Places to see in ( Braintree - UK )
Places to see in ( Braintree - UK )
Braintree is a town in Essex, England. The principal settlement of Braintree District, it is located 10 miles northeast of Chelmsford and 15 miles west of Colchester.
Braintree has grown contiguous with several surrounding settlements. Braintree proper lies on the River Brain and to the south of Stane Street, the Roman road from Braughing to Colchester, while Bocking lies on the River Blackwater and to the north of the road. The two are sometimes referred to together as Braintree and Bocking, and since 1934 they form the civil parish of that name.
Braintree is bypassed by the modern-day A120 and A131 roads, while trains serve two stations in the town, at the end of the Braintree Branch Line. Braintree is twinned with Pierrefitte-sur-Seine, France, and gives its name to the towns of Braintree, Massachusetts and Braintree, Vermont, in the United States.
Braintree lies in north Essex, about 46 miles (74 km) from London, with factories and housing to the south and rural areas to the north, where arable crops are grown. It lies about 150 feet (46 m) above sea level. Essex is rather flat on the whole, and the Braintree area is no exception; however, there is a general downward trend in the height of the ground from the northwest towards the coast to the southeast. Two rivers flow through Braintree in this direction. Pod's Brook approaches the western side of the town, forming a natural boundary between Braintree and the neighbouring village of Rayne about two miles (3 km) to the west.
Braintree's museum, containing displays relating to the history of the town. The Braintree Arts Theatre opened in 2009 on the Notley High School campus. The Braintree and Bocking Carnival takes place each June.
Braintree has two main market areas that link throughout the town, which are run twice weekly, on a Wednesday and a Saturday. They are based outside the Town Hall in Market Square, and also run along Bank Street and the High Street. The High street is mainly a pedestrianised area, which allows only buses to commute through the town.
Freeport is a shopping area on the outskirts of Braintree, described as a designer outlet village. It has approximately 90 departments where designer brands sell surplus stock for lower than the recommended retail price. Freeport also has its own railway station, namely Braintree Freeport railway station, which is the first stop on the journey from Braintree to London Liverpool Street via Witham.
Braintree has two railway stations, Braintree and Braintree Freeport next to the Freeport shopping area. Braintree has two railway stations, Braintree and Braintree Freeport next to the Freeport shopping area. Bocking Windmill, technically a part of Bocking, the windmill stands proud over the countryside at the North end of Braintree & Bocking. The Braintree District Museum is located opposite the Town Hall, along Manor Street, and was originally the Manor Street School.
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Braintree town Essex
First test with my new Panasonic V727 camcorder.Edited in Sony Vegas 10 using colour corrector and sharpen.Then resized using avidemux
Talk of the Towns - Braintree
We talk to the people of Braintree about the variety of shopping in the town, markets and future development plans including the possibilities of a new hotel.
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1966 TOUR OF BRAINTREE ESSEX ENGLAND
A 1966 view of US Air Force micro-wave site in England, and a tour of Braintree England
Essex County Council’s favoured route option for the A120 between Braintree and A12: Option D
Find out more about the Council’s favoured route option and how it was selected at a120essex.co.uk.
Braintree Carnival 2019
Filmed opposite St Michaels church from the high street
Braintree Essex England, 1986
Panfield lane in 1986--- Birds singing, on a quite summer day
Braintree - 23rd April 2016
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Braintree Carnival 2019
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Twisted Britain Episode 10. Eddie Twist goes to Braintree
Vampire loving Cornish comedian Eddie Twist continues his tour of Britain with a visit to the Essex town of Braintree, where he discovers that Essex newspaper headlines are the most twisted in the country.
In Twisted Britain, Cornish funnyman Eddie Twist is let out of rural Cornwall for the very first time. Join him on his exploration of Twisted Britain, as he gives his unique perspective to the people and places he encounters along the way.
Eddie Twist is sponsored by VampireShop.co.uk. They're paying for this series, so if you want to see more of Eddie and Twisted Britain, do pop by their website and take a look at vampireshop.co.uk
Twisted Britain is produced by The Weird World of Wibbell.
They've a couple of movies out you may like, including the cult comedy The Vampires of Bloody Island, and the cyberpunk thriller Learning Hebrew, A Gothsploitation Movie.
You'll find them over at wibbell.co.uk
And of course check out all the other episodes of Twisted Britain here on YouTube as Eddie explores the unknown towns and villages of England, Scotland and wales.
Like, comment and join in with the comment box below. Have you ever been to Braintree? Do you agree with what Eddie says?
Braintree, 1950's - Film 8711
A year in the life of Braintree, Essex filmed by an amateur cameraman. Amateur home movie.
1958
Snow, sledging. First Essex County Show on new site in Braintree hampered by sea of mud. Open day at College of Further Education. Fire at a plastics factory. Floods at Stisted and Bradwell. Thaxted morris dancers in the Market Square. The 'Changing Scene', the old river bridge at Shalford next to partly constructed new bridge. Steam gives way to diesel, scenes at Braintree Station of one of the last steam trains and its replacement by a single carriage diesel locomotive. Fox hunt by the Essex Foot Beagles. Steeplejacks demolish a chimney piece by piece at Warner and Sons. The gardens of Langleys House at Little Waltham. Morris dancers. More shots of the railway station. Streets in Braintree, demolition of a building by the Lloyds Bank on Bank Street and improvements to paved area. New large building under construction, possibly a school. Back to Bank Street and White Hart Corner, new building on old bomb site. Old buildings in the town being demolished or have been earmarked for it including many lovely old 17th to 19th century houses - philistines.
2018 (Russia World Cup) Thousands of English Fans celebrating in Braintree in Essex in England.
Driving through Braintree Essex UK Part 1
Driving into Braintree from Notley side.
Braintree & Witham Times Front Cover
BRAINTREE RECREATION GROUND AND CANTILEVER GRANDSTAND 1928+00000
a rare clip from the East Anglian Film Archive showing the Braintree Recreation Ground in 1928, just after the cantilever grandstand was opened. It was one of the first cantilever stands in England and survived until 1990. Crittall Athletic (now Braintree Town) v Courtauld United was the first football game there on 10th March 1928. For a short while in the 1950's the ground became home to an unconnected team called Braintree Town in the Colchester & East Essex League.
Celebrating Braintree’s 800th Charter Year Clip 2: Carnival and Medieval Fayre (VA 56/1/1)
This video clip of approximately 23 minutes is part of a longer video. The whole 50 minute film can be viewed in the sound archive of the Essex Record Office in Chelmsford.
This is the second of three clips from the film, covering the carnival, medieval fayre, charter day celebrations and the medieval market.
[00:00] Braintree Carnival, 12 June 1999: with narration by secretary of the Carnival Committee, Lynn Green; parade floats, including Carnival Queens and princesses, marching bands; entertainment on the playing fields.
[06:35] Medieval Fayre, 13 June 1999: with narration by Andrea Bennett of Charter Working Group; demonstrations of traditional music, crafts, and sports held on Tabor Triangle Site; Medieval Combat Society demonstration.
[11:30] Charter Day, 16 June 1999: welcome of overseas visitors at Town Hall by Council Chairman Fred [Cart?]; re-enactment of granting of charter by King John I with narration by Iori Williams; crowds at the event.
[19:10] Medieval Market, 16 June 1999: medieval-themed market held in grounds of St Michael's Church, including musical performances and demonstrations of traditional crafts; Braintree and District Amateur Radio Society attempting to make contact with Braintree, Massachusetts, United States of America; traditional dance outside Town Hall.
[23:30] Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr George Carey, visiting Braintree, 21 June 1999: processing into St Michael's Church before service; reception at Town Hall after service with excerpt from speech by Dr Carey.
[25:45] Bocking Concert Brass in the Public Gardens, 26 July 1999: history of Braintree and Bocking Public Gardens where concert was held; footage of gardens; clips from brass concert.
[27:40] Town Centre Late Night Shopping, 9 December 1999: with carol music; illuminated town centre and decorated shops; entertainment; fireworks display.
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Used with kind permission from Brian Joscelyne and Timeframe Productions. The project to produce the film was sponsored by Braintree Carnival Committee and Braintree District Museum.
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Braintree and Rayne, snow of 1987
A drive from London road before the bypass and Pierrefitte way were built, when you had to drive through Grenville road. Off towards Rayne passing Barn garage at 38p litre Shell then an old Ushers milk float before heading through Rayne past the old school
Joe Hurn on his first round stoppage in Braintree
Joe Hurn talks about his recent fight on May 14th at the Braintree show.
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