Our new occasional feature, looking back on some stories which still somehow resonate today.
First, let’s take a moment to mark the 10 year anniversary of the announcement that Wanstead is to get a new swimming pool. Oh how young and naive we were! Watch Wansteadium this week for more updates on this story.
And one rueful memory: the sign which adorned Andrews Builders Merchants, for many an absolutely definitive part of Wanstead, ended up in a skip. (Meanwhile there is still no further intelligence on what exactly will be happening to that other jewel in Wanstead’s crown, Wanstead Hairdresser’s on Woodbine Place.)
From the archive · 10 years ago · 16 November 2016
The new Wanstead pool mysteryThe news that Wanstead is to get a new public swimming pool, revealed in the Redbridge budget plans for next year, has been welcomed but is causing a bit of headscratching. The council announced the £5.5m plan on Tuesday, saying that is has yet to decide on a venue for the pool. The leader of… Read the original story
From the archive · 15 years ago · 24 October 2011
Andrews’ sign ended in a skipBad news for those sentimental about Wanstead heritage: Wansteadium can reveal that the familiar sign on the front of Andrew’s Builders’ Merchant ended up in a skip. Renovations at the Woodbine Place building are converting it into a fabric shop; its new owners have told the Wanstead Society that they destroyed the old wooden sign.… Read the original story
