Epping Forest District Museum reopens
The Epping Forest District Museum in Waltham Abbey reopened it's doors on Saturday 19 March 2016 after a 2 year Heritage Lottery funded redevelopment.
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Waltham Abbey at War
Memories of people living in Waltham Abbey during WWII. This short film covers the day war broke out, rationing, evacuation, air raids, the Royal Gunpowder Mills, the land army, the fire service and when the war ended.
The film was produced in 2004 by a group of young people for the Epping Forest District Museum supported by Hugh Meteyard from Waltham Forest Schools Media Unit.
Waltham Abbey Leisure Centre
Construction has begun on the new leisure centre in Waltham Abbey.
Museum on the Move
Museum on the Move features the groovey dance moves of staff from Epping Forest District Museum near the completion of the exciting redevelopment project.
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Fun in Epping Forest
Epping Forest is London's largest open space, at approximately 6,000 acres. It provides a great visitor destination. The forest centres are a good starting point to find out where to go and how to enjoy the forest, pick up a leaflet or map, ask advice of friendly and knowledgeable staff, discover our displays and exhibitions or browse in our forest gift shops...
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Journey through a magical crazy forest
Animation inspired by Epping Forest District Museum’s temporary art exhibition ‘Paths Unseen.’ Participants worked hard to create characters, plot and sound in just one day, during a summer workshop on Monday 21 August 2017 at Epping Forest District Museum.
Paths Unseen (funded by Arts Council England) shows how poetry can be a shared sociable activity. Performance poet Keely Mills and illustrator Jef Winter have engaged with many individuals and groups from across the local community enabling them to write, tell their own stories and share their work in their own voices.
Inspiration has also come from local folklore, encouraging museum audiences to consider art as a medium for rediscovering local history.
Waltham Abbey, Hidden England
More than 70 people attended the launch of a project aimed at raising a town's profile in the national media.
The Waltham Abbey Media Pack is a handy guide to the history of the town, its attractions, history and practicalities, such as who to interview, where to stay and good locations for filming.
It has been put together by the Waltham Abbey Town Partnership as a way of raising the profile of the area and was distributed during the opening event at the Marriott Hotel this morning.
Places to see in ( Waltham Abbey - UK )
Places to see in ( Waltham Abbey - UK )
Waltham Abbey is a suburban market town in the Epping Forest District of Essex, the metropolitan area of London, and the Greater London Urban Area. Lying on North East London's outskirts, it is located 15 miles from central London. It is on the Greenwich Meridian, between the River Lea in the west and Epping Forest in the east, situated north of the London Borough of Waltham Forest and east of the London Borough of Enfield. It is the resting place of King Harold Godwinson, who died in the Battle of Hastings in 1066.
Waltham Abbey takes its name from its former abbey, now the Abbey Church of Waltham Holy Cross, a scheduled ancient monument that was prominent in the town's early history. The town is within the large civil parish of Waltham Abbey which was known as Waltham Holy Cross until 1974. The parish has a town council and is twinned with the German town of Hörstel.
The name Waltham derives from weald or wald forest and ham homestead or enclosure. The name of the ancient parish was Waltham Holy Cross, but the use of the name Waltham Abbey for the town seems to have originated in the 16th century, although there has often been inconsistency in the use of the two names. Indeed, the former urban district was named Waltham Holy Cross, rather than Waltham Abbey. There are traces of prehistoric and Roman settlement in the town. Ermine Street lies only 5 km west and the causeway across the River Lea from Waltham Cross in Hertfordshire may be a Roman construction. A local legend claims that Boudica's rebellion against the Romans ended in the neighbourhood, when she poisoned herself with hemlock gathered on the banks of Cobbins Brook.
In 1177, as part of his penance for his part in the murder of Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, Henry II refounded Harold's church as a priory of Augustinian Canons Regular of sixteen canons and a prior or dean. In 1184, this was enlarged so that Waltham became an abbey with an abbot and twenty-four canons, which grew to be the richest monastery in Essex. To the abbey's west and south, the town grew as a linear development around a crossing road, although it had a single north-south High Street as late as 1848. The town's dependence on the Abbey is signalled by its decline after the Abbey was dissolved and partially demolished in 1540, the last working abbey or monastery to be dissolved. Waltham Abbey vicarage is a 17th-century timber framed and plastered building. It was given by Edward Denny, 1st Earl of Norwich to create the first curacy, but was much altered in the 18th century and later, and was more recently architecturally Grade II*listed.
The medieval Waltham Abbey Church was kept as it was close to a town and is still used as a parish church. In addition there are other remains of the former abbey – the Grade II*listed Midnight Chapel, the gatehouse, a vaulted passage and Harold’s Bridge – all in the care of English Heritage. These grounds are notable for the reputed grave of Harold II or Harold Godwinson, the last Anglo-Saxon King of England. On the site of a former gunpowder factory another museum illustrates the evolution of explosives and the development of the Royal Gunpowder Mills (an Anchor Point of ERIH, The European Route of Industrial Heritage) through interactive and traditional exhibitions and displays.
The former gravel pits in the Lea Valley and parts of the former Abbey Gardens are now in the care of the Lee Valley Regional Park Authority for recreational use and nature conservation. The Epping Forest Conservation Centre in High Beach provides information, maps, books, cards, displays and advice for visitors to the area.
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After my failed Livestream in Epping Forest due to poor connection I decided to just record a video as if it were a livestream - so it here it is, on a walk through Epping Forest from Walthamstow to Woodford. The book I mention is called 'From Wasteland to Playground - Lea Valley Regional Park at 50' by Tony Travers.
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First Walk of 2020 - Beyond King Harold's Tomb (4K)
My first walk of 2020, and it seemed apt to start the new decade at the tomb of King Harold at Waltham Abbey. The aim of the walk was to climb a ridge of high land near Monkham's Hall that I've looked at many times. A comment on a previous video mentioned a First World War anti-aircraft gun emplacement on the hill near Kennel Wood - so that's where I headed. A truly magnificent start to the new year and the new decade.
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Neolithic Trackway through Epping Forest to Waltham Abbey and Cheshunt
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Meeting Again by Emily A. Sprague
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Fresh Fallen Snow by Chris Haugen
Swoop by The Mini Vandals
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Pink Horizon by Chris Haugen
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VE day Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
An enjoyable afternoon at the Waltham Abbey Royal Gunpowder Mills.
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Climbing the Western Escarpment - Pole Hill, Epping Forest (4K)
A walk over Pole Hill, in Epping Forest at Chingford to Yates' Meadow on the border between the London Borough of Waltham Forest and the County of Essex. Pole Hill is the highest point in Waltham Forest and also is the point where the original line of zero longitude was measured from the Greenwich Observatory. The walk then takes us through Hawk Wood and Bury Wood to Chingford Plain and Queen Elizabeth's Hunting Lodge.
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Rachel Lillie interview
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- Frederic John Lloyd Strevens was a British painter. His depictions of aristocratic Edwardian-era women set in lush floral environments and elegant interiors are rendered in an academic style in soft pastel hues. Born in 1902 in London, England, the artist developed a love for painting through autodidactic study of the styles of such history painters as Paul Delaroche and Henry Herbert La Thangue. Strevens regularly showed at the Royal Academy, the Royal Society of British Artists, and the Paris Salon, among others, and his work can be found among the collections of the British Council. After his death in 1990, the Epping Forest District Museum in Waltham Abbey held a retrospective of his work in 1991.
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- Frederic John Lloyd Strevens a fost un pictor britanic. Înfățișările lui de femei aristocratice din epoca eduardiană așezate în medii florale luxuriante și interioare elegante sunt redate într-un stil academic în nuanțe pastelate. Născut în 1902 la Londra, Anglia, artistul a dezvoltat o dragoste pentru pictură prin studiul autodidactic al stilurilor unor astfel de pictori de istorie precum Paul Delaroche și Henry Herbert La Thangue. Strevens a prezentat în mod regulat la Royal Academy, la Royal Society of British Artists și la Salonul de la Paris, printre altele, iar lucrarea sa poate fi găsită printre colecțiile British Council. După moartea sa în 1990, Epping Forest District Museum din Waltham Abbey a avut o retrospectivă a activității sale în 1991.
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- Frederic John Lloyd Strevens brit festő volt. A buja virágos környezetben és az elegáns belső térben álló arisztokratikus edwardi korú nőket ábrázolja, lágy pasztell árnyalatokban akadémiai stílusban. Az 1902-ben, Londonban, Angliában született művész a festészet iránti szeretetét olyan történelmi festők, mint Paul Delaroche és Henry Herbert La Thangue stílusainak autodidaktikus tanulmányozásával fejlesztette ki. Strevens rendszeresen mutatott be többek között a Királyi Akadémián, a Brit Művészek Királyi Társaságában és a Párizsi Szalonban, és munkája megtalálható a Brit Tanács gyűjteményében. 1990-es halála után a Waltham-apátságban lévő Eppingi Megyei Múzeum 1991-ben retrospektív képet adott a munkájáról.
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Ambresbury Banks epping forest
Ambresbury Banks is a bronze age fortification In epping forest Essex, Built 2500 years ago it was a wodden stockade surrounded by a ditch system..... here I am walking through one of the Defensive ditches which was dug with hand tools 2500 years ago
Essex
Essex /ˈɛsɨks/ is a county in England, north-east of London. It borders the counties of Suffolk and Cambridgeshire to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent across the estuary of the River Thames to the south and London to the south-west. The county town is Chelmsford.
Essex occupies the East of the pre-England Kingdom of Essex. As well as rural areas, the county also includes the Lakeside Shopping Centre, London Stansted Airport and the new towns of Basildon and Harlow.
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List of British heritage and private railways | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
00:01:06 1 England
00:01:15 1.1 South West
00:01:23 1.1.1 Standard gauge
00:01:58 1.1.2 Railway centres and museums
00:02:22 1.1.3 Narrow gauge
00:03:00 1.1.4 Miniature gauge
00:03:32 1.1.5 Tramways
00:03:43 1.2 East of England
00:03:51 1.2.1 Standard gauge
00:04:19 1.2.2 Railway centres and museums
00:04:36 1.2.3 Narrow gauge
00:05:06 1.2.4 Miniature gauge
00:05:33 1.2.5 Tramways
00:05:44 1.3 East Midlands
00:05:53 1.3.1 Standard gauge
00:06:25 1.3.2 Railway centres and museums
00:06:50 1.3.3 Narrow gauge
00:07:22 1.3.4 Miniature gauge
00:07:55 1.3.5 Tramways
00:08:07 1.4 North England
00:08:15 1.4.1 Standard gauge
00:09:09 1.4.2 Railway centres and museums
00:09:39 1.4.3 Narrow gauge
00:10:10 1.4.4 Miniature gauge
00:11:02 1.4.5 Tramways
00:11:41 1.5 South East
00:11:49 1.5.1 Standard gauge
00:12:25 1.5.2 Railway centres and museums
00:12:57 1.5.3 Narrow gauge
00:13:39 1.5.4 Miniature gauge
00:14:43 1.5.5 Tramways
00:14:54 1.6 West Midlands
00:15:03 1.6.1 Standard gauge
00:15:44 1.6.2 Railway centres and museums
00:16:04 1.6.3 Narrow gauge
00:16:45 1.6.4 Miniature gauge
00:17:13 1.6.5 Tramways
00:17:25 1.7 Tramways
00:18:20 1.8 Proposed
00:18:28 1.8.1 East of England
00:18:49 1.8.2 North of England
00:19:03 1.8.3 South and West of England
00:19:40 1.9 Defunct
00:22:15 2 Northern Ireland
00:22:28 2.1 Broad gauge
00:22:39 2.2 Railway centres and museums
00:22:57 2.3 Narrow gauge
00:23:12 2.4 Defunct
00:23:29 3 Scotland
00:23:37 3.1 Standard gauge
00:23:46 3.1.1 Central Highlands
00:23:54 3.1.2 East Coast of Scotland
00:24:06 3.1.3 Scottish Borders
00:24:18 3.2 Railway centres and museums
00:24:32 3.3 Narrow gauge
00:24:48 3.4 Miniature railways
00:25:10 3.5 Tramways
00:25:22 3.6 Proposed
00:25:37 3.7 Defunct
00:26:00 4 Wales
00:26:09 4.1 North Wales
00:26:17 4.1.1 Standard gauge
00:26:29 4.1.2 Railway centres and museums
00:26:49 4.1.3 Narrow gauge
00:27:26 4.1.4 Miniature railways
00:27:47 4.1.5 Tramways
00:28:02 4.2 Mid Wales
00:28:10 4.2.1 Narrow gauge
00:28:18 4.2.2 Miniature railways
00:28:29 4.3 South Wales
00:28:38 4.3.1 Standard gauge
00:28:51 4.3.2 Narrow gauge
00:29:10 4.4 Proposed
00:29:18 4.5 North Wales
00:29:37 4.5.1 Narrow gauge
00:29:48 4.6 South Wales
00:29:56 4.6.1 Standard gauge
00:30:07 4.7 Defunct
00:30:39 5 Isle of Man
00:31:09 6 Channel Islands
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This is a list of heritage, private and preserved railways throughout the United Kingdom and the Crown dependencies whether operational or former, for charitable purposes or shareholder profit. Some also provide a local economic transport purpose. For rail museums, see List of British railway museums.
Many of the standard-gauge railways listed (thus including former branch lines and ex-mainline routes) were closed by British Railways (later shortened to British Rail) under the Beeching Axe of the 1960s. Others later or earlier closed. All ceased their public financing with up-to-date rolling stock and often avoided electrification and electronic signals to be restored and operated as heritage lines. A smaller number of lines were formerly both industrial and colliery railways.
Many of these preserved railways and railway centres such as stations, engineering workshops and collections of old locomotives are mentioned in national and international tour guides, and visits may form part of a school curriculum and centres of other studies including in civil engineering, mechanics, social, economic and political history, visual arts and drama.
Discover Hertfordshire with The Camping and Caravanning Club
As one of the Home Counties, camping in Hertfordshire pitches you within easy day-tripping distance of London and its many world-famous attractions.
From the London Eye and Tate Modern to Buckingham Palace and the Natural History Museum, you can tick off many of the capital’s biggest landmarks before retreating to your quiet and peaceful campsite, away from the hustle and bustle of the city. That’s one of the big draws of camping in Hertfordshire, and there are plenty more besides.
We have 2 Club Sites in Hertfordshire. Our Hertford site is based on the outskirts of the pretty market town, just a short walk away. Follow the River Lea towpath walk, peek inside Hertford Castle, or plan your next adventure over a slap-up lunch in the market square. Further afield, Hertfordshire is home to a star line-up of must-see attractions, including Knebworth House, Hatfield House Gardens, Paradise Wildlife Park, and more.
If you enjoy cycling, just a mile from our Club Site is the Cole Green Way - a superb route that’s part of the National Cycle Network and takes you across varied terrain including canal towpaths and quiet country lanes.
Another much-loved Club Site in the region is Theobalds Park. Sitting pretty in the Hertfordshire countryside, surrounded by woodlands, you wouldn’t believe this peaceful spot is just half an hour from London by train. It’s perfect for visiting the bright lights of the city, not to mention local beauty spots like Epping Forest, Lee Valley Park and Waltham Abbey.
A Taste of Kennington - Lambeth, South London (in 4K)
A series of three lunchtime walks around Kennington and down to Elephant and Castle in the company of Keaton Stone. Includes Kennington Cross, the homes of Charlie Chaplin, The Imperial War Museum, Kennington Lane, Cleaver Square, Lambeth County Court, The White Bear, Kennington Park, Brandon Estate (location for the sitcom 15 Storeys High), Oval Cricket Ground, and the Oval Gas Holders.
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