Main Road, Gidea Park
Introduction
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Main Road, Gidea Park
Image: © David Kemp Taken: 22 May 2007
Until the early 1930s Main Road was called Hare Street and ran through open country. Hare Street was also the name of the small hamlet that became the suburb of Gidea Park. Although most of the older buildings have gone, the two seen in the picture still remain. From early March to early December 1931 there was a base at Hare Street for the Green Line coaches that formerly served the area; this was on land to the rear of the right-hand of the two houses. The land in question subsequently became a timber merchant's and is now the site of Gidea Lodge, a small residential development.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.586751
Longitude
0.20158