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Pimp Hall Allotments, Kings Road, North Chingford, (by Waltham Forest Recycling Centre) E4 7HR CLICK FOR MAP |
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About Pimp Hall The Pimp Hall allotment site is part of land that comprised the 16th century Pimps Hall, gardens and farm. As long ago as 1270 it was part of a new 250 acre manor created near the edge of the Royal Forest of Waltham. The name derives from one Reynold Pympe who was lord of the manor in 1500. Pimp Hall was a working farm until 1934, when it was bought by Chingford Council. The site was then divided between Pimp Hall Park, a horticultural nursery run by the Council and the allotment site. The manor house and nearly all of the farm buildings are gone, only the Tudor dovecote remains as part of an education and wildlife centre. Situated on the North side of Friday Hill the site runs downhill from the boundary with Pimp Hall Park towards Kings Road. The soil is heavy loam on dense Essex clay subsoil. Although this can be a challenge, particularly when clearing and digging an overgrown plot, the addition of plenty of well-rotted compost soon produces fertile and friable ground which will reward the patient gardener. Pimp Hall gardeners grow a wide variety of fruit vegetables and flowers. Generally, our crops are of a quality, freshness, and flavour beyond the dreams of supermarkets, and an increasing number of our gardeners participate successfully in local horticultural shows. |
