Walk 1: Round the ancient earthworks Walk 2: The village of Chipping Hill Walk 3: The Town Centre Each of these three files contains the details of a single walk around part of Witham, including photographs and descriptions. Click on the one you want, and you’ll see the route and the history. Although the walks … Continue reading “Three walks round Witham”
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Bridge Home, Historic Building Assessment, 2003
BRIDGE HOSPITAL, WITHAM, ESSEX Historic Building Assessment (copy of a report provided to Janet Gyford by Robert Kinchin Smith) Prepared by: RPS Planning Transport & Environment, Oxford August 2003 RPS Planning Transport & Environment Mallams Court 8D Milton Park Abingdon Oxon OX14 4RP Tel 01235 821888 Fax 01235 820351 … Continue reading “Bridge Home, Historic Building Assessment, 2003”
Tape 002. Mrs Dorothy Ireland (nee Goss), sides 3 and 4
Tape 2 Mrs Ireland was born in 1894, and was interviewed on 25 November 1976. when she lived at 12 Chalks Road, Witham. She also appears on tapes 1, 3, 7, 33, 86, 90 and 97. For more information about her, see the the notes in the people category headed Ireland, Mrs Dorothy (Dolly), nee … Continue reading “Tape 002. Mrs Dorothy Ireland (nee Goss), sides 3 and 4”
Tape 001. Mrs Dorothy Ireland (nee Goss), sides 1 and 2
Tape 1 Mrs Ireland was born in 1894, and was interviewed on 25 November 1976. when she lived at 12 Chalks Road, Witham. She also appears on tapes 2, 3, 7, 33, 86, 90 and 97. For more information about her, see the the notes in the people category headed Ireland, Mrs Dorothy (Dolly), nee … Continue reading “Tape 001. Mrs Dorothy Ireland (nee Goss), sides 1 and 2”
14. James Dace, musician
I see that James Dace and Son’s music shop is being re-opened in Moulsham Street, Chelmsford. As James Dace (2) the musician, the founder, was born in Witham, it seems a good opportunity to write a little about him. James Dace (1) senior I’ll begin with his father, also James, who was born in Writtle. … Continue reading “14. James Dace, musician”