Panfield, Essex
Panfield photos
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Panfield maps
Historic maps of Panfield and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Panfield maps
Panfield books
Displaying 3 of 15 books about Panfield and the local area. View all Panfield books
2 Panfield photos appear in 1 Frith book titles. You can read extracts and browse photos from these books.
Memories of Panfield
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Essex memories
I was born in Rayne and in the 1950s.I have fond memories of being able to play various sports in the road at School Road with my brother Peter and friend Richard Dodd, gaining a few more players as word got around! We used to mark the Tennis Court on the road with chalk and played many games, sometimes having to... [more]
Shared on 03 November 2009
I am originally from St. Helens, Lancashire, and met my husband, Roy, at Burtonwood AFB where I worked. He was stationed at Wethersfield but came on occasion to Burtonwood. When I moved south to be married, I had to live in the neighbourhood for three weeks for the bans to be called out, and my husband's NCOIC was friendly... [more]
Shared on 16 June 2008
This is not a memory as such, however I have been researching my husband's family tree. When speaking to elderly family members I have found that his grandmother's family, the Thorogoods, come from Shalford. I would like to know if there are any Thorogoods still in Shalford. We can't wait to find out more about your village and discover my husband's... [more]
Shared on 09 March 2007
My parents had a weekend cottage at Rotten End in the 1950s, and I remember walking a footpath to Shalford regularly.
Can anybody tell me if this footpath still exists, or anything about it at all?
many thanks
Ros Stayne
Shared on 29 August 2006
Extracts From Panfield & Essex books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Panfield, inspired by Frith photos.
Dunmow, Thaxted and Finchingfield Photographic Memories
This mid-15th-century church was Victorianised in 1858. The lovely timber porch was left relatively untouched, however; and a grave-slab from an earlier church has recently been discovered beneath the pews. The rectory burned down in the 1950s. It was a Tudor building inside a later shell: those chimney-stacks betray its true vintage.
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Dunmow, Thaxted and Finchingfield Photographic Memories
Panfield is a small village with no real focal point. The Hall occasionally throws open its farmyard and barns to host the village fĂȘte. The building is ascribed to c1500, though successive lords of the manor added new wings, marked with their initials and armorial bearings. They removed old wings too: the Hall once extended further to the right.
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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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