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Waltham Abbey maps
Historic maps of Waltham Abbey and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Waltham Abbey maps
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Waltham Abbey books
Displaying 3 of 15 books about Waltham Abbey and the local area. View all Waltham Abbey books
Harlow Town and City Memories
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Saffron Walden Town and City Memories
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Clacton-on-Sea Town and City Memories
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7 Waltham Abbey photos appear in 2 Frith book titles. You can read extracts and browse photos from these books.
Memories of Waltham Abbey
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I call it my town because it is, it is everybody’s town that lives here.
My wife Patsy and I moved here very recently, in October 1999, this was after visiting the town in previous months, we found the people warm and welcoming, where please and thank you are the norm, this was unheard of back in north London, where we... [more]
Shared on 24 September 2008
The Waltham Abbey Choir and other memories
My family lived in Waltham Abbey from 1955 to 1961 and living there left a lasting impression on me.
I attended Waltham Holy Cross County Primary School during this time and at the ripe old age of 8 auditioned there to become a chorister. The teacher was one Mr. Goodger whom I remember as a kindly old man. (I guess all... [more]
Shared on 11 September 2008
Waltham Abbey the place I call home
I was born in Waltham Abbey and lived there until I was twenty eight. It is the place I call home, where my roots are. Many times I remember going into the Abbey Church; there is such a feeling of serenity and the presence of God there. As a young person I went there for quietness, to... [more]
Shared on 05 January 2008
Essex memories
CINDER TRACK RACING AT HIGH BEECH
My home was in Buckhurst Hill but on saturdays in the summertime my Dad would sometimes take my Mum and I to the cinder racing track at High Beech. My memories of those saturday aftrenoons come back as clear and a photograph. Each one enhanced by the smell of Castrol Oil, the lubricant of choice for the motorcycle Dare Devils. The... [more]
Shared on 05 February 2008
Hi, I am Adam. I moved to Nazeing in 1977, aged 3 years old, with my mum and dad. We moved down from Harlow, to be nearer my grandparents. I went to Nazeing Primary School and so did my younger sister Joanne, born 1979. She also went to Nazeing Primary School. Then I went to Cardinal Bourne in Broxbourne 3 years... [more]
Shared on 19 December 2008
I was born in The Drive, Loughton in 1937. I was in the Cubs and Scouts at St. Mary's and was married there in May 1960. The vicar was Rev. Vine. Brian Leach.
Shared on 17 June 2009
I used to cycle down to Dwyer's, the newsagents, with my brother to buy tins of coke, caps for our toy guns and comics (and half-penny chews). Dwyer's was in Brooklyn Parade, which is shown in this photo, I think it was two shops to the right of what was, until recently, Churchill Estate Agents. I think there was a Sketchley's... [more]
Shared on 16 February 2009
The post office is now a pub named The Last Post and the cinema building is now a newer row of shops, but apart from that the buildings are almost the same, right down to the chimney posts!
Shared on 01 February 2009
Extracts From Waltham Abbey & Essex books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Waltham Abbey, inspired by Frith photos.
A wonderful view of Waltham Abbey in the inter-war years. This view looks up Highbridge Street from the river bridge to the Abbey church and its impressive 16th-century west tower. The M25 now skirts the south of this former market town, and link roads have destroyed some of the town's ancient character and streets.
This is an extract from Essex Pocket Album.
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The Town Hall stands on the left of this photograph, which was taken from outside the church and looking down Highbridge Street. Of interest are the vans on the right advertising a 'Scenic Railway'; perhaps they were part of a summer fair?
This is an extract from Essex Pocket Album.
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An unusual view of the Abbey Gateway—in the centre—and the bridge over the Cornmill Stream, a tributary of the River Lea, with people relaxing around the broken walls. A modern link road now runs through the background to this picture.The abbey is associated with King Harold—he who was killed at Hastings—who paid for its rebuilding in 1057.An Augustinian monastery was founded here in 1177.
This is an extract from Essex Pocket Album.
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