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Looking for the Thirkettles 9:57am Thursday 13th March 2003
I AM looking for anyone related to Frances and Horace Thirkettle or Edwin and Emma Woolls or any of their families.
Factory memories 9:38am Thursday 13th March 2003
I USED to live in Ordnance Road in Enfield Lock and work at the Roylal Small Arms Factory. Leaving in 1972 I did visit till we migrated in 1987.
Wanstead High School reunion 8:51am Tuesday 25th February 2003
DID you attend Wanstead High School? Will you be 40 years old between the 1st September 2002 and 31st August 2003?
The Red HouseThe Red House 12:28pm Thursday 30th January 2003
IN an anonymous suburban street in Bexleyheath, south east London, behind a high brick wall, stands a house with international significance and a strong Walthamstow connection.
End of police presence 3:38pm Friday 24th January 2003
THE earliest records of a police station at Chigwell appear in a police order dated January 11, 1864, which referred to a station at Woodford Bridge.
Looking for cousin 1:51pm Friday 24th January 2003
MY uncle Rhymer W.Robinson, who died in 1998, confessed to one of his four sons that he had another son by a lady in Wanstead in the early 40's.
High school reunion 3:23pm Thursday 23rd January 2003
WANSTEAD County High School 1951 entrants are being sought for a reunion on Saturday, May 10.
The J Sainsbury store at 18 High Street in 1910Living the High life 12:02pm Thursday 23rd January 2003
ANYONE experiencing the bustle of Walthamstow High Street on an ordinary working day would be hard-pressed to envisage it as a country road flanked by grand country retreats and working men's cottages.
Builders brought to book 11:03am Thursday 23rd January 2003
NOVELIST Josephine Boyle, born in Chingford, has her family roots firmly embedded in Waltham Forest.
History on show 10:55am Thursday 23rd January 2003
THE rich history of Walthamstow school pageants is the topic of an exhibition held by the Walthamstow Historical Society. The exhibition at Walthamstow Central Library runs until Saturday, February 1.
The growth of the Marshes 3:22pm Tuesday 21st January 2003
BEFORE the start of the holiday season, Looking Back took a tour round five of the old Ordnance Survey maps of Waltham Forest, republished by Alan Godfrey Maps in recent years.
Palm photos 9:08am Monday 30th December 2002
HAS anyone got photographs of the palm trees that stood for years outside Southgate tube station.
Park life 3:19pm Thursday 12th December 2002
AFTER the successful reconstruction of Trent Park, Francis Bevan sold the estate in 1908 to Sir Edward Sassoon, the heir to a merchant bank, MP and friend of Edward VII.
Mapping time 3:10pm Thursday 12th December 2002
THE incredibly rapid growth of Leyton and the southern half of Leytonstone is vividly illustrated by comparing the Ordnance Survey maps for 1894-96 and 1914.
Goodbye (again) Mr Chips 3:08pm Thursday 12th December 2002
AS actor Martin Clunes steps into the shoes of the crusty but loveable schoolmaster Mr Chipping on Boxing Day, he will be following in the footsteps of a local head teacher.
Reunion for former pupils of Nightingale Junior school 9:25am Monday 2nd December 2002
This reunion is for pupils who left Nightingale Junior School in 1978.
Richard Edward Leslie ASKIE 9:23am Monday 2nd December 2002
I am looking for the siblings and the associated families of Richard Edward Leslie ASKIE who was Killed in Action in the RAF during 1944.
Bus fun 9:20am Monday 2nd December 2002
When the trolley buses used to turn around at Chingford Mount, as kids, we would wait for the driver to climb aboard, ready to begin his journey.
Good hunting in Trent Park 10:05am Wednesday 6th November 2002
TRENT Park is a beautiful area of open space but a few hundred years ago it was just a tiny part of thousands of acres of greenery.
Rich industrial past of era when factories ruled 12:22pm Tuesday 29th October 2002
FACTORIES for the large-scale production of goods for sale had largely disappeared from Waltham Forest by the latter part of the 20th century.
Reunion for former pupils of Tom Hood School, Leytonstone 9:20am Monday 28th October 2002
A Tom Hood school reunion party is being held on December 30, 2002
Stonework returns 12:13pm Thursday 24th October 2002
PLANS are afoot to restore some of the balustrading which once graced the gardens of the Copped Hall mansion.
Coach, trains, trams and automobiles 4:28pm Wednesday 23rd October 2002
BEFORE the railways started winding through the suburbs of London in the latter part of the 19th century, most travel was by coach.
A case of Canning 12:33pm Wednesday 2nd October 2002
"NO AFFAIR that was ever determined in a judicial way did, perhaps, so much excite the curiosity, or divide the opinion of the public, as that in question."
Calling the old girls of Tanners End 2:22pm Thursday 26th September 2002
TANNERS End Girls Drill Class will be celebrating its 80th birthday next month.
Headteacher remembered 2:20pm Thursday 26th September 2002
THE headteacher who guided a school through World War II when night-time bombers scored a direct hit on it has finally been honoured.
Movie memories 10:08am Thursday 22nd August 2002
IN 1947 I was 13 years old. I remember walking from 'Samuel Lewis Flats' in Amherst Road, Hackney to the cinemas.
School memories 12:46pm Thursday 8th August 2002
AS a pupil of Woodford County High School circa 1960 I remember it the Wilfrid Lawson hotel when it was nurses home situated in the High Road, but on the opposite side of Chingford Lane to the school.
Beer we go 9:19am Thursday 8th August 2002
THERE are no shortage of watering holes in the area for the thirsty.
How the Devil are you? 12:45pm Thursday 1st August 2002
THE Devil in Woodford Wells is the title of a novel written by Harold Hobson and published in 1946.
From open fields to crowded street 3:27pm Wednesday 31st July 2002
EDMONTON was very different 200 years ago.
(Back) Roger ? Micheal? Peter Randell, Stephen ?, David John, Kenny ? Brian, Eric  Bradman, Stepen Saunders, John Kenny, Jupp? (front) Jill  Facey, Brenda  Scally, Barbara?, Doreen  West, Joan  Jordon, Diane?, Dianne ? Anne?Gascoigne school reunion 1:18pm Friday 26th July 2002
A FORMER Walthamstow man is hoping to trace former classmates for a school reunion.
Wanstead House 9:30am Thursday 18th July 2002
IN the 18th century Wanstead House and its surrounding parkland was noted for its grand design and spectacular formal gardens and lakes.
Myddleton HouseHome to the rich 9:25am Wednesday 17th July 2002
ENFIELD was once a haven for wealthy Londoners who built huge residences which were scattered across the borough.
Councillors have not ruined charming Chingford 8:44am Tuesday 16th July 2002
ON visits to Chingford from Australia, where we migrated to in 1964, we are always dismayed at the demise of Larkswood Pool.
Search on for forces veterans 12:01pm Thursday 11th July 2002
THE British Korean Veterans Association is trying to contact former members of HM Armed Forces who served in Korea/Japan from 1950-1953, and also those servicemen and women who served in these two places at a later date with the Peace Keeping Force 1953-1957.
House of treasures 11:56am Thursday 11th July 2002
AS Redbridge Museum has used the memories of local people to mount its newest exhibition, it seemed only fitting that curators should scour the community to find relevant artefacts.
Arnhem group in search for pilot 11:05am Thursday 11th July 2002
THE Battle of Arnhem Research Group is looking for the family of a Leyton airman who was killed in action during the Second World War.
Girls school invites former students back 11:02am Thursday 11th July 2002
A BIG girly get-together has been organised by former pupils of Walthamstow School for Girls.o
Average man publishes life story 11:01am Thursday 11th July 2002
A FORMER Walthamstow man who, in his words, is a "fairly ordinary bloke", has compiled his life story, capturing his early years living in the borough.
Class of 1967 to reminisce 10:58am Thursday 11th July 2002
HIGHAM Hill School's class of 1967 are invited to reminisce at a reunion at the Holiday Inn in Chingford Road, Walthamstow, on Friday, July 12.
Modern world of supermarkets 5:01pm Wednesday 10th July 2002
EDMONTON lass Emily Lee recalls her memories of the past.
 Jack O'ConnorWhat did my dad do in the war? 4:57pm Wednesday 10th July 2002
ENFIELD historian Brian O'Connor, who is looking for elderly residents to put their memories down on tape, is searching for information on a special individual.
A lasting friendship 10:16am Tuesday 9th July 2002
WHEN Peggy Calcraft died, among her belongings was a tattered and torn cutting from an Ongar newspaper.

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