A snapshot in time from c1908 with the construction of St John's Church tower in Epping.

The original church was an ancient structure, founded by the Abbot and Monks of Waltham, but was rebuilt in a plain Gothic style in 1833.

The current church dates from 1889.

East London and West Essex Guardian Series:

A modern-day view of the church tower

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