Now a well-known bakery chain, these premises on Loughton High Street started life as a house built around 1870 by Loughton’s renowned architect Edmond Egan.

Gail's Bakery on Loughton High StreetGail's Bakery on Loughton High Street (Image: Gary Stone)

The premises were later used as a doctor’s surgery and then part of Brown’s Garage and Showroom in 1947.