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HIGH COUNTRY HISTORY GROUP
GREENSTED,
STANFORD RIVERS,
STAPLEFORD TAWNEY & THEYDON MOUNT
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Welcome Page
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Welcome to the
website of the 'High
Country History Group', a small and friendly group of people who are
interested in the heritage of four small parishes in the west of Essex
in the ancient Ongar Hundred..
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| Questions and Comments
welcomed. E
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| OUR PROGRAMME |
Winter
2009/10 programme
All meetings of the group are held at the Village Hall, Toot Hill.
Meetings will commence at 8.00pm. Entry for members is £1.
New members and visitors are welcome; entry is £2.
Coffee and biscuits are available. |
| Thursday 22 October 2009.
'Keepers, Cockneys and Kitchen Maids', given by
Georgina Green. The talk collects memories of Epping Forest.
These memories illuminate life before, during and after the Great War
in relation to the Forest and the grand houses around it. These
recollections were gathered through an oral history project. A book
resulted from the project. |
| Thursday 26 November 2009. 'North
Weald Airfield and Its Community, 1916 - 1964',
to be given by
Arthur Moreton. A resident of North Weald, Arthur Moreton has been
closely connected with the development of the museum at North Weald as
well as the staging of flying events at the airfield. The
talk covers the history of the active airfield. |
| Thursday 25 February 2010. 'The
Agricultural Depression in Essex, 1875 - 1901'
by Neil
Wiffen. The talk is based on research for a dissertation
submitted to Essex University for a master's degree. The talk has been
given at the Essex Record Office. |
| Thursday 25 March 2010.
Annual General Meeting and Members' Evening. Three
members give three 20 minute talks on three topics: 'Administering
Greensted' by Robert Brooks; 'The Life and Death of a Parish Church
(Berners Roding)' by Martyn Lockwood; and,
'1911 and All That' by Andrew Smith. |
| Thursday 22 April 2010.
'The History of Lodge Coaches - 90 Years On' by Robert Lodge. |
| MEMBERSHIP |
Annual membership is £6 (Family membership £9)
New
members and visitors are welcome at our meetings: entry £2 |
| LINKS TO EXTERNAL WEBSITES |
| Links to other websites
: More historical information
on external websites |
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Last Updated: 13 April 2010 |