Leyton, London in the Early 1960s Through Fascinating Snaps

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.

These fascinating snaps were found by Torfaen Corvine that show street scenes of Leyton in the early 1960s.

A corner of Farmer Road, Leyton, London, circa early 1960s

Bakers Arms Junction, Leyton, London, circa early 1960s

Bakers Arms Junction, Leyton, London, circa early 1960s

Bakers Arms Junction, Leyton, London, circa early 1960s

Bakers Arms Junction, Leyton, London, circa early 1960s

Bakers Arms Junction, Leyton, London, circa early 1960s

Coronation Park, High Road, Leyton, London, circa early 1960s

Etloe House, Leyton, London, circa early 1960s

Farmers Road looking east, Leyton, London, circa early 1960s

George Mitchell School, Leyton, London, circa early 1960s

George Mitchell School, Leyton, London, circa early 1960s

George Mitchell School, Leyton, London, circa early 1960s

George Mitchell School, Leyton, London, circa early 1960s

George Mitchell School, Leyton, London, circa early 1960s

High Road junction with Canterbury Road, Leyton, London, circa early 1960s

High Road, Leyton, London, circa early 1960s

Leyton Grange Estate, Leyton, London, circa early 1960s

Leyton Midland Road, Leyton, London, circa early 1960s

Leyton Youth Sports Ground, London, circa early 1960s

Leyton Youth Sports Ground, London, circa early 1960s

Leyton Youth Sports Ground, London, circa early 1960s

London Master Bakers Almshouses, Leyton, London, circa early 1960s

Slade Tower, Leyton Grange, Leyton, London, circa early 1960s

St Mary's Church, Church Road, Leyton, London, circa early 1960s

The Green, Leyton, London, circa early 1960s

The Green, Leyton, London, circa early 1960s