Braughing, Gatesbury c.1960
Photo ref: B411014
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Photo ref: B411014
Photo of Braughing, Gatesbury c.1960

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Gatesbury lies to the east of the B1368 close to the junction for Puckeridge. Although originally part of the parish of Westmill, Gatesbury is now firmly within the parish of Braughing; it is named after the Gatesbury family, who held the manor from the late 1100s up to the 1400s, when it was passed to the FitzHerberts. But the history of Gatesbury goes back further, for Braughing was a Roman industrial centre for the manufacture of pottery. Examples can be found all over Roman Britain. When the River Rib is in full flood, bricks, tiles and other more interesting artefacts from the Roman settlement are washed from its banks and deposited in the slow-moving, gravelly meanders.

A Selection of Memories from Braughing

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Braughing

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My great friend Mr Vernon Blyth passed away in 2017 (Vernon Frederick Raymond Blyth 15/02/28- 31/01/17). In the year prior to Vernon’s death, I made a short video with him. In this he relates being evacuated from London to Braughing to stay with his ‘Aunt Madge (who I believe was married to Henry Clarke) during the Second World War. As an evacuee Vernon worked on a farm (Cox’s Orange Pippin ...see more
I was evacuated to Bury Farm, to a lovely family, the Oakleys. It was one of the happiest times of my life and I still visit, although most of the family have moved away some still remain. The village has changed after all this time but still has so many happy memoriers for me that I will always love it. I am now in my seventy seventh year and recently went to a 90 birthday party of Doris Tott who is the eldest ...see more