Chigwell Row, The Maypole And Gravel Lane c.1965
Photo ref:
C240034
More about this scene
This is not the original house or even the location of the original house, which until the 1970s was situated behind the present building. However, the house had been made very popular because of Dickens's 'Barnaby Rudge'; also, a convenient omnibus service from Ilford station was being run by Powling's widow. Therefore a rebuild was essential to cope with the new trade. Ironically, the old Maypole was obscured from view from the road, and the picturesque pond in front of it was drained. Chigwell Row's most famous former resident was Shillibeer, the man who brought the idea of the omnibus, a carriage with a fixed fare running a fixed route, from Parish to London in 1829.
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