Here is the final part of the sequence.
(Congratulations to reader David who on Friday correctly identified the final number. We won’t spoil the surprise by telling you why.)
Here is the final part of the sequence.
(Congratulations to reader David who on Friday correctly identified the final number. We won’t spoil the surprise by telling you why.)
The second power cut in a week made shops, banks and cafes on Wanstead High Street close for the second time in a week. Faulty electrical equipment led to the cut, and workers from UK Power Network could be seen outside the NatWest trying to fix it.
By early evening the UK Power website had put back its expected time of repair until 7pm, though this had been extended already several times during the day.
A similar outage on Christmas Eve also led to shops closing.
Some shops were helped to keep open by the Nationwide sharing cables with their neighbours.
Wanstead High Street as seen in 1963, thanks to Wansteadium reader (and former resident) Kerry Renshaw who lived here from 1948 until 1967.
Visible are:
If anyone can fill in any of the gaps – what was in these shops after the picture – we’d like to build up a complete list based on Wanstead’s collective memory. Please leave comments using the form below or email to info@wansteadium.com.
What is the end of this sequence? Final part tomorrow.
What is the end of this sequence?
What is the end of this sequence?