Category: History

V2 bomb sites in Walthamstow
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V2 bomb sites in Walthamstow

View V2 sites in Walthamstow in a larger map A quick post to highlight this fascinating google map of V2 bomb attacks on Walthamstow in the final years of the 2nd World War. The maps creator, TimStroud got the information from “The Story of Civil Defense, by Ross Wyld. & The War over Walthamstow. Issued [...]

Published by on April 19, 2010 2:39 pm
The Lea on the BBC
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The Lea on the BBC

Griff Rhys-Jones travelled the length of the River Lea for his BBC “Rivers” series and the hour long programme is available on iplayer until the 30th of August. Visit iplayer to watch He reaches Walthamstow about half an hour into the programme, with some beautiful shots of the reservoirs, rowing club and much more.  Well [...]

Published by on August 21, 2009 10:23 am
AV Roe Triplane on Walthamstow Marshes
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AV Roe Triplane on Walthamstow Marshes

Upto a thousand people enjoyed the sun and the chance to see a replica of the first all-British aeroplane unveiled on Walthamstow Marshes by the grandson of its creator A.V. Roe. On July 13, 1909, Roe flew the plane he’d built under two of the railway arches on the marshes. Local history group, and members [...]

Published by on July 13, 2009 10:49 pm
Celebrating the Centenary of Flight
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Celebrating the Centenary of Flight

Celebrating the Centenary of Flight Sunday 12 July 2009 13.00 – 16.00 Walthamstow Marshes For more information visit the Lee Valley Park website On Sunday 12 July history will repeat itself on Walthamstow Marshes as Eric Verdon- Roe, Grandson of flight pioneer Sir Alliott Verdon-Roe unveils an exact fully flyable replica of his grandfather’s Roe [...]

Published by on June 30, 2009 5:13 am
Walthamstow Dogs: A video tribute
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Walthamstow Dogs: A video tribute

On Saturday the 16th of August a few thousand of Walthamstow and Chingford’s diverse community enjoyed a cheap, fun and family friendly night out at the dogs for probably the last time. For over 75 years “The Stow” has been Walthamstow’s flagship, a source of local pride and the constant reply of people when told [...]

Published by on August 28, 2008 10:31 am
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Save Our Stow in the news

With Walthamstow Dogs scheduled to hold its last race on Saturday 16th August, the fight to save the stadium from the bulldozer has received extensive press and TV coverage. Consortiums who want to continue racing at The Stow have put in bids to buy or lease the track from the housing developers who have no [...]

Published by on August 11, 2008 6:56 pm
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No option to sell Walthamstow Dogs… really!?

After the shock of Walthamstow dogs being “sold” behind their back, local community anger and resolve to object to all new planning aplications for the site has grown along with the question, was there really no other option but to sell to property developers? “We were left with no option but to sell the stadium [...]

Published by on May 23, 2008 8:30 pm
Walthamstow Dogs To Close!
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Walthamstow Dogs To Close!

Photo by Alibiphoto “The main purpose of listing a building is to ensure that care will be taken over decisions affecting its future“ So said the Department for Culture, Media and Sport in 2007 as Culture Minister David Lammy announced the listing of Walthamstow Stadium declaring it “wouldn’t be going to the dogs“. He stated: [...]

Published by on May 18, 2008 10:46 pm
Snap happy
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Snap happy

A slight break from posts about the council tarmacking over our green field sites for some pretty pictures. This area has more than its fair share of budding David Baileys, as anyone visiting the photo sharing site Flickr will be aware. The Walthamstow group has over a 1,000 pictures to browse through, or alternatively you [...]

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Published by on March 6, 2008 11:57 am