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Tag: #SouthChingford

June 2022

North Chingford Heritage Trail Launch. Sat 25th June 1-5pm

31 Jan 20199 Jun 2022
A Chingford Historical Society event. 
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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…
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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…
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WATCH Acorn Films’ Chingford in the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s

1 Jan 20199 Jun 2022
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.…
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A Guided Walk up Pole Hill (Lawrence of Arabia theme). Sat 18th June at 7.30pm

1 Jan 201922 Jun 2022
A Chingford Historical Society event. 
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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…
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‘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…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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‘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…
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‘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…
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‘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…
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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…
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