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Category Archives: Essex
St Mary the Virgin, Saffron Walden
Above: The large church and tall spire viewed from a vantage point in Saffron Walden. St Mary the Virgin is the parish church of Saffron Walden, Essex. It is the largest non-cathedral church in Essex with an overall length of … Continue reading
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Castle Hedingham Moot House and Guildhall
Above: The Old Moot House on the left of this view of St James Street. Sometimes, you can walk into a village that you have not visited before and sense that most of the buildings around you are either old … Continue reading
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St Peter-on-the-Wall, Bradwell-on-Sea
Above: The stone church seen across the fields, with the sea in the distance. Bradwell is known today mainly for the nuclear reactor near the village. The location is therefore well sign-posted. It has another much more interesting claim to … Continue reading
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Dunmow Flitch
Above: The ‘flitch’ or side of bacon, supported by a large wooden frame, being carried in procession along the main street in Great Dunmow. The large building on the right is the Saracen’s Head Hotel. Only a very few of … Continue reading
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Thorrington Mill
Above: Thorrington Mill, with the creek on the left and the mill-pond on the right. At Colchester, in Essex, is the River Colne which flows south into the sea near Clacton-on-Sea. A small tributary of the Colne is called Alresford … Continue reading
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Thaxted and the View from the Window
Above: View through the window of Parrishes Bar. On the left is to be seen part of the Guildhall. Towards the right are Tudor houses. Thaxted has a long a winding main street lined with houses, shops and several pubs. … Continue reading
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Rayne Station
Above: Rayne Station seen from the Flitch Way. Built in 1866, Rayne Station, in Essex, was on the railway line between Braintree and Bishops Stortford. Intermediate stations from Bishops Stortford were Hockerill Halt; Stane Street; Takeley; Easton Lodge; Dunmow; Felsted; … Continue reading
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Red Lion Hotel, Colchester
Above: A view of the High Street from an old postcard, dated 1916. No visit to Colchester is complete without visiting the Red Lion Hotel. It stands in the High Street and its old courtyard is now a walkway through … Continue reading
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Finchingfield Guildhall
Above: View of the Guildhall looking up Church Hill, which is the road leading to Braintree. Finchingfield is one of the most picturesque villages in Essex, probably one of the most picturesque in all of England. The village is about … Continue reading
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Spains Hall
Above: The attractive Elizabethan country house called Spains Hall which is near Finchingfield, Essex. It takes its name from the de Ispania family. Owners The house has a history that goes back to at least the time of the Domesday … Continue reading
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