Great Yeldham, The Old Oak c.1960
Photo ref: G324013
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Photo ref: G324013
Photo of Great Yeldham, The Old Oak c.1960

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The sad remains of this once great tree have suffered further since this photograph was taken. The branches have now gone, with only the trunk remaining. Its origins are unknown, but by 1777 it appeared on maps as the Great Oak. It was still alive in 1860, and had a girth of almost 30ft and a height of over 80ft. Another tree known as the Young Oak was planted nearby in 1863.

A Selection of Memories from Great Yeldham

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 Great Yeldham

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Born in Chelmsford in 1946 I grew up in Gt. Yeldham but after a career in the Fleet Air Arm the flying side of the Royal Navy I settled in Somerset. The small town where I now reside though quite away from the coast is close to a Royal Naval Air Station at which I served. I married a Yeldham girl and as I mentioned we live in Somerset. As a child I lived at the top of Oaker Hill on the Ridgewell road ...see more