Geoffrey Ball, a regular contributor to the Saffron Walden Historical Journal, has been awarded a prestigious national prize by the British Association for Local History. The photograph shows him receiving the prize from David Hey at the BALH agm in Birmingham in June. Geoffrey, who lives in Saffron Walden, received the BALH Publications Award 2015 in the short article category.

Issue no 29 of the Journal features unusual view of Saffron Walden High Street, designed by Nick Crawley, cleverly blending a view from the top of the High Street in 1820 with the same view today

The beautiful gold Saxon Ring acquired by Saffron Walden Museum, found in the fields of NW Essex, is featured with a splendid colour photograph on the front cover of the Saffron Walden Historical Journal, No 28

The wide-ranging impact of the First World War on life in Saffron Walden is the theme of the Spring 2014 issue of the Saffron Walden Historical Journal

On 12 May 1984 the Saffron Walden Historical Society helped to organize a major Essex History Day at Saffron Walden Town Hall.

James Griffin was born at Radlett in Hertfordshire on 7 June 1938. He worked for Charles Griffin & Co, the long-established family publishing firm which started in Glasgow in 1820. By the time James joined, it had moved to 42 Drury Lane, London. When the firm was taken over, James started to work freelance for the publisher Arnolds. Later, with

Laurie Barker, who has died aged 71, was a remarkable man whose legacy to NW Essex history deserves wider recognition. He came from Walthamstow and lived in West Hampstead, but his ancestors were from this area, mainly Hadstock and Saffron Walden, and it was Barker family history which initially brought him to do research in the town. For a man

Local historian, Mrs Emily Irene Cranwell died at her home in Chrishall in January, just a few weeks short of  her 100th birthday. Born Irene White at Clavering in 1910, she lived at Place Farm where her father worked. She left the village on her marriage in 1935, and had lived in the same cottage at Chrishall ever since. Irene

Charles Waite, who died on 3 December 2009 at the age of 90, was Chairman of the Saffron Walden Historical Society for twelve years from 1987 to 1999.  When he retired as Chairman, he was made an Honorary Vice-President of the Society in recognition of all his services to it. Charles was born and grew up in North London, raised