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WALKING IN ESSEX | STANSTED MOUNTFITCHET TO NEWPORT
Through the lovely countryside around (misnamed) Ugley Green and Quendon and Rickling Green, with their thatched cottages and pubs, this is a great cross-country route between two large villages connected by regular trains. It's particularly glorious in spring or autumn, passing six woods with carpets of flowers or colourful foliage in season.
Chapel of St Helen (also St Helen’s Chapel) is an ancient religious building in Wicken Bonhunt, north-west Essex. It dates from around the 11th century and is believed to be one of the oldest surviving buildings in the east of England. It has also been described as 10th century.
The Grade II listed, thatched chapel is built from flint and pebble and contains two 12th-century windows on the south and west walls. It was extensively restored in the 13th century and again in the 20th.
It is 37.5 feet (11 m) long and less than 15 feet (5 m) across at its widest point, with the nave being considerably narrower.
Surviving records of the chapel’s history list the names of three of its priests, including Miles in 1248. In 1340, there is a record that land was given to the nearby Hospital of St Mary and St Leonard in Newport to pay for a priest to hold a daily service at the chapel. The chapel was dissolved in 1543 and left vacant.
History has not always been kind to the chapel. The RCHM's 1916 survey, An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex, records it as desecrated and in use as a stable, although it does describe its condition as fairly good.
Extensive restoration took place around 1918, presided over by the then owner of Bonhunt Farm, and architectural features were carefully preserved. By the 1930s, it was once again being used as a shed.
A major middle Saxon settlement found near the chapel in 1967 was excavated in the early 1970s, during construction of the M11. It showed signs of prehistoric (described as presumed late Bronze Age in a British Museum report), as well as Norman, activity and included a burial ground around Chapel of St Helen containing over 200 human remains. The Saxon settlement is considered to be associated with the chapel.
The chapel is now maintained, and is part of the Diocese of Chelmsford. An annual service is held at the chapel, led by a team of volunteers from Wicken Bonhunt. Although the chapel is only usually open for the annual service, the exterior can be seen from the roadside and a public footpath passes nearby.
Newport is mentioned in the Domesday Book, but probably originated around 900 AD as a royal township. It flourished until it's market moved to Saffron Walden in 1141, then became a mainly agricultural village, with trades including leather and woolcombing. There were two religious guilds in Newport, and a guildhall stood on the site of the present Church House. After the dissolution of the guilds in 1540 it was used as the first premises of Newport Free Grammar School until it's demolition in 1838.
Charles II came here on his way to Newmarket and his mistress Nell Gwynn may have lived at Crown House. The main road was improved as a turnpike in 1744 and the railway in 1845 brought new businesses, including a gas works and maltings. Housing expansion in the 20th century has helped Newport retain many shops, pubs, businesses and thriving village organisations.
Distance: 8.75 miles.
OS Explorer map 195 needed.
Ration Pack reviewed: US MRE MENU 23 CHICKEN PESTO PASTA.
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The Best Megalodon Tooth Hunting Site I Ever Found
I don't throw around the word best especially when it comes to hunting megalodon teeth because there have been so many good spots during my 30+ years of collecting, but I feel confident in using it here. I can't believe how lucky I got finding this spot. It was completely untouched and the bottom of the dig was just at the top of the fossil bearing formation. That meant all I had to do was look down in some spots to find teeth, and in the rest, I only had to dig off a foot or two of overburden. There were bones everywhere which is the tell-tale indicator of megalodon and other fossil shark teeth. It didn't take long to dig one out, then another, and another. Then when I walked on the piles after heavy rain there were more big teeth. All together I was able to collect this site for about a week and I found 17 complete megalodon teeth in that short amount of time. I'm not planning on retiring anytime soon, but it is going to be very difficult to top this spot. Summerville, I love you!
Paula en batin en Elsenham 26.11.2010
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How Samaritans training for railway staff is helping save lives
Neena and Andrew from Network Rail talk about how they helped prevent someone from taking their life on the railway and how the training programme Samaritans run for the rail industry is helping save lives and keep the railway running for the millions that rely on it daily. For more information on this programme visit:
Samaritans is available round the clock, every single day of the year, providing a safe place for anyone who is struggling to cope. Please call 116 123, email jo@samaritans.org or visit samaritans.org to find details of the nearest branch.
Journey Video 30: Cambridge - Harlow Town, WAML - 29/4/17 [379029 & 379019]
Hi all and welcome to another new video from TrainSpotEast, where you join me on my travels from Cambridge to Harlow Town on a dual pairing of Class 379 Electrostars.
Service Forming: 1104 2H25 GA Service to London Liverpool St.
Departing From: Cambridge
Origin: Cambridge
Calling Points: Whittlesford Parkway (1111), Audley End (1119), Bishop's Stortford (1132), Harlow Town (1140), Broxbourne (1146), Cheshunt (1150), Tottenham Hale (1200) & London Liverpool St. (arr. 1214)
Train formed: Dual pairing of Class 379 Electrostars - 379019 at rear, 379029 at front.
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City Trails - King's Lynn 2008
King's Lynn is a town located on the North West Coast of the County of Norfolk, England. This seaport and former major fishing community is located on the the River Ouse which outlets into an area of water known as the Wash. The town is notable as the birthplace of Captain George Vancouver, a Royal Navy officer who was the first to explore certain parts of the USA and Canada in the 18th Century. The town has a long history and some landmarks distinguish it's Medieval, Georgian and Victorian influences. The modern town today has seen a major redevelopment of it's main shopping area and due to it's sea links is now part of the new Hanseatic (trading) League of Europe. Sights include: Tuesday Market Square, Greyfriars Tower, New Vancouver Quarter, King Street,
St Margarets Church, St Nicholas' Chapel and the Railway Station.
71000 on the West Somerset Railway
This summer saw an unexpected visitor to the WSR. 71000 Duke of Gloucester which had spent some time at Bristol during routine work, ran light engine with support coach to the West Somerset Railway to spend a week for some running-in before going back onto the mainline.
July 23rd saw a beautifull spell of weather take shape, with that I decided to get the Duke running in superb weather conditions. It was also an opportunity to try out a couple of newer locations that havn't been done before and that it would be perfect for sun lighting.
Having not been impressed by the way some young filmakers have been capturing the WSR on film in recent times, this film will definitely make up the way in which the WSR should be seen artistically. Once again keeping in practice with widescreen 16.9
Action On The West Anglian Main Line
Features The Class 317 and 379