General Chat

Thanks so much Annie. Have sent you pm on here.

Peggy,Just spoken to my daughter and her best friend works in there and said hope its not shut as she was only there yesterday lol.I have gave my daughter all your details what you want to know as she also goes in there and she is going to get the phone number for you. Annie

Just gone onto the site you saw Shelly and it is the right pub. I will certainly have to contact the local library though to see if they can help.
One of my sons used to drive past the Woodbine on his way to a meeting at his bosses houes once a week !! But he moved jobs to a different area so no longer goes that way sadly. If only we had known at the time !!
Peggy

Wish I had asked on here weeks ago ladies! Thanks for all the info will check it all out. I did find the pic on Google (but just could not find out why BT said the phone was out of order! ).
I really cannot thank you enough for this info.
peggy

Shelly, it was in Honey Lane. Annie

My daughter lives in Upshire but it still comes under Waltham Abbey. Annie

Thanks for that idea Joan I will certainly do that. i don't mind paying if they have any.
Annie apparently when the Inn was first taken over by her the place was called the 'Hamlet of Upshire@ so must have been tiny.
Peggy

sorry, my fault........... doh!!!!
done the wrong link...:))))))

http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/towns/waltham-abbey/essex/

kaz xxx

hi dizzy,
i've found a pic of the pub, heres the link;

http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/images/display/61905_44ec7308fe61a3b1f995657b67f57dd7.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/towns/waltham-abbey/essex/&h=333&w=250&sz=19&tbnid=DcNkFd_mULMJ::&tbnh=119&tbnw=89&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dwoodbine%2Binn,%2Bhoney%2Blane,%2Bwaltham%2B%2Bpics&hl=en&sa=X&oi=image_result&resnum=1&ct=image&cd=1

kaz xxx

Peggy i do have a couple of books that i bought of the old Waltham Abbey when i lived there but they are still packed up somewhere.The place has changed since i moved there.They used to have traffic going through the high road and buses passing the little row of shops but its all pedestrians only now.My children all went to school there.There is a place called Quacker Lane and there was a Quacker school,so the place is very old. Annie

Wow that is amazing Annie! Do you know the Woodbine Inn?
Maybe they did not reply to my letter in case I am after some inheritance ha ha ha (no chance after this long eh). Seriously though I only want to see some pics of the place as it was in the old days. Perhaps even one with my Gt Gran on it . I even wrote to all the folk with the surname of Phillips as her daughter married a William Phillips, but no replies there either.
Peggy

Peggy i lived there for 17 years and my daughter lives a stones throw from there.Right on top of the m25.The Woodbine was open last time i went past.It has a mobile home site behind it and its also at the start of Epping Forest.I can get my daughter to check to see if its still open and go in and make enquireys for you.Can get a photo for you of what its like today? Annie

Hi, Was wondering if anyone knows if the Woodbine Inn is still open. it is situated in Honey Lane, Waltham Abbey, Essex.
I found from the 1891 and 1901 census that my Gt.Grandmother and her daughter ran the Woodbine Inn.
I have tried phoning the number listed with Bt but it is unobtainable (BT say it is out of order, what for 3 weeks ???). I found it on Google with current pictures and a phone number but no e-mail address.
I also wrote to them but have not had a reply as yet. I just wanted to know if any old pictures of the place are still in existence as it would be amazing to add them to my Family Tree.
So if any of you could help I would be so grateful.
Thanks, Peggy