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Layer Marney, Essex
Layer Marney maps
Historic maps of Layer Marney and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Layer Marney maps
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Illustrated Victorian map of Essex
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Layer Marney books
Displaying 3 of 15 books about Layer Marney and the local area. View all Layer Marney 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 Layer Marney photos appear in 1 Frith book titles. You can read extracts and browse photos from these books.
Memories of Layer Marney
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Essex memories
I entered White's Children's Home and Mission (known as CH&M) in June of 1945 having come from Surbiton, Surrey. I was 9 years old. The home was situated in Church Rd opposite "The Pond", it is now a CO-OP supermarket. There was a large Georgian house named "The Grove" and a Hall with other buildings, we had a large field to... [more]
Shared on 03 June 2008
High winds and loud crashing in the middle of the night.
Not long after my divorce, moving back to live with my mother and father.
We were woken by crashing of bricks from the gable end of the house. Both mine and my father's cars had been crushed by the bricks. Looking across to Bradwell from the bedroom window, I could... [more]
Shared on 02 November 2008
During the 1960s I was a representative for a world known vermouth manufacturer and remember calling regularly on this large pub on the main road to Colchester and the Essex coast. The licensee John, and his wife, Marion, became good friends and I spent many happy hours just talking and joking away the hours. The coaches rolled in and were accommodated... [more]
Shared on 23 April 2009
I along with my sister and mother were evacuated from Ilford to the station master's house at Tolleshant D'arcy. The railway line had three trains in each direction each day and my sister and myself were allowed to open and close the manual level crossing ( we were 6 and 4 at the time!!). The station had a ticket office (... [more]
Shared on 01 July 2008
Extracts From Layer Marney & Essex books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Layer Marney, inspired by Frith photos.
Essex - A Second Selection Photographic Memories
This magnificent eight- storey gatehouse was built by Sir Henry, 1st Lord Marney, in the 1520s. The rest of the mansion he had planned was never built: Sir Henry died in 1523, and the Marneys were extinct two years later. The Towers, however, are admired for their sheer scale, and for the terracotta ornamentation on their parapets.
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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Colchester Photographic Memories
The roof and floors had been removed when the upper two storeys of the keep were demolished after 1683. This view can no longer be seen, as a new roof and floors were installed in 1932, owing to water damage to the Roman vaulted basements.
This is an extract from Colchester Photographic Memories.
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