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Dedham, Essex
Dedham maps
Historic maps of Dedham and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Dedham maps
Historic map of Dedham
Illustrated Victorian map of Essex
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Dedham books
Displaying 3 of 15 books about Dedham and the local area. View all Dedham books
Harlow Town and City Memories
Paperback
£13
Saffron Walden Town and City Memories
Paperback
£13
Clacton-on-Sea Town and City Memories
Paperback
£13
1 Dedham photos appear in 1 Frith book titles. You can read extracts and browse photos from these books.
Memories of Dedham
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Essex memories
Early memories of Brook Street
I lived in Brook Street with my family between about 1958 and 1967. We lived at the bottom of the road nearest the High Street and opposite a large pond, which was a source of great entertainmanet to me and my sister at times! We watched local firemen practice fire drill, unrolling huge hoses and aiming the water into... [more]
Shared on 06 June 2009
I have visited Manningtree only once, but I have an interest in the area as my father (Donald Turner) is tracing our family tree and he has discovered that one of our ancestors - Elizabeth Goodwin was tried and hung as one of the witches of Manningtree by Matthew Hopkins! She was accused of casting a spell on a grocers horse,... [more]
Shared on 22 January 2008
Starting school for the first time was at Mistley Norman School, my first teacher was Miss Temple in the infants we were given a slate board and slate pencil one thing that sticks in my memory we all had a small mattres and after dinner we all had to have a nap.Then we moved from the prefabs to Lawford soI was... [more]
Shared on 08 December 2007
I was born in Mistley at Ye Olde Mill House in 1930. My father Rupert Edwards was a family butcher and my grandparents lived at Shanghai Villa, Mistley. I attended Mistley Norman School and won a scholarship to Colchester High School. My early memories were of the swimming pool and the start of the Second World War. It was fascinating at... [more]
Shared on 18 July 2009
Extracts From Dedham & Essex books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Dedham, inspired by Frith photos.
Described in the 1880s as a 'small, quaint, and decayed town', Dedham's prosperity had climaxed in the early 1500s. It was essentially a wool town, and its great market was held in the wide stretch of road we see here. The house with the classical pediment is Sherman's, formerly a school teaching English and mathematics.
This is an extract from East Anglia.
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Essex - A Second Selection Photographic Memories
Described in the 1880s as a 'small, quaint, and decayed town', Dedham's prosperity had climaxed in the early 1500s. It was essentially a wool town, and its great market was held in the wide stretch of road we see here. The house with the classical pediment is Sherman's, formerly a school teaching English and maths.
This is an extract from Essex - A Second Selection Photographic Memories.
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Colchester Photographic Memories
Colchester was also visited by the Roman Emperor himself, who considered the capture of this capital vital to the success of the conquest from AD43 onwards. The next appearance on the chart of British history was less happy. Boudicca, or, as she used to be known, 'Boadicea', queen of the Iceni and daughter of King Prasutagus, ruled much of what is now East Anglia and rose in revolt after being... [more]
This is an extract from Colchester Photographic Memories.
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