Gidea Park is a neighbourhood in the east of Romford in the London Borough of Havering, south-east England. Predominantly an affluent and residential area, it was historically located in the county of Essex. It saw significant expansion in the early 20th century, with exhibitions of housing and town planning and the construction of a railway station on the main line out from London Liverpool Street station.
The lake at Raphael Park in Gidea Park
The former Balgores House, dating from the 1850s, is today a preparatory school
Exhibition houses on Parkway, overlooking Raphael park
Each property had a drawing and description published in The Book of the Exhibition of Houses and Cottages, 1911
Romford is a large town in East London, England, 14 miles (23 km) northeast of Charing Cross. Part of the London Borough of Havering, the town is one of the major metropolitan centres of Greater London identified in the London Plan.
Image: St Edward the Confessor, Market Place, Romford geograph.org.uk 3157858
Image: The Liberty Romford geograph.org.uk 272005
Image: Havering Town Hall (3)
Image: Havering Museum geograph.org.uk 3022358