Leyton is a town in East London, England, within the London Borough of Waltham Forest. It borders Walthamstow to the north, Leytonstone to the east, and Stratford to the south, with Clapton, Hackney Wick and Homerton, across the River Lea, to the west. The area includes New Spitalfields Market, Leyton Orient Football Club, as well as part of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. The town consists largely of terraced houses built between 1870 and 1910, interspersed with some modern housing estates. It is 6.2 miles (10 km) north-east of Charing Cross.
The town has become one of the most ethnically diverse areas in England, with 69 per cent of residents belonging to a non-British ethnic background. Once a traditional, working class area, it is undergoing large-scale regeneration and gentrification, with large numbers of young professionals moving into the area.
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These fascinating snaps were found by Torfaen Corvine that show street scenes of Leyton in the early 1960s.
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| A corner of Farmer Road, Leyton, London, circa early 1960s |
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| Bakers Arms Junction, Leyton, London, circa early 1960s |
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| Bakers Arms Junction, Leyton, London, circa early 1960s |
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| Bakers Arms Junction, Leyton, London, circa early 1960s |
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| Bakers Arms Junction, Leyton, London, circa early 1960s |
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| Bakers Arms Junction, Leyton, London, circa early 1960s |
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| Coronation Park, High Road, Leyton, London, circa early 1960s |
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| Etloe House, Leyton, London, circa early 1960s |
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| Farmers Road looking east, Leyton, London, circa early 1960s |
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| George Mitchell School, Leyton, London, circa early 1960s |
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| George Mitchell School, Leyton, London, circa early 1960s |
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| George Mitchell School, Leyton, London, circa early 1960s |
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| George Mitchell School, Leyton, London, circa early 1960s |
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| George Mitchell School, Leyton, London, circa early 1960s |
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| High Road junction with Canterbury Road, Leyton, London, circa early 1960s |
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| High Road, Leyton, London, circa early 1960s |
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| Leyton Grange Estate, Leyton, London, circa early 1960s |
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| Leyton Midland Road, Leyton, London, circa early 1960s |
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| Leyton Youth Sports Ground, London, circa early 1960s |
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| Leyton Youth Sports Ground, London, circa early 1960s |
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| Leyton Youth Sports Ground, London, circa early 1960s |
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| London Master Bakers Almshouses, Leyton, London, circa early 1960s |
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| Slade Tower, Leyton Grange, Leyton, London, circa early 1960s |
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| St Mary’s Church, Church Road, Leyton, London, circa early 1960s |
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| The Green, Leyton, London, circa early 1960s |
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| The Green, Leyton, London, circa early 1960s |
