Theydon Bois, The Green c.1955
Photo ref:
T111006
Photo ref:
T111006
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The building to the right of this image is the Bull, known as the Bull's Head in the 17th century. To the middle left is the Clockhouse, built in the 1920s; at this date it was a shop owned by G E Bridgeland. The character of the area has been kept intact through the dedicated work of the Village Preservation Society, which was founded in 1943.
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A Selection of Memories from Theydon Bois
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 Theydon Bois
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My lasting memory of Theydon is the walk from the station to my aunts house which backed on to the railway line. This was near the end of the war I think but I clearly remember a field full of the remains of downed aircraft . To me it looked like hundreds but I was quite young at the time. I remember seeing the swastikas of the German planes and the markings of both US and British
planes. I would ...see more
In September 1940 my wife, now 82 yrs, was bombed in Silvertown, East London docks.
Her familyof 8 were taken to a scouts hut in Theydon Bois, Essex. From there they were moved to Budworth Hall, Ongar, Essex. then they were moved on to Torrells Hall, Willingale, Essex. Finally they found a home in Norton Heath, Ongar, Essex for the rest of the war. If anyone can remember can they post.
My brother and I spent very important years in Theydon Bois. We were only there for 5 years but they were probably the most formative. It was a very simple village. There was the school, far too small for the many children born at the end of 2nd World War. So the Telephone exchange and Scout hut became class rooms to suppliment the Victorian school which was just one room with a dividing screen that was ...see more
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