Little Leighs, Essex
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Little Leighs maps
Historic maps of Little Leighs and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Little Leighs maps
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Illustrated Victorian map of Essex
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Little Leighs books
Displaying 3 of 15 books about Little Leighs and the local area. View all Little Leighs 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
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Memories of Little Leighs
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I used to live in Little Waltham when I was eight until 19. We lived in a thatched cottage without electric, and no central heating, only an open fire and kitchen range. The windows used have patterns on them in the winter. In 1962 it was a bad winter, we had to dig the snow so the grocery van could get... [more]
Shared on 16 March 2009
Hi,
I have been researching my wife's family history. She was an Ennos, and I have found that there were a number of families with the name Ennos in Little Waltham during the 1800's. Are any of them still around? I'd love to make contact.
Ancestors were Ernest Ennos, William Ennos, James Ennos.
Thanks
John
Shared on 19 February 2009
I lived three miles from Little Waltham from 1956 till I moved out about 1965. I lived in a cottage near Domsey Lane and we had no buses, only to the village, so when we went out to Chelmsford we had to catch the last bus to the village and then we had a three mile walk in the dark to... [more]
Shared on 17 February 2008
THE HAWKES AND BRADLEY FAMILIES
Researching family history led me to Charlotte Bradley and Josiah Hawkes from Great Waltham.
They married in 1871. Charlotte was a servant to the Oddie family and Josiah was an agricultural labourer from a large family.
Addresses are hard to read on the census. Was there a house simply known as 28 Village ? and Chatham Green or... [more]
Shared on 07 October 2009
Extracts From Little Leighs & Essex books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Little Leighs, inspired by Frith photos.
Leez Priory was a house of Austin canons, founded in the 12th century. After the Dissolution it fell to Lord Rich, who built a new mansion on the site in 1536. Little remains of his house except two gatehouses, and traces of gardens and fishponds. There is also a conduit head (right of photograph), made from reused stone from the monastery.
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Essex - A Second Selection Photographic Memories
The Mini van heralds the swinging 60s. Next to the post office, Snow's the butchers were well-known for their Piggy Porker sausages - indeed, they used to advertise them on the side of their delivery-van. This delicacy probably went down well with Vitbe (left). Snow's is now a house called, appropriately, No 1 Snows Court.
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Braintree Town and City Memories
Prior to 1935, all that would have been seen from in front of the church would have been the top of the church spire. In the foreground would have been a collection of dilapidated shops, and a large wooden maltings out of shot to the right. In 1935 the buildings, including the maltings, were demolished as part of a road improvement scheme.
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