Epping, Charcoal Burning c.1955
Photo ref:
E38021
Photo ref:
E38021
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Epping Forest, which now covers some 6,000 acres, was ten times larger in the 17th century. For many years ancient forest crafts were practised, including the making of charcoal from green sticks, which were burned slowly under controlled conditions in great heaps.Two are shown here ready to be covered in turf and fired.
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A Selection of Memories from Epping
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 Epping
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We lived in Epping in the 60s and 70s best times of my life we lived in Nicholl road and went to school at Ivy Chimneys, great school and all the staff I can still remember nearly all my class mates where they lived all the little sweet shops scattered throughout my journey home.the town was beautiful my first job was at Maurice Irvines mens outfitters if there's anyone out there that lived in the town or went to the same school in the 60s would love to swap stories
Please does anyone know of a family from Falkirk in particular Walter Main Beck born November 11 1937. I have tried many times to trace him with no success. My name when I knew him was Joyce Bazen and I lived in Herrett street Aldershot. If anyone knows him or anything I would love to hear, I check in frequently maybe one day here's hoping
This lady was my auntie married to my dad's brother. She originally lived at Spring House, 62 Bower Hill, Epping and in the fifties my aunt and uncle built their bungalow in the back garden of Spring House, sold Spring House, and lived in the bungalow until their deaths.
Ann Shakespeare Youngs was born at The Spotted Dog Public House in Ivy Chimneys in 1905.
She died in 1998.
I can remember the Wakes Arms car park being full of motor cycles & riders most summer evenings & weekends. It was the mecca for the motorcycle enthusiasts to show off their gleaming new machines or their custom built motorbikes. Not much beer was consumed as the younger element were well aware of the dangers, but the cafe next to the pub did a roaring trade as they provided a wash down point for the motorbike ...see more
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