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  • Hadleigh in Kelly's 1894

    Hadleigh in Kelly's 1894

    24/06/2022
    People living and working in Hadleigh in 1894 included: SHOPKEEPERS: J Ball, High St;     ...
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  • Pictures of Hadleigh

    Pictures of Hadleigh

    23/06/2022
    Postcards acquired in May 2022 show  progressive views through Hadleigh; an elegant and glazed bus-stop at ...
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  • Arcadian Gardens

    Arcadian Gardens

    03/06/2022
    Note the signage on the left of the photo for ‘Holmwood School’ – Girls & ...
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  • After a storm at St Peter's, Thundersley

    After a storm at St Peter's, Thundersley

    03/06/2022
    A young lady in Rayleigh received this postcard
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  • Thundersley Church,  an evocative postcard

    Thundersley Church, an evocative postcard

    03/06/2022
    Distinctive broach spire of St Peter’s, Thundersley
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  • The Old Manse, Thundersley Congregational Church

    The Old Manse, Thundersley Congregational Church

    26/05/2022
    Daisy writes to her uncle Bert in France
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  • Nikolaus Pevsner: Thundersley: St Peter's

    Nikolaus Pevsner: Thundersley: St Peter's

    26/05/2022
    On a hill with wide views around
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  • Towards the Causeway 1927

    Towards the Causeway 1927

    26/05/2022
    Joy riding in 1927
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  • The Wells of Hadleigh and Thundersley

    The Wells of Hadleigh and Thundersley

    08/05/2022
    How water was obtained locally up to about 100 years ago
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  • A frail basket

    A frail basket

    04/05/2022
    In 1900, Arthur Morrison's 310 page novel about Cunning Murrell from 1854
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  • Seeds

    Seeds

    25/04/2022
    See the Day
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  • Before the demolition before the dig

    Before the demolition before the dig

    31/03/2022
    Hadleigh Corner once had a tiny shopping parade
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  • Thundersley 1933

    Thundersley 1933

    24/03/2022
    Kelly's; an invaluable snapshot in time of how districts were viewed
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  • Mount Pleasant: linked with Souvenir of Thundersley

    Mount Pleasant: linked with Souvenir of Thundersley

    23/03/2022
    A busy local Mount Pleasant
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  • Musings on Inns and Smithies

    Musings on Inns and Smithies

    17/03/2022
    It made sense, a lot of sense. Pubs and smithies as neighbours. Where today one stops to ...
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  • Postcard from Hadleigh

    Postcard from Hadleigh

    15/03/2022
    During February Half-term, Saturday 14th – Sunday 20th February 2022, ACAVA HOFS in association with Castle ...
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  • The Mystery of ‘Cunning’ Murrell's Chest?

    The Mystery of ‘Cunning’ Murrell's Chest?

    13/03/2022
    A large chest or trunk was given to Southend’s Museum by the Murrell family. It’s ...
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  • Hobson's Choice Cited

    Hobson's Choice Cited

    22/02/2022
    A recent article in the Echo reported that CastlePoint Council’s planning committee was between a ...
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  • Some history of a trim little shop

    Some history of a trim little shop

    02/02/2022
    Fascinating customers at a 2016 Hadleigh Library drop-in
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  • Pictures of a recycled church hall

    Pictures of a recycled church hall

    01/02/2022
    The original St Michael’s Church in Daws Heath was built in 1922
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  • Main Line Models

    Main Line Models

    23/01/2022
    Amazing model invention from Beech Road, Hadleigh, Essex
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  • Jessie, the Deaf Recluse of Daws Heath (1892-1969)

    Jessie, the Deaf Recluse of Daws Heath (1892-1969)

    15/01/2022
    Jessie Octavia Emson’s life, with picture
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  • The 2022-2026 Draft Library Plan and Consultation

    The 2022-2026 Draft Library Plan and Consultation

    13/01/2022
    Consultation: ECC have issued a draft Library Service Plan
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  • Memories of King's Cottage on Thundersley Common

    Memories of King's Cottage on Thundersley Common

    21/12/2021
    King’s Cottage is part of local folklore
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Latest comments
  • Pictures of Hadleigh 24/06/2022 Lovely to see these old photos. I remember Ivy Bond's clothes shop but I remember it being on the opposite...
  • Jim Mayzes – A Life of Poverty in Early Victorian Hadleigh and Daws Heath 21/06/2022 Hi there. I came across this article and was fascinated, Jonas & Mehetable are my 4 x great-grandparents. It was...
  • HUBERT DE BURGH (c.1175-1243) Builder of Hadleigh Castle 20/06/2022 The article on Hubert de Burgh states: "The young Hubert de Burgh entered the service of Prince John in the...
  • History of Hadleigh School 11/06/2022 I have just read your post, Gary (O'Brien). My mum worked as a cleaner at the school and she often...
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