These photographs of Kings Head Hill in Chingford are taken around 112 years apart.

Holly House was once occupied by Arthur Sheldon in the 1890s.

Arthur made his money as a silk merchant and owned a steam car. The house is lost from maps just after the Second World War as the Drysdale estate was being completed.

Epping Forest Guardian: Drysdale Estate, Chingford, todayDrysdale Estate, Chingford, today (Image: Gary Stone)

Today Enterprise House (built 1968) sits close to the site of Holly House. One of a number of fine houses lost in Chingford over the last century.

  • Read more from Gary Stone: chingfordhistory.org.uk