The photograph shows Epping High Street around 1905 before St John’s Tower was built.

The Victoria Buildings on the right were at the centre of the town`s weekly market from 1899 until it was demolished in 1966 and replaced by the Co-op supermarket.

M&S is located where the Victoria Buildings used to be on Epping High StreetM&S is located where the Victoria Buildings used to be on Epping High Street (Image: Gary Stone)

Today the site houses M&S .

Gary Stone is a local historian (Instagram: @eppinghistory)