Albert Crescent, Chingford in the late 1930s (Image: Gary Stone) (Image: Gary Stone)
A view of Albert Crescent, Chingford, from the late 1930s.
F W Woolworths on the parade occupied the site until its demise in 2009.
The first Woolworth store was opened by Frank Winfield Woolworth on February 22, 1879, in New York.
- Gary Stone is a local historian (chingfordhistory.org.uk).
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