July 2021 Online talk by Roy Berg about History of Chingford and District Model Engineering Club. Thu 15 July at 7pm 31 Jan 20192 Jul 2021 Ridgeway Park's miniature railway is well known to anyone who grew up in Chingford. Roy Berg who has been chairman of the club for the past 15 years will tell…
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 Watch Acorn Films’ Chingford in the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s 1 Jan 201931 Dec 2020 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 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…
