History Of Epping In Photographs

Are these the oldest street sign names in Epping? Do you know of any others? Supplied by Paul David Smith (Posted by Wendy Clarke)

The army marching through the High Street in 1939. The International Stores and Victoria Buildings can be seen also E Odell Newsagent, who published and sold postcards of Epping and surrounding areas, many of which we have shared in the past. R Barron's chemist sold to London Co op Chemist in 1946 (by Wendy Clarke)

Epping & District Women’s Institute parading through the high Street in the early 1930’s (Posted by Wendy Clarke)

Unknown year, can anyone help? Church Hill with hardly any cars (Posted by Wendy Clarke)

Unknown year A gathering at The Wake Arms, love the old motorbikes with side cars (posted by Wendy Clarke)

1907 A wonderful nostalgic view of Lindsey Street. (Posted by Wendy Clarke)

A few photos of inside Epping Junior school, including Mrs Miller’s classroom. Photographs of every room to follow (Posted by Wendy Clarke)

I recently had the privilege to go inside The Centrepoint building and Junior School, something I’ve been trying to achieve for years! At first I was sad to see the building in such a state but then the memories came flooding back and I am grateful I got the opportunity to take some photos and be able to share. These are from Centrepoint unfortunately my camera flash stopped working typical! But I have been promised much better photos which I will share (Posted by Wendy Clarke)

Requested by David Marshal Bentley The Wake Arms around 1955 (Posted by Wendy Clarke)

1915 St John’s Church. Palmer Bros to the left. Over 100 years ago! (Posted by Wendy Clarke)

1983 Who remembers Epping Forest Country Club? Never went myself but heard it had a great atmosphere. This is the Manhattan club and Tony Blackburn (Posted by Wendy Clarke)

1970’s St John’s Church and High Street. Could even be my dads old Austin Cambridge about to turn in St John’s Road! (Posted by Wendy Clarke)

1990 A sunny day in Epping! How I loved to buy my new outfit for a night out from Sue's Boutique (posted by Wendy Clarke)

Epping once had two wooden Market houses in the High Street, this one was pulled down in 1845. There was also a Buttercross which stood near the Police Station, how Buttercross Lane was named. Epping was famous for its butter and sausages of course and was mentioned by the poet Thomas Hood (Posted by Wendy Clarke)
Epping, for butter justly famed, And Pork in sausage popp’d;
... Where winter time, or summer time, A Pig’s flesh is always chopp’d
But famous more, as annals tell, Because of Easter Chase,
There ev’ry year ‘twixt dog and deer, There is a gallant race
Extract from ‘The Epping Hunt’ (1829)
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1940’s Cottis Hardware Store. The Cottis garage stands on the left, next to Barclays Bank (Posted by Wendy Clarke)

Forest parish cattle marks.
Inhabitants of parishes within the ancient bounds of the Forest had the right to graze cattle in the forest as long as the animals were branded with a mark identifying the parish (Posted by Wendy Clarke)

1905c Engine shed at Epping station (posted by Wendy Clarke)

May 1961 Reopening of the High Street after a face lift. The shops were painted, water fountain and cattle market railings removed. The Lord Mayor of London reopened the High Street. Photograph by Allan Church (Posted by Wendy Clarke)