Earl's Path in Loughton c1900 (Image: Gary Stone)
Earls Path in Loughton, c1900 is a quiet rural path.
As with many paths through Epping Forest, some became very popular and over time, became roads.
Each parish had to maintain its own roads, and a good source of road material came from the digging of gravel pits.
These pits soon flooded and became natural-looking forest ponds.
- Gary Stone is a local historian: Instagram - @loughtonhistory
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