Old Ford
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Old Ford is an area in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets that is named after the natural ford which provided a crossing of the River Lea.
Sculptures in Old Ford
Old Ford Lock, Lee Navigation
Last day of the Routemaster, 4 June 2004
Stratford, London
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Stratford is a town and district of East London, England, in the London Borough of Newham. Part of the Lower Lea Valley, it is six miles northeast of Charing Cross, and includes Maryland and East Vill
Old Ford
…causeway through the marshes known as Wanstead Slip (now transferred to Leyton). The Roman Road that emerged from London's Wall at Aldgate and went via Stratford and Chelmsford to Colchester and beyond. Beyond the M25, much of this route is now known as the A12. In 1110, Matilda, wife of Henry I, reputedly fell…
Stratford Town Hall, Stratford
Bow Bridge depicted in 1851
London 2012 Opening Ceremony – Stratford's historically agrarian economy
London 2012 Opening Ceremony – Industrial Revolution