Chigwell Row, Manor Road c.1955

Photo ref: C240004

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 ...see more

I moved to chigwell row when I was 4 and a half years old ,we had been living in army qauters and for the last year been staying with family till we got housed in chigwell row it was may time I can all ways remember it felt like we where on holiday. my 1st school was the village one boys left when they where 7 years old and the girls stayed on to 11 years old growing up there was peaceful and we all new each ...see more

I am looking for any info my great grandfather who lived in 2 Oakland Terrace (until his death in 1947) with his wife Martha who died about 1934 .I believe Martha's son and his wife also lived in this cottage and were still there in 1947 when my grandfather died. I think the cottages were demolished, I may have had another relation living in another of the cottages in the early 1930's. Would be great if any info was out there Thanks Kay