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Northcote Road, E17, 2014
By Katherine Green
Northcote Road 1903
Northcote Road 1903 Bedford Lemere & Co, Courtesy of Walthamstow Historical Society
Corners of Brettenham & Carr Roads, E17, 2014
By Katherine Green
Winns Avenue, E17, 2014
By Katherine Green
Blackhorse Road c.1906
Blackhorse Road (postcard), c. 1906 Courtesy of Vestry House Museum, London Borough of Waltham Forest
Coppermill Lane c.1906
Coppermill Lane (postcard), c. 1906 Courtesy of Vestry House Museum, London Borough of Waltham Forest
Bloxhall Road 1953
Carol with car outside, Bloxhall Road, c. 1953 Courtesy Arthur and Dot Nash via Carol and Doug Barber
Bob and Sylvia, Warner Road, 1971 Courtesy of Bob and Sylvia Agass
Bob and Sylvia, Warner Road, 1971 Courtesy of Bob and Sylvia Agass
Keith Road 1981
Tony, Keith Road, 1981 Courtesy of Bob and Sylvia Agass
Warner Road 1969
Warner Road, 1969 Courtesy of Bob and Sylvia Agass
Cornwallis Road c.1906
Coppermill Lane (postcard), c. 1906 Courtesy of Vestry House Museum, London Borough of Waltham Forest
Coppermill Lane c.1906
Coppermill Lane (postcard), c. 1906 Courtesy Vestry House Museum, London Borough of Waltham Forest
Edward Road c.1906
Edward Road (postcard), c. 1906 Courtesy Vestry House Museum, London Borough of Waltham Forest
Fleeming Road 1972
First car, Fleeming Road, 1972 Courtesy Carol and Doug Barber
Edward Road c.1906
Edward Road (postcard), c. 1906 Courtesy Vestry House Museum, London Borough of Waltham Forest
Flooding Chingford Road/ Penrhyn Crescent, 1956
Flooding Chingford Road/ Penrhyn Crescent, 1956 Courtesy Vestry House Museum, London Borough of Waltham Forest
Flooding Winns Ave Mersey Rd 1963
Flooding Winns Avenue / Mersey Road, 1963 Courtesy of Vestry House Museum, London Borough of Waltham Forest
Winns Ave 1903
Winns Avenue Large Flats, 1903 Bedford Lemere & Co, Courtesy of Walthamstow Historical Society
Chewton Road 1903
Two Houses each containing a pair of large flats (Chewton Road), 1903 Bedford Lemere & Co, Courtesy of Walthamstow Historical Society
Warner Road 1903
Warner Road – Large Flats, 1903 Bedford Lemere & Co, Courtesy of Walthamstow Historical Society
Carr Road 1903
Carr Road, looking towards Winns Avenue, 1903 Bedford Lemere & Co, Courtesy of Walthamstow Historical Society
“Off License” Corner of Carr and Brettenham Roads, 1903
“Off License” Corner of Carr and Brettenham Roads, 1903 Bedford Lemere & Co, Courtesy of Walthamstow Historical Society
Lewis Avenue 1928
Lewis Avenue, 1928 Courtesy of Walthamstow Historical Society
Elphinstone Road 1969
Kiosk Elphinstone Road opposite the schools, 31/7/69 Courtesy of Vestry House Museum, London Borough of Waltham Forest
Markhouse Road
Markhouse Road opposite Acacia Rd, 7/9/69 Courtesy of Vestry House Museum, London Borough of Waltham Forest
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North Countess Road, 1928 Courtesy Vestry House Museum, London Borough of Waltham Forest
Pretoria Ave, 1906
Pretoria Avenue (postcard), c.1906 Courtesy of Vestry House Museum, London Borough of Waltham Forest
Pretoria Avenue, 1906
Pretoria Avenue (postcard), dated 1906 Courtesy of Vestry House Museum, London Borough of Waltham Forest
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Streets

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Streets were planted with trees from 1892, and lawns and corner gardens laid out on the Town Planning Estate from 1912. Several of the earlier roads on this estate were private (Rushbrook, Thorpe, Ardleigh, Keith, Fleeming Close and part of North Countess) and up until 1928 gates were closed and controlled by the local shopkeepers. The roads were unsealed and just a mix of sand, clay and gravel (hoggin), so they required regular maintenance, particularly after windy weather. They were finally taken over by the Council in 1956.

© Kirstin Sibley

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