The air raid siren mounted at the top of a large pole. Credit: Gary Stone
Pictured above is Albert Crescent in c1940. Chingford was in the grips of the Second World War with the centre having a sand-bagged warden’s post installed together with public shelters.
An air raid siren can be seen mounted at the top of a large pole.
The Crescent was lucky to have escaped bomb damage, unlike other parts of the borough.
How the Crescent looks in the modern day
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