Romford history: Gold fever in 1904 | Romford Recorder
Andy Grant Published: 12:00 PM February 6, 2021 A cache of gold and silver coins was unearthed during building work at the West End Stores in Romford in 1904. - Credit: Andy Grant Frank and Leonard Cakebread were the proprietors of the West End Stores in the High Street, a successful bakery and confectioner’s shop with a prominent position diagonally across the corner of High Street and Waterloo Road, Romford. Having occupied the centuries-old building for around a dozen years, a decision was made to modernise the premises. This entailed raising the floor and frontage to bring it up t...
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