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Gold Street Fire, July 1941

It seems ironic that the biggest fire in the town during the Second World War was not caused by enemy action, but through what was probably an electrical fault.

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Saffron Walden Historical Journal No 32 (Autumn 2016)

The Autumn 2016 issue of the Society’s journal (no 32) featured articles on: 1920-30s Hunger Marchers who came through the town and more

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  • Saffron Walden Historical Journal-Series 3 No.1 Spring 2026
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    Saffron Walden Historical Journal No 50 Autumn 2025
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    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.

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Turn to your left and look up the hill to the Quattro Fontane and you'll see Palazzo del Drago, once
home to the British Council, looking down on the crossroads. Unlike the Scots College, relocated but alive, the BC is fast becoming a sad, crumpled memory, eviscerated by boors.

Turn to your left and look up the hill to the Quattro Fontane and you'll see Palazzo del Drago, once 
 home to the British Council, looking down on the crossroads. Unlike the Scots College, relocated but alive, the BC is fast becoming a sad, crumpled memory, eviscerated by boors.
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27 May 1617: Paul V grants permission for a chapel in the #Scots College #Rome #otd

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The Saffron Walden Historical Society has announced the relaunch of its long-running Historical Journal, with a redesigned full-colour edition due to return in spring 2026.

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"What is past is prologue."

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