EAW005475 ENGLAND (1947). Higham Hill Common Allotments, the Green Pond Road Football Ground and construction of the Priory Court Estate, Walthamstow, from the south, 1947. This image was marked by Aerofilms Ltd for photo editing.

York Road.

Rodney Place.

Mt, Pleasent Road.

Manor Road.

Carlton Road.

Cheyney Row.

Kimberley Road.

Millfield Ave.

Warwick Road.

Priors Croft.

Oakfield Road.

Colville Road.

Green Pond Road.

Higham Hill Road.

Bemsted Road.

Holmes Ave.

William Morris Close.

Douglas Ave, Est.

B179, Billet Road.

Ardleigh Road.

Keith Road.

Pennant Terrace.

Brettenham Road.

Rushbrook Cres.

Thorpe Cres.

Carr Road.

FRleeming Road.

Elphinstone Road.

Countess Road.

Priory Court.

Countess Road.

Luton Road.

Winns Ave.

Chingford Mount Road.

Sewardstone Road.

Hall Lane.

"Banbury Reservoir".

"William Girling Reservoir". The reservoir was conceived as part of an overall plan for the Lea Valley and laid before the Royal Commission on Water Supply (Balfour Committee) in 1893. At the time the responsible authority was the East London Waterworks Company. However, under the Provisions of the Metropolis Water Act of 1902, the undertakings of this and seven other companies were transferred to the Metropolitan Water Board (MWB). Work began in 1936 when the tender of John Mowlem (for £682,156) was accepted.[1] The project was led by civil engineer, Robert Wynne-Edwards. Due to the use of mechanical scrapers and bulldozers, which were being used for the first time in British dam construction, progress was rapid. The design, by Sir Jonathan Roberts Davidson,[1] President of the Institution of Civil Engineers 1948/49, attracted widespread technical interest in 1937 when a major slip occurred in the partly formed embankment at the north-west corner. When the embankment fill had reached 23 feet (7 m) a 66 foot (20 m) width had dropped 2 feet 4 inches (70 cm) and moved forward 13 feet (4 m). Fortunately, the dam failed before any water had been stored. Investigations were under way when a second slip occurred in December 1937. Two independent soil mechanics experts, Dr. Herbert Chatley and Professor Karl Terzaghi, were called in and both made recommendations. In July 1938 the MWB made important modifications to the original design. Subsequent investigations into this landslip can be regarded as the birth of modern soil mechanics in Britain. The reservoir was redesigned to increase its capacity by 11.3%. Construction was further delayed by the outbreak of the Second World War and the reservoir was not finally completed until 1951, when it was officially opened on 4 September by William Girling, Chairman of the MWB, and named eponymously.

Lea Valley Road.

"King George Reservoir".

"Lea Valley Viaduct". A406 North Circular Road.

A406. North Circular Road.

"North Met Power Station Brimsdown". The first station was brought into operation by the North Metropolitan Electric Power Supply Co. between 1904 and 1907, before officially opening in 1907. It was used primarily to supply the local tramways. The station was extended between 1924 and 1955, supplying power to the wider area of Enfield and Essex. In 1948 Britain's electricity supply industry was nationalised under the Electricity Act 1947 and Brimsdown Power Station became part of the British Electricity Authority. The BEA was succeeded by the Central Electricity Authority in 1954 and the Central Electricity Generating Board in 1957. The CEGB decommissioned both stations in 1974.

Walthamstow Ave. Hitchman's Dairies, sold to United Dairies in 1946.

"Walthamstow Stadium". It was a greyhound racing stadium for the purposes of entertainment, usually including gambling on the outcome of a race. The stadium was opened in 1933 by William Chandler and run by the Chandler family until it closed in 2008. It had a larger attendance and income from gambling than any other dog racing track in the UK, with capacity for over 5,000 spectators. It had five race meetings a week, during the day on Monday and Friday, and at night on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. The first race started at 7:45 pm on Tuesday and Thursday, and at 7:30 pm on Saturday. The last race started at 10:30 pm on all three nights. Trials were held on Wednesdays and before racing. All meetings had 14 races except for the Friday meeting, which had 12. The most common races were over 475 and 640 metres, with occasional 430, 835 and 880 races for specialist greyhounds.