Walford

Walford is a fictional borough of East London in EastEnders. The name suggests a conflation of Walthamstow and Stratford, both real places in East London. Walford has a fictional London postal district, London E20, and a fictional tube station, Walford East, which is located on the EastEnders tube map in the position normally occupied by the real Bromley-by-Bow tube station.

History

Prior to 1985

Walford was once on the site of an old Saxon village. Walford was once in the historic county of Middlesex but as London grew it became a suburb of London by the mid 1800s. This development was recognised by the creation of the County of London in 1889 (in which Walford would presumably have lied.) All over, squares and streets sprung up. Walford was given an East London postcode. By about 1900 Walford had a population of about 100'000. A market was established in Bridge Street, Walford, underneath a railway arch. Notable streets as well as Bridge Street was Albert Square, Turpin Road and George Street. The borough gained 2 tube stations, Walford East Station and Walford West Station. Notable families was the Beales, Fowlers and Watts of Albert Square, one of the most prominent areas of the borough. The Queen Victoria public house opened in 1898 in Albert Square. This was one of many pubs in the area. Walford suffered a lot of bomb damage in WW2 and several Victorian streets were razed to the ground. After the war, blocks of flats were built and in the early 1970s, Walford Towers, a 16 storey towerblock. By this time, many people from all over the world moved to Britain and settled in London, including Walford. In 1965, the larger county Greater London replaced the County of London, and if Walford was not already in Co. London but had remained in Middlesex, it would at that point have become part of Greater London.

By the end of 1984, Walford was quite deprived but there was strong community spirit. Residents blamed the deprivation on the government, Lou Beale, of 45 Albert Square especially.

1985-present

Amenities

Walford has many amenities to serve the residents from the Bridge Street and Turpin Road markets to Walford General Hospital. The high street has many shops. There is Walford Garage and Walford FC football club.

Postcodes

Telephone Directory

Companies

Business:	Telephone Number:
The Argee Bhajee	020 7946 0988
Branning's Autos	020 7946 0002
Coker & Sons Funeral Directors	020 7946 0271
Gilly's Massage	020 7946 0644
Fashion Hair & Make-Up	020 7946 0083
Kim's Palace	020 7946 0855
Launderette	020 503 8026 Might have changed since 1985.
LB Lettings	0808 157 0645
Market Office	020 8293 6090
Peggy's	020 8503 9005
Walford Vets	020 7946 0155
KJP Pest Control	020 7946 0457

Individuals

Person:	Landline Phone Number:	Mobile Phone Number:
Ian Beale		07922601628
Jane Beale		07826431054
Lucy Beale		07700900874
Peter Beale		07599931820
Lauren Branning		07700900441
Dot Branning	020 79460398
Whitney Dean		07936536378
Denise Fox		07938314400
Vincent Hubbard		07503998486
Fatboy		07700900893
Carol Jackson		07847790860
Roxy Mitchell		07873377570
Sharon Mitchell		07501196538
Patrick Trueman		07864011093
Dean Wicks		07592146039
Sid		07523926055

Map of Walford

Gallery

Bing Walford 3D Satellite Map

Aerial View of the set (July 1987)

Location:	Postcode:
Albert Square	E20 6PQ (Previously: E20 6RF)
Bridge Street	E20 3JL
George Street	E20 4RT
Elwell Road	E20 7YU
Havemore Grove	E20 6YT
Hurst Lane	E20 7YY
Old Hare Street	E20 9QA
Russell Gardens	E20 2NN
Turpin Road	E20 2RA (Previously: E20 4RT)
Victoria Road	E20 5RT
Victoria Square	E20 6PQ
Lichfield Road	E20 7TP
Unknown (Seen in Walk-in Clinc 18/02/2015)	E20 5YT