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Little Baddow Historical Society

 

Thursday 19th November, 8pm, St Andrew's Room

Dr Jennifer Ward - 'Essex Cloth Industry 15th and 16th Century'

 

Thursday 18th March, 8pm, St Andrew's Room

Will Tyler - 'Poachers, Smugglers and Highwaymen'

 

Sunday 22nd May

A barge trip on the 'Thistle'

 

Thursday 10th June, 8pm, The History Centre

Derek Punchard - 'Maldon Historical and Archaeology Group: a Decade of Archaeology'

 

The Historical Society meets regularly throughout the year, enjoying talks and visits on a wide range of topics of local and general historical interest. Annual family membership of the Society is £5. There is a charge of £1 at each meeting for members (£3 for non-members) unless indicated otherwise in the programme.

New members are always welcome and further details may be obtained

from the Secretary, Ann Greenslade, on 01245 224261

 

 

 

Historical Society members have enjoyed two excellent outings recently...

 

The De Coverly Museum

 

In April, Glen arranged for a group to visit the De Coverly Museum in Kelvedon. The rain poured down, the A12 was closed, but neither of these dulled our enthusiasm when we arrived to see the unique collection of World War II and local miscellany housed in a Nissan hut at the bottom of the De Coverlys' garden.

The visit was followed by more World War II memorabilia at the Weston Arms in Silver End, close to the wartime airfield at Rivenhall, which also supplied some restorative food and drink.

 

 

     

 

Combined Military Services Museum

 

In June members joined with Open Group to visit the Combined Military Services Museum in Maldon. This is an extremely well-appointed museum. There are tanks parked outside and weapons and armour from the Civil War on the ground floor. The other two floors feature uniforms and equipment from the twentieth century wars.

 

There is a large section devoted to the Cold War with clothing and equipment supplied to spies during that time. Peter Mason, who with his wife had donated the collection, was known to Ian Flemming and gave him some advice when he was creating his James Bond novels.

 

We were given a very entertaining talk by Marilyn Bullivant to introduce us to the museum and a delicious buffet to keep us going as we looked round the exhibition.