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Started by hb88banzai, Oct 23, 2012, 12:28 pm

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hb88banzai

Oct 23, 2012, 12:28 pm Last Edit: Oct 23, 2012, 12:32 pm by hb88banzai
The Box on Hainault Road in Grange Hill - J44

Photo circa 1960 --

Grange_Hill_Box-J44-(c1960).JPG

A blowup --

Grange_Hill_Box-J44-(c1960)-Blowup.JPG

Approximate POV Street view --

Grange_Hill_Box-J44-ApproxPOV_Streetview.JPG

The great old building in the background is the Bald Hind Hotel --

Grange_Hill_Box-J44-BaldHind.JPG

Regrettably, the Bald Hind was apparently just torn down to make room for luxury apartments  :'(

Box Site street view --

Grange_Hill_Box-J44-SiteStreetview.JPG

Box Site Street View URL:  http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=manor+road,+grange+hill,+London&hl=en&ll=51.610715,0.081791&spn=0.000909,0.004785&sll=51.40788,-0.088406&sspn=0.004022,0.00957&hnear=Manor+Rd,+United+Kingdom&t=h&z=18&layer=c&cbll=51.610803,0.081784&panoid=CADJmxjaSJYOFBOIulgW3g&cbp=12,85.69,,0,13.07

Mark

Grange Hill is a real place? wow.

petewilson

Feb 12, 2017, 12:05 pm #2 Last Edit: Feb 12, 2017, 12:05 pm by petewilson
Here's the Hi-Res version of the Frith Photo from about 1960...


J44 Hainault Road, east side 5 yards north of Manor Road, Chigwell c1960 Hi-Res.jpg

Volpone

I can kind of see why the Susan liked London in the 1960s.  It looks like a wonderful place to live.
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