The Rector of St Margaret’s Parish Church, Wicken Bonhunt in the mid-19th century exemplified a section of Anglican clergy
Miles Graye Made Me…
It is sad that we so often fail to notice the local history that is all around us. For 40 years I have sat in Newport Church Sunday by Sunday and seen the shield often, on the wall of the north aisle with the words: ‘Miles Graye made me 1620’.
Hadstock Church
On Saturday 5 July 2003, microcores were taken from Hadstock Church Door by two leading dendrochronologists from Oxford University, Dan Miles and Dr Martin Bridge, in an attempt to get a date from the tree rings. … The great oak door was lifted off its hinges and laid on rugs over the pew backs, for the drill to be fixed very securely into place.
Some Saffron Walden Buildings and their Architects
Saffron Walden’s many and remarkable old buildings include features of nearly every architectural period from Norman times until the present day.
Saffron Walden Historical Journal No 49 Spring 2025
The latest edition of the Saffron Walden Historical Journal (No 49 – Spring 2025) is now on sale (£5) at the Saffron Walden Tourist Information Centre, Harts bookshop, the Town Museum and the Saffron Walden Historical Society.