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May 2001

No 1: May 2001 Establishments for Young Ladies: Private Boarding Schools for Females c.1791-1861 – Fiona Bengtsen The American Bittern, an Historic first for Essex  –  Nick Green Treasure at Catons Lane, Results of Metal Detector Survey, Saffron Walden  –  Tony Carter Saffron Walden Town Football Club: History of The Meadow  –  Paul Daw Crime Doesn’t Pay? A Study of
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