Lawn House, Lawn Chase, awaiting demolition. Copied from newspaper article dated 14 November 1969 which read ‘Lawn House, Newland Street, once a school under the headship of Miss Barbara English, will be demolished to make way for three detached houses. Witham urban council planning committee gave permission for the development to J M Darlington (Ongar) Ltd on Tuesday evening. Miss English, who owns the property and is a member of the council but not of the planning committee, was listening from the public seats as members talked over the application’.

Ref	M508
Date taken	1969
Source	Braintree and Witham Times