Introduction This is a story of division, riot and personal humiliation Speaker Richard Till Richard is a local historian, former headteacher, trustee of the Church of St. John the Baptist with Our Lady and St Laurence, Thaxted, and a contributor to the Thaxted Community Magazine Date & Time of Meeting Wednesday 28th October 2026 7.45 pm Cost: As this is …
The Marquis d’Oisy: Aesthete, Eccentric and Enigma
On a warm summer’s afternoon in 1917, the London to Cambridge train pulled up at Elsenham station. From out of the First Class carriage stepped the train’s only passenger: a tall, thin gentleman with an aristocratic bearing, his black greying hair rustling slightly in the breeze.
Thaxted’s John Webb Windmill to be restored
John Webb’s or Lowe’s Mill is a 221 year old Grade II* listed[1] tower mill at Thaxted, Essex, England, which was closed to the public in 2018 after eroding brickwork led to extensive internal damage.


