Little has changed at this end of Epping High Street since this picture was taken 100 years ago.

Parts of Epping High Street still retain a rural feelParts of Epping High Street still retain a rural feel (Image: Gary Stone)

However, the rural feel has been replaced with bustling shoppers and an increase in traffic although this has eased to some degree by the opening of the M11 in the late 1970s.

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