HISTORY OF ILFORD

Builder and Councillor, W.P Griggs, commissioned a Clock Tower made of Portland stone to be built at Ilford Broadway in 1901 as a gift to the town. There was a weather vane at top and a drinking fountain below. It became a popular meeting place with "I'll meet you by the Clock Tower" becoming a popular saying. Due to tramway improvements the Clock Tower moved to South Park in 1923 where a German V2 rocket would bring it to a untimely end during World War II.

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Posted: 9th September 1916

Churches

Clock Tower

Cranbrook Castle

Cranbrook Road

Empress Avenue

Fire Station

General Post Office

High Road / High Street

Ilford Lane

Park Avenue

The Broadway

The Drive

Town Hall

Transport

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