History of Loughton - Twenty-first Century

Twenty-first Century

The headquarters of construction company Higgins Group plc on Langston Road made a significant addition to the townscape in 2005.

Following the 2002 ITV1 TV series Essex Wives, journalists used the phrase "golden triangle" to describe the three towns of Loughton, Chigwell, and Buckhurst Hill, for their general affluence and the up-front ostentation of some of their inhabitants.

When the German bombs landed in the Drive on the 26th July 1940 killing two people, the German air force were not aiming for the drive, their target was Loughton Station and the sidings, indeed the station was damaged probably from the same stick of bombs that landed in the Drive with such sad consequences. A bomb landed at the station damaging part of the track, platform and some seating area. above these seats were the enamel 'Loughton' signs, the sign on the blast side was damaged beyond recognition, but the sign on the leeward side survived with minor damage. this sign was saved by the station master and put into a maintenance cupboard on the station. Later the station master took the sign home as it was going to be scrapped. This information came from the station master's son in 1985.