Past Events Archive WATCH Memories of Chingford 1 Jan 201922 Dec 2021 A collection of stories about people's memories of living in and around Chingford captured on film. From shopkeepers to society members, a diverse group of people talk about their lives…
Past Events Archive WATCH AN ONLINE TALK by Roy Berg about the history of Chingford and District Model Engineering Club. 1 Jan 201924 Oct 2021 Ridgeway Park's miniature railway is well known to anyone who grew up in Chingford. At this talk Roy Berg who has been chairman of the club for the past 15…
Past Events Archive WATCH Acorn Films’ Chingford in the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s 1 Jan 201925 Oct 2021 Some of the legendary videos made by Acorn Films were screened by Chingford Historical Society at their December meeting. You can watch it here with an introduction from David Piggott.…
Past Events Archive Children’s workhouses in East London and Essex. Thu 21st April 2022 1 Jan 201926 Apr 2022 John Walker on ‘Children's workhouses in East London and Essex in the late 19th century. From the 1850s overcrowded east London areas built workhouses specifically for children in the then…
Past Events Archive ‘On the beat in Hatton Garden’ Talk by Chris Foster. Thu 24th March 2022 1 Jan 20195 Apr 2022 Camden Tour Guide Chris Foster will talk to Chingford Historical Society about his time 'on the beat' in Hatton Garden. This talk will be followed by an AGM. This and…
Past Events Archive Talk: Barking Abbey. Thu 17th February 2022 1 Jan 201919 Feb 2022 Our speaker was Jef Page. Unfortunately due to copyright restrictions this talk wasn't recorded. This and future talks hosted by Chingford Historical Society will incur a £3 charge for non-members.…
Past Events Archive Chingford Newsreels 1950s-1990s. hosted by Gary Stone. Thu 9th December at 7.30pm 1 Jan 201922 Dec 2021 at The C of E Primary School, Cambridge Road, Chingford and online via Zoom. We will be back at our pre-pandemic meeting venue which is the C of E Primary School, Cambridge…
Past Events Archive Around Chingford by Tram, Bus and Train. Thu 13th January 2022 1 Jan 201922 Jan 2022 Our speaker was Roger Torode, who has lived in Waltham Forest for over 35 years. He is now retired after a 30 year career with London Transport/Transport for London, and…
Past Events Archive Online talk by Dr Jessica Borge – The London Rubber Company in Chingford. Thu 21st October at 7pm 1 Jan 201924 Oct 2021 An online talk with Dr Jessica Borge author of Protective Practices. A History of the London Rubber Company and the Condom Business From 1939 until the 1990s The London Rubber…
Past Events Archive Online talk by Georgina Green about ‘The Buxtons – an old Essex Family’. 1 Jan 20192 Jul 2021 Seven generations of the Buxton family are traced in Coggeshall and the Epping Forest area through their interest in politics, social reform, banking, brewing and nature conservation. It centres around…
Past Events Archive The ‘History of Fire Stations and the Fire Service including Chingford’s Fire Service’ 1 Jan 20193 Jun 2021 An online talk by architectural historian and author Billy Reading on fire stations and the fire service including Chingford's fire service. Billy Reading is an architectural historian and author who…
Past Events Archive ‘Alternative Kings Cross’ Online Talk by Chris Foster. 1 Jan 20198 May 2021 Camden Tour Guide Chris Foster will talk to Chingford Historical Society about Alternative Kings Cross. "Alternative Kings Cross" - A light hearted meander through some of the lesser known Dickensian…
Past Events Archive ‘Victorian and Edwardian homes in Chingford’ Online Talk by Karen Averby. 1 Jan 201920 Mar 2021 Buildings historian Karen Averby from Archangel Heritage will talk to Chingford Historical Society about Victorian and Edwardian homes in Chingford. The arrival of the railway in 1873 heralded changes in…
Past Events Archive ‘Women, War and Wolf Cubs’ Online Talk by Caroline Pantling. 1 Jan 201928 Feb 2021 Following Caroline Pantling's very successful talk to Chingford Historical Society in August 2020 she returns to give us more scouting history. As the First World War took hold women’s contributions…
Past Events Archive Walthamstow village – A Place of History. Online talk by Peter Lawrence. 1 Jan 201914 Feb 2021 Hear Peter Lawrence talk about the original hilltop village that has survived the ravages of 19th & 20th century suburban development. This talk is hosted by Chingford Historical Society. Due…
Past Events Archive Lippitts Hill Camp in War and Peace – Bryn Elliott talk. 1 Jan 201924 Mar 2019 at The C of E Primary School, Cambridge Road, Chingford. Bryn Elliott's Website
Past Events Archive A tour of Elizabethan London – Nick Dobson talk. 1 Jan 201923 Mar 2019 This talk will follow Chingford Historical Society A.G.M. at The C of E Primary School, Cambridge Road, Chingford. The image above is a detail from Visscher's View of London, 1616. ©…
Past Events Archive The work of the Essex Record Office – Lawrence Barker talk. 1 Jan 201923 Apr 2019 at The C of E Primary School, Cambridge Road, Chingford. A Chingford Historical Society event.
Past Events Archive Pimp Hall Dovecote Open Day 1 Jan 201921 May 2019 See inside one of Chingford's oldest buildings, guided tours all day. Free tea and coffee. Off Kings Road E4 7HR, buses 212, 179, 397.
Past Events Archive A virtual walk around Walthamstow – Joanna Moncrieff talk. 1 Jan 201917 Jan 2020 at The C of E Primary School, Cambridge Road, Chingford . Stories include the Dickens’plagiarist, the hidden Greek theatre, the butcher/property developer and what Pepys thought of Walthamstow wine. Joanna Moncrieff is…
Past Events Archive The Stort Story – Richard Thomas talk. 1 Jan 201917 Nov 2019 at The C of E Primary School, Cambridge Road, Chingford. A Chingford Historical Society event.
Past Events Archive Chingford in the 80s and 90s – Acorn Films talk. 1 Jan 201918 Dec 2019 at The C of E Primary School, Cambridge Road, Chingford. A Chingford Historical Society event.
Past Events Archive cancelled: The Changing Face of North Chingford, Talk – 19th March 8.15pm 1 Jan 201921 Mar 2020 Chingford Historical Society was to have hosted a talk by Gary Stone about the Changing Face of North Chingford - from Buildings to Bakers. At Chingford Church of England School,…