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Julian Litten Memorial Lectures-Thaxted Church

Julian Litten Memorial Lectures-Thaxted Church
Saturday 7 November 2026 10.30 am-4.30 pm
Local Farming in a Bygone Age – what was it like?
The long history of Saffron Walden as a marketing centre arises from its inseparable contact with the land of the surrounding country.
Sir Thomas Smith’s Role in the Reformation
Thomas Smith, born in Saffron Walden in 1514, rose to hold one of the great offices of state, Secretary of State, first to King Edward VI and then to Queen Elizabeth 1
Saffron Walden Underground
Quite apart from the archaeology of Saffron Walden, there are a number of underground phenomena, mainly man-made. Here are some I have come across in my work as an architect in the town.
Sewards End, a Farmer’s Boy in the 1940s-50s
The first 18 years of my life were spent on a small farm known as ‘Woodside’ in between Sewards End and Ashdon