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Walthamstow's hidden history

Walthamstow's hidden history

From forgotten plague pits to E17's own currency

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Ben Allenby
Mar 29, 2022
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Hello! It’s Tuesday and today we’re turning back the clock to a Walthamstow long gone. From devastating plague to 20th century toy manufacturing, we’ve going on a whistle-stop tour through hundreds of years of history. The streets may be familiar but the stories are not.

We begin with the curious tale of Walthamstow’s own currency. It was short-lived …

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