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Yew Tree Gardens, ROMFORD, RM7 9RA

Viewing this building on satellite imagery it looks like the old Wembley Stadium, but there is more than a hint that it is not quite symmetrical with the southern end wider than the northern. It is a residential block of flats and is viewed here looking across St Edwards Way, better known as the Romford Ring Road.

An unusual block of flats in Romford

This is the end of Angel Way alongside St Edwards Way (the Romford ring road). It is simply a small, narrow street that has parking facilities as well as leads traffic from the Angel Way multi-storey car park onto St Edwards Way at the roundabout where the latter road and North Street meet. View taken looking east-southeast towards the town centre. The multi-storey car park is out of shot to the right.

This was an attempt to re-create a Francis Frith image from exactly 100 years ago http://www.francisfrith.com/search/england/essex/romford/photos/romford_59842.htm Unfortunately trees now obstruct the original view point and the Frith photograph was probably taken from a point which is now in the middle of the Romford Ring Road... As my better half pointed out to me the major visible change in the church since the 1908 photograph was taken is the fact that the surprisingly flamboyant and slender Rapunzel-style towers on either side of the main gable end have been considerably shortened since 1908. The foundation stone of the church was laid in 1887.

Romford Auction Rooms with Angel Street multi-storey car park above

The River Rom just clips across the north-east corner of this grid square as it goes under the Romford Ring Road, prior to entering a long culvert under the Brewery Development site. This is the view looking downstream from the ring road bridge with a rather attractive footbridge that allows pedestrian access between two car parks.

The River Rom just clips across the north-east corner of this grid square as it goes under the Romford Ring Road, prior to entering a long culvert under the Brewery Development site. This is the view looking upstream from the ring road bridge. The grey slab at the top of the photograph is the bottom of a maintenance access ramp.

The church in the High Street is currently closed while a major refurbishment is undertaken.

Angel Way begins as High Street at its junction with St Edwards Way - it doesn't become Angel Way until you reach the road barrier on the High Street and you turn the corner to get into the multi-storey car park. View taken looking northeast towards the town centre from St Edwards Way.