local history of Leyton and Leytonstone and Chingford; green open spaces; walking;
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For a whole year I shared a riverbank with a male mute swan
Everyday on my walk we conversed without a word being said
Every day I hoped he found the partner he craved
This year he brought his new family to see me
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Magnificent Art Nouveau interior of the Societe Generale Bank by Jacques Hermant. This dome is an architectural masterpiece
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Aerial photographs are great for looking at buildings hidden from view behind walls. This example from 1933 shows HMP Manchester, also known as Strangeways, including its exercise yards.
What hidden places can you find with our Aerial Photo Explorer?👇
historicengland.org.uk/image…
ALT Black and white oblique aerial photograph looking down at an urban landscape that includes a large prison site with wings radiating from a central hub. Around the prison are streets of terraced housing, industrial buildings and a patch of cleared land.
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The Three Blackbirds public house Leyton high road Leyton 1876 - Walthamstow in pictures facebook
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Three Blackbirds pub 640 High Road, #Leyton E10 This pub was present by 1705, was rebuilt in 1878 and closed in 2007. The Three Blackbirds, Leyton was mentioned in the History of Leyton in 1711 and a delivery in 1950's
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Good morning, Jim @lilolme_jm & thank you rather belatedly on my part, I'm afraid. Thanks for your kind comments & support. Here's another view of the front of 223, Bow Road (obliquely) in "Nearing Bow Church" by Henry Silk from 1931. #HenrySilk #SaturdayMorning #EastLondonGroup
The building may not have changed much but Bow Road most certainly has!
I'll leave this link to a little history of the building.
lookup.london/223-bow-road-h…
It's lovely to see you active here again, sir. You were greatly missed in your absence.
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The Mersey Beats the latest in Liverpool sounds a forthcoming attraction at the Chez Don Club Dalston Hackney London Nov 1963
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Illustration of a snail-chicken hybrid creature from the Book of Hours, created in Bruges, circa 1500 AD. Currently housed at the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore (Ms. W.427, fol. 57r).
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Last nights 99% Buck Moon rising at Stonehenge 🤩🌕🌙 Photo credit Nick Bull 🙏
#buckmoon #moon #fullmoon #July #summer #landscape #astro #stonehenge
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Some of these Rosebery Ave trees were planted c 1890 by the Metropolitan Public Gardens Assoc -under the direction of their landscape gardener, Fanny Wilkinson. Read @ her + friends in my ‘Enterprising Women: the Garretts and their circle’ womanandhersphere.com/2025/0…
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Didn't archery have a revival as a genteel recreation e19c? Tylney-Longs were patrons of the Hainault Foresters who met at the Fairlop Tree hainaultforest.net/fairlop-o…
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This Saturday 5 July at 12pm join us at The View, Rangers Rd for a #FREE talk about James Arthur #Brimble known locally for his photography, shop & book London’s #EppingForest. North #Chingford #HeritageFestival in conjunction with @wfcouncil eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-life-…
ALT Man in shirt sleeves holding a camera
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The Dover Pharos in Kent is the most complete standing Roman building in England.
Built in the early 2nd century AD, it is also one of only three lighthouses to survive from the whole of the former Roman empire.
Is it the oldest building in England? ➡️ bit.ly/TheOldestBuildings
ALT A photograph of a ruin of a Roman tower with a small church in the background.
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Heavy laden, mature black mulberry tree overhanging the grounds of Southwark Cathedral. Free food in Borough market!
