Editing Chingford (section)

==Landmarks==
[[File:Hunting Lodge Chingford.JPG|thumb|left|[[Queen Elizabeth's Hunting Lodge]]]]
One notable local landmark is [[Queen Elizabeth's Hunting Lodge]].<ref name="Queen Elizabeth's Hunting Lodge"/> Originally called the Great Standing, it was built for [[Henry VIII of England|King Henry VIII]] in 1543, and was used as a grandstand to watch the hunting of deer, although it has been heavily altered over time. The building is located on Chingford Plain within [[Epping Forest]] and is open to the public. The lodge is preserved under the Epping Forest Preservation Act.<ref>{{cite EB1911|wstitle=Chingford|volume=6|page=233}}</ref>

Originally a barn built in the mid-19th century, [[Butler's Retreat]], a [[Grade II listed|Grade II listed building]], is one of the few remaining [[Victorian era|Victorian]] retreats within the forest. The building is adjacent to the Queen Elizabeth's Hunting Lodge and takes its name from the 1891 occupier John Butler. Retreats originally served non-alcoholic refreshments as part of the [[Temperance movement in the United Kingdom|Temperance movement]]. After closing in 2009 the building was refurbished by the [[City of London Corporation]] and re-opened as a cafe in 2012.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120831110048/http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/things-to-do/green-spaces/epping-forest/news/Documents/Forest%20Focus%20Autumn%202011.pdf City of London- Butler's Retreat] Retrieved 25 February 2013</ref>

[[File:Friday Hill House, Chingford, London, UK.jpg|thumb|[[Friday Hill House]]]]
[[Friday Hill House]], Simmons Lane, off [[Friday Hill, London|Friday Hill]], dating from 1839, was a manor house built and owned by [[Robert Boothby Heathcote]], who was both the lord of the manor and rector of the local church. It was he who paid for the building of the church of [[St Peter and St Paul, Chingford|St Peter and St Paul]] in Chingford. He is buried in the Boothby family vault in All Saints' Churchyard (Chingford Old Church), Old Church Road. The vault was purchased by Robert Boothby (died 1733), who lived in the previous manor house. The present building has been used as a further education centre but was put up for sale in 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/Pages/ServiceChild/Friday-Hill-House-disposal.aspx |title=Waltham Forest Council, Friday Hill House Disposal |access-date=19 November 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120705030804/http://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/Pages/ServiceChild/Friday-Hill-House-disposal.aspx |archive-date=5 July 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/Documents/fhh_sale_particulars_r1.pdf |title=Waltham Forest Council, Friday Hill House Sale Particulars |access-date=19 November 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120709110453/http://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/Documents/fhh_sale_particulars_r1.pdf |archive-date=9 July 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

Pimp Hall Dovecote is situated in a green area at the bottom of Friday Hill and can be viewed by entering the Pimp Hall Nature Reserve. The [[dovecote]], which had nesting space for 250 birds, belonged to Pimp Hall (originally Pympe's Hall), one of three manor houses around Chingford. In 1838 the estate was taken over and became part of the Chingford Earls estate. The farmhouse associated with it survived until just before World War II. This dovecote is depicted in the [[:File:Millenium Heritage Mosaic on Assembly Hall, Chingford, London, UK.jpg|Millennium Heritage Mosaic]] on the front of Chingford Assembly Hall. It is the fourth item down on the left-hand side of the mosaic.{{Citation needed|date=December 2011}}

[[File:Trig Point and Obelisk, Pole Hill, Chingford - geograph.org.uk - 390420.jpg|thumb|left|Pole Hill Obelisk]]

A granite obelisk at [[Pole Hill]] was erected in 1824 under the direction of the [[Astronomer Royal]], the Rev. John Pond M.A., to mark true north for the telescopes of the Royal Observatory at [[Greenwich]], south of the Thames. It was placed on high ground along the line of the Greenwich Meridian, but when this was recalibrated later in the 19th century, the obelisk was deemed to have been erected {{convert|19|ft|m}} west of the revised meridian line. Today, an adjoining [[triangulation pillar]] marks the modern line.{{Citation needed|date=December 2011}}
[[File:Chingford Old Town Hall Building, The Ridgeway, Chingford, London, UK.jpg|thumb|alt=Chingford Old Town Hall building, The Ridgeway|[[Chingford Town Hall]], The Ridgeway]]

[[Chingford Town Hall]], dating from 1929, is on The Ridgeway in Chingford. It has more recently been known as the Chingford Municipal Offices. The site was sold to property developers who built blocks of flats on the land and the town hall building was subsequently converted to apartments.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/index/business/business-property/chingford-municipal-offices-disposal.htm |title=Waltham Forest Council, Chingford Municipal Offices disposal |access-date=19 November 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120615061723/http://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/index/business/business-property/chingford-municipal-offices-disposal.htm |archive-date=15 June 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gilmartinley.co.uk/getfile.aspx?a=21192&f=&e=&t= |title=Gilmartin Ley, The Old Town Hall, Chingford, London, E4 |access-date=14 September 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731153522/https://www.gilmartinley.co.uk/getfile.aspx?a=21192&f=&e=&t= |archive-date=31 July 2020 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>