A pleasure to welcome you, and we look forward to seeing you again soon!
The Malagasy Christian refugees who lived in Walthamstow with members of Marsh St Congregational Church, 1839-41. Sarah Razafy (2nd left) died in Dec 1840 & was buried at Marsh St burial ground, but reinterred at Chingford Mount Cemetery 1980. Marsh St is shown on Coe’s map 1822. #BlackHistoryMonth
Bird's eye view of local studies bookshelves in our new Searchroom. We're looking forward to welcoming our visitors to Chingford Assembly Hall today!
September sunshine for our final days at Vestry House Museum. Looking forward to our move to Chingford Assembly Hall next week!
Today marks the 64th anniversary of the opening of Chingford Assembly Hall on 3 Sep 1960. We're looking forward to opening our new Searchroom here soon!
Zena Edmund-Charles MBE, born 1932 in Jamaica. Fellow of Queen's Nursing Institute. Leytonstone resident, & practice nurse at Langthorne Health Centre 1985-2015. 📷 Langthorne Health Centre, Vestry House Museum. Portrait courtesy Zena Edmund-Charles. #WindrushGeneration#WindrushDay
