Harlow Town and City Memories.
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