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London Road, ROMFORD, RM7 9DF

The flats on the right, Verity House, are situated where the entrance to Romford (London Road) bus garage used to be. Its approximate position is marked by the tunnel beneath the flats. The garage was opened by Edward Hillman's Saloon Coaches Ltd in 1932, was taken over by the London Passenger Transport Board in 1933 and finally closed in 1977. For most of its life it provided vehicles for the frequent Green Line routes that formerly served the town.

Cottons Park was originally known as Cottons Recreational Ground and was once owned by the Cottons family as part of the Cottons Estate. Cottons House was owned by Nicholas Cotton who occupied a prominent position in Romford in 1568 when Queen Elizabeth I visited. Nicholas Cotton died two years later. The family continued to live in the house for many years but eventually they fell on hard times. The 15 acres of Cottons Recreational Grounds was bought by the Council for £4,500 in 1920. Most of the labour in the park to add facilities was carried out by the unemployed by arrangement with the Unemployment Committee. On the night of 17th October 1940 a line of German bombs fell this part of Romford and three of these fell across Cottons Park. One of the three bombs landed near the park's public underground air raid shelter and six people from the nine inside were killed. These included a mother and her two sons aged five and twelve months. The bed here is just inside the entrance from London Road and is designed to attract butterflies, bees and other flying insects, as well as moths and beetles.

Cottons Park was originally known as Cottons Recreational Ground and was once owned by the Cottons family as part of the Cottons Estate. Cottons House was owned by Nicholas Cotton who occupied a prominent position in Romford in 1568 when Queen Elizabeth I visited. Nicholas Cotton died two years later. The family continued to live in the house for many years but eventually they fell on hard times. The 15 acres of Cottons Recreational Grounds was bought by the Council for £4,500 in 1920. Most of the labour in the park to add facilities was carried out by the unemployed by arrangement with the Unemployment Committee. On the night of 17th October 1940 a line of German bombs fell this part of Romford and three of these fell across Cottons Park. One of the three bombs landed near the park's public underground air raid shelter and six people from the nine inside were killed. These included a mother and her two sons aged five and twelve months. The bed here is just inside the entrance from London Road and is designed to attract butterflies, bees and other flying insects, as well as moths and beetles.

This picture is taken from the London Road entrance to the park

Built in 1847, this is still in use as a Baptist church. Shot taken through the railings of Cottons Park.