We now leave Romford behind and head North. but not too far, as there's a Wetherspoon's to do at Collier Row. It's called the Colley Rowe Inn. Luckily, it opens at 8AM.
It's now time to veer due West, across the top of Greater London, to Hainault, on the Central Line. The shuttle to Woodford arrives in 1986, when automatic operation had ceased.
Here it is, back in 1971, when it drove itself to Woodford.
Woodford Green is nearby and here it is around 1910.
Temporarily heading south, we arrive at Woodford (George Lane) station, owned by the Great Eastern Railway. It's now called South Woodford, on the Underground's Central Line.
North West is where we are heading, through housing estates, to Highams Park, the penultimate station on the Chingford branch of the GER.
A later signal box was retained here because of the level crossing, though it was out of use by 2007, when this photo was taken..
In July 2007, 'One' 317 653 arrives at Highams Park, heading South. We're going in the opposite direction.
So, we've reached Chingford, which was never intended as a terminus, though it remains one. Several electric units here in the mid 1970s.
In the carriage sidings, 'One' 317 658, in 2007. I would stress that I was working here, not trespassing.
Outside the railway station, some way from Chingford town centre, there's a small transport interchange. RM373 awaits business.
The 1990s brought other operators to Chingford station.
More modern red buses now serve the area, of course.
So, now to find Chingford Green....
....and then the town centre. (Photographer unknown)
County Bus & Coach could once be found in Chingford.
In days of yore (whatever they are) trams from Walthamstow ran into Chingford and terminated by the Prince Albert pub. The trams have gone and the future of the pub doesn't look too bright.
The Queen Elizabeth pub, luckily, is still with us, though I don't suppose it looks like this (circa 1905).
The King's Ford is the town's Wetherspoons.
The last pub for now is the King's Head, in a fine position, with views over the Lea Valley. It's seen around 1900 and nearly a century later.
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