Jermyn Street, London

This photograph was taken in May 1951, looking east along Jermyn Street, near to Piccadilly. Fortnum and Mason is the building to the left. A Scott’s (hat shop) delivery vehicle is crossing Jermyn Street. Laid out in 1664, the street was developed by Henry Jermyn (1st. Earl of St. Albans) following agreement by Charles II.
Over the years it has developed into the centre of the luxury tailoring trade in London. There have also been many notable residents including The Duke of Marlborough, Isaac Newton, Louis Napoleon and Al Bowlly. During a bombing raid in 1941, Bowlly was killed by a German parachute mine which destroyed his flat on Jermyn Street.
Image: Photo by Kurt Hutton – Picture Post – Hulton Archive – Getty Images
By February 2020, Jermyn Street is a one-way street and is largely pedestrianised.
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County Hall, Belvedere Road, London

County Hall, an impressive building on London’s South Bank, was built between 1911 and 1922 and was opened by King George V. For over 60 years, the building served as the location of the headquarters of London’s local government. The Labour-controlled Greater London Council (GLC) at County Hall in the 1980s was led by Ken Livingstone and engaged in a conflict with the Conservative government, led by Margaret Thatcher. The façade of County Hall was used as a temporary billboard for opposition slogans. Mrs. Thatcher’s government abolished the GLC in 1986, and County Hall ceased to be the home of London’s government. This photograph was taken in 1982.
Image: Photographer unknown
By February 2019, County Hall housed a number of businesses and tourist attractions – including the London Aquarium. It is also home to a couple of hotels.
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Hatch Lane, Chingford, London

A photograph from 1968 showing Hatch Lane in Chingford. The level crossing which allowed traffic to cross the Chingford to Liverpool Street line can be seen in the centre.
Image: Photographer unknown (see ‘Old Chingford’ Facebook page)
The level crossing (by December 2020) was long gone – replaced by the underpass which can be seen on the right-hand side.
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Hale End Road, Highams Park, London

In Hale End Road, the building in the centre of the photograph was the site of Beech Hall Farm House. It became a working men’s club and is long since demolished. I would estimate that this photograph was taken in the 1950s. In the foreground was Hale End Village Green – a triangle of land in front of the Royal Oak public house (out of shot and to the right of this photograph).
A Walter de la Hale lived here in 1285, and a Thomas Hale in 1634. It is unlikely that the area was named after either of them however as the word ‘hale’ meant nook. Also, an ‘end’ was an outlying place.
The area was recorded at the time of the Domesday Book as being a clearing in the forest. It was known as ‘North End’ or ‘Wood End’ until the Hale End name became established late in the 17th. century.
Image: Photographer unknown (see ‘Old Chingford’ Facebook page)

The land is now occupied by a residential development – Swallow Court. I took this photograph in February 2021.
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The Terrace, Woodford Green, Essex

The centre of this photograph of The Terrace in Woodford Green (taken in the 1930s) shows the imposing Woodford Congregational Church. Built in 1874, the church was damaged irreparably during World War 2 when a V1 flying bomb struck it on June 26 1944. A local coal merchant, together with his wife and six-year-old son were killed as they sat outside the church in a lorry. Hawkey Hall now stands on the site – this can be seen in the second photograph.
Image: Photographer unknown
The same view in January 2021.
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Old Church Road, Chingford, London

Bishop’s Food Store in Old Church Road in Chingford. The photograph was taken in 1975.
Image: Photographer unknown – Vestry House Museum
I took this image 45 years later in December 2020. The Iceland supermarket and a Superdrug now occupies the site.
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Friday Hill, Chingford, London

The Sirloin pub on Friday Hill in Chingford. The photograph was probably taken in the 1970s. The Friday Hill housing estate was named after the hill of the same name and was named after John Friday – the landowner in the 15th century. Prior to that, it was known as Jackatt Hill.
It is believed that King Charles II once knighted a loin of beef on Friday Hill and that is why the pub (above) bore the name ‘Sir Loin’. This story also appears in other areas and is generally assumed to be apocryphal. In its past, the pub has also been called ‘Little Friday Hill House’ and ‘The Dovecote’.
Image: Photographer unknown – see the ‘Old Chingford’ Facebook page
By January 2021, there is a sign outside the Dovecote pub advertising it as a ‘fantastic business opportunity’. The next phase of its existence seems imminent.
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Covent Garden, St. Paul’s Church, London

An engraving showing the east front of St Paul’s Church, Covent Garden, London – probably around 1810.
Image: After Thomas Girtin (1775-1812) – Image released under Creative Commons CC-BY-NC-ND 3.0 (Unported) – http://www.tate.org.uk
The December 2017 view from (approximately) the same spot.
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