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Virtual
Library
A catalogue
of 70+ items of literature by or about past and present residents of Goldhanger, together with
published and unpublished material about the village. Recent
additions are marked * Scroll down the listing in chronological
order, go to the latest item, or use this alphabetic index… |
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1558-1752 |
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Register
of baptisms, marriages and burials covering the years 1558 to 1752 Location: Essex Records Office D/P
79/1/1 (also see the 1754 entry) About...
St Peters Church |
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1650 |
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Short
Arithmetick: or The Old
Tedious way of Numbering Reduced to
a New and Brief Method Revd. Edward Howes wrote and published this book while Rector of Goldhanger. More at… The Revd Edward Howes Pages: 90 |
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1692 |
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Gospel-truth,
stated and vindicated The
Revd Dr Daniel Williams
wrote
this book and many other books while owner of Beckingham Hall and much of the
land to the north of Goldhanger. More
at… The Revd Dr Daniel Williams Pages: Location: This and his many other books
are in the Dr Williams
Library
at.. |
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1754-1812 |
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Register of
baptisms, marriages and burials covering the years 1754 to 1812 Location: Essex Records Office D/P
240/1/3 (other registers are available in ERO) About...
St Peters Church |
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1754-1861 |
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Churchwardens
Accounts Book covering the years 1754 to 1861 Location: Essex Records Office D/P
79/5/1 About...
St Peters Church |
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1768 |
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History
and Antiquities of the County of Essex written
by Philip Morant in 1758, this very large book has 6 pages of locally
relevant information from that period. Pages: 6 out of 810 Location: Maldon Library The
relevant local pages are at... Morant
extracts |
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1783 |
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Practical
Discourses on Several Important Subjects This book was published after Dr Daniel Williams
death from manuscripts he left behind. More
at… The Revd Dr Daniel Williams Pages: Location: This and his many other books are in the Dr
Williams Library at.. |
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1850s |
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The
Diaries of the Revd Charles Verney Shuckburgh The Revd Charles Verney Shuckburgh was Rector of
Goldhanger(1797 - 1834) and also
Rector of Langford. He is recorded to have written a diary 20 volumes long,
and only one volume is said to remain in existence. |
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1862-1969 |
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St Peters
Church accounts books Churchwardens accounts from 1862 to 1969 Church tower fund, 1923 to 1926 Churchyard fund, 1924 to 1928 Location: Essex Records Office D/P
79/5/1 About...
St Peters Church |
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1868 |
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Villa and Cottage
Architecture published by Blackie & Son.,
contains a detailed description of the then new
Goldhanger Rectory designed by famous Victorian architect Ewan Christian over
4 pages of text. This are followed
by a complete set of the architects plans and elevations, plus 3 impressive
lithographic drawings of the east, south and west elevations. extracts here Relevant Pages: 7 of the 112 Location: the digital archive, ERO I/Mp 154/1/3 |
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1868 |
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Walks and Talks
Travels and Exploits
by the Revd John Christopher Atkinson, who was
born and brought up in Goldhanger. His father was a curate in the village.
Although he spent most of his life in Yorkshire and wrote many books, his
first two were written while in Essex. More
at… Revd. John
Christopher Atkinson Pages: 433 Location: occasionally offered on ebay and read on-line at… www.books.google.co.uk |
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1873 |
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The Ringwoods of
Ringwood
by Mervyn Merriton, whose real name was Henry Coe
Coape. He was a wealthy Goldhanger landowner and resident in the mid 1800s. Fifteen
literary works by H C Coape, covering novels, play, operas and short stories,
have been identified. The Ringwoods of Ringwood is probably his best known
work. More at… Henry Coe Coape Pages: 998 published over 3 volumes Location: reprints are available
on-line Can be read on-line at… http://archive.org |
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1894 |
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Maldon and the
River Blackwater
by Edward Arthur Fitch, between 1894 & 1899 (there were several versions) E.A. Fitch (1854-1912), was Mayor of Maldon in the
late 1800s. He was a farmer, ornithologist, historian, antiquarian and
author, and was president of the Essex Field Club.
Pages: 3 of local interest out of
100 Location: Maldon Library + Fitch extracts here |
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1885 |
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British
Birds’ Eggs and Nests Written by the Revd John Christopher Atkinson, see
above. More
at… Revd. John
Christopher Atkinson Pages: 122 Location: occasionally offered on ebay and read on-line at… www.books.google.co.uk |
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1887 |
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Goldhanger Woods
A children’s smuggling and romantic story written
by sisters Mary and Catherine Lee while staying at Tiptree Priory, on Tiptree
Heath. The Goldhanger village portrayed does quite fit the one we know. See…
Smuggling Pages: 88 |
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1888 |
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In a
Jesuit Net, A Story of the Time of Louis XIV by Henry Coe Coape, wealthy Goldhanger landowner and resident
in the mid 1800s. This is one of fifteen literary works by H C Coape,
covering novels, play, operas and short stories. (see above) More
at… Henry Coe
Coape Pages: 390 |
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1895 -1940 |
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Bound Copies
of Goldhanger Parish Magazines
A large bound book that includes a wealth of
information and many articles written by the Revd
Frederick Gardner, Rector of Goldhanger and Little Totham between 1893
and 1936. It also includes many parish
magazine reports during the Great War. Location: Colchester Library, Local
Studies section ref: E.GOL.1 |
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Local Postcards
Over 130 postcards of village scenes have been
found, and copies but not the originals, are held locally. Samples are shown
on this website at… Early postcards |
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1906 |
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The History of Salt Making by Miller Christy, a well known Essex historian and
archaeologist, and who wrote many books and articles in his time. This
article is bound and preserved in the Colchester Library and has a lengthy
description of the excavation of the Goldhanger Red Hill, at Bounds Farm. See… Salt extraction in
the Blackwater Pages: 15 |
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1909 |
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The Goldhanger Stone: What is it? This article was also written by Miller Christy,
and is bound and held in the Maldon reference library, and includes an early
photograph of the stone just resting in The Square. Reprinted from: Trans. Essex Archaeological Society,
Vol. 11, new series, Part 1, 1909. See.. Stone in The
Square Pages: 3 |
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1910 |
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ASTRIA - The Ice Maiden
Ernest Mansfield’s first novel has a significant
autobiographical and science fiction content. The complete book is available
on-line at… Astria - the Ice Maiden More about… Ernest
Mansfield Pages: 157 Location: with the local archivist, believed to be a rare copy. |
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1911 |
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Northern Exploration Company Shares Prospectus
Largely
written by Ernest Mansfield. More
at… Spitsbergen Prospectus |
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1913 |
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Ralph Raymond
Ernest Mansfield’s second novel also has a
significant autobiographical content, being based on his experiences in New
Zealand. See.. Ralph
Raymond summary (pages 72-76 of Mansfields articles) More
at… Ernest Mansfield Pages: 344 Location: copy with the local archivist, and occasionally on ebay |
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1911 |
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Northern Exploration Company “Marble Island”
Shares Prospectus
Largely
written by Ernest Mansfield More
at… Spitsbergen Prospectus |
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1921 |
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Encyclopaedia of Modern Pig Farming
Farm
management information together with advertisements for the Tiptree herd of
“Large Black” pigs, written by Stanley S Wilkin. More
at… Stanley S
Wilkin Pages: 32 |
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1930s |
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An English Village - Goldhanger
This delightful small booklet written by school girl
Mary Horsley while staying at The Parsonage in Head St., Goldhanger. It
contains several period photographs. There is a sample in… Ancient
Goldhanger Documents Pages: 16 |
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1933 |
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Dr. Salter’s Diaries
Dr
Salter's diary and reminiscences from the year 1849 to the year 1932 contain
many references to Goldhanger. See…
Dr Salter's diaries Relevant pages: about 30 of the 404 Location: Maldon Library at E.TOL.2.920, and occasionally on ebay |
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1935 |
No cover seen
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Rifle Company and Platoon Tactics
Non-fiction,
by Major Lindsay Fitzgerald Hay. Not seen. Pages: 52 |
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1935 |
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Goldhanger School magazine Jubilee Number
Produced for the King’s jubilee. It has 36 pages
of descriptions of the village and poems written by Village
School children in their own handwriting. Pages: 36 Location: at... School
magazine |
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1936 |
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The History of Beckingham
This
booklet by W L Hall gives the history of both Tolleshunt Major Church and
Beckingham Hall and has many illustrations. Pages: 38 Location: the paper archives Some of the information in this booklet was used
in the creation of... |
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1937 |
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It wasn't a nightmare
Major Lindsay Fitzgerald Hay first novel while living at Folly Faunts, which was said to be semi-autobiographical. See..
Major Lindsay Fitzgerald Hay Pages: 287 Location: copy with local archivist |
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1937 |
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The Terrible Hand and
No Mean Tartar
Two novels written by Major Lindsay Fitzgerald Hay that follows on from his previous book and is said to be semi-autobiographical. See.. Major Lindsay Fitzgerald Hay Pages: 288 & 264 |
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1941 |
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The Oaken Heart
Margery Allingham’s only non-fiction work covering
a period of WW-2 between 1938 to 1941 written at the request of her USA publishers
in support of the call for the USA to join the war effort. For "security
reasons" the names of the villages were changed eg Goldhanger is “Goldenhind” and there
are several references to the village and the surrounding area in it. |
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1959 |
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The Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation
Sir Gilmore Jenkins lived in Goldhanger house in
the 1950s and 1960s. He was Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Transport and
Civil Aviation and wrote this book when he retired in 1959. The book has not
been seen and presumably has no Goldhanger content. See.. Sir Gilmour Jenkins Pages: 231 Location: ebay and on-line second hand booksellers |
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1963 |
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An Introduction To The Birds Of Hong Kong
Written by Maura Benham while working in Hong Kong
and before she retired and moved to Goldhanger. More about… Maura Benham Pages: 97 |
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1965 |
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The Titanic and the Californian
Written by Peter Padfield while living in Fish St
in the 1960s. Peter has since published over 30 books all with nautical
themes. More
about… Peter
Padfield Pages: 318 Location: Essex and Suffolk libraries
and occasionally on ebay |
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1966 |
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An Agony of Collisions
The second book written by Peter Padfield while
living in Fish St. More about… Peter Padfield Pages: 204 |
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1971 |
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Pile it High, Sell it Cheap
Biography of Sir John (Jack) Cohen, founder of the TESCO supermarket chain, written by Maurice Corina. Cohen’s of Little London Farm, which is within Goldhanger parish and his creation of “Goldhanger Fruit Farms” in Tolleshunt Major is described in chapter-7 of the book. See… Local characters from the past Relevant pages: about 15 of the 204 Location: Colchester Library, Local
Studies, E.GOL, and occasionally on ebay |
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1975 |
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From
Black Dog to Black Sheep - A Higham Family Tree
This booklet by JRS Higham describes the members of the family who lived at Highams Farm in the 15th and 16th centuries and includes a sketch of the farmhouse and its Crown Post roof structure. Relevant pages: 4 of the 78 Location: the paper archives The 4-pages are available on this website |
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1977 |
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Goldhanger - an Estuary Village
The first and only published book on Goldhanger history,
written by Maura Benham. The complete book is available on-line at… Maura Benham Book More about… Maura Benham Pages: 88 Location: copy with archivist, many
within village |
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1978 |
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Goldhanger Study Centre
An A4 size booklet with information for teachers
and students with sketches and descriptions of the houses in Fish St.
produced at a time when the Village School was being
used as a study centre by St Edwards school, Romford. Pages: 9 Location: at... Study
Centre booklet |
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1985 |
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The Story of Tiptree Jam, the First Hundred Years
1885-1985
Written by Maura Benham. There is much more about… Maura Benham on this website. Pages: 56 Location: Essex libraries, ref: E.TIP.664.83 and on-line |
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1991 |
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Byrthnoth’s Last Journey: from Maldon to Ely
A
short booklet written by Maura Benham |
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1991 |
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Drawn to Trouble - Confessions of a Master Forgers
The autobiography by Maldon artist and forger Eric Hebborn. The book has a full chapter about Crawshay Frost's
influence on his career. An extract is in... Crawshay Frost Location: copy with archivist, Essex libraries, ref: 750 HEBB and on-line |
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1993 |
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The Story of the Wesleyan Chapel in Goldhanger
A
short booklet written by Maura Benham More
about… Maura Benham Pages: 11 Location: copy in the digital archives |
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1990s |
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A Study
of the Chequers Public House
in the
Village of Goldhanger
written by Janet White in the 1990s A manuscript of an architectural study of The Chequers Inn undertaken in the 1990s. Janet had
permission to access the roof space and took rare photos of the ancient beams
and wattle & daub partitions, which
are included in the report. Some of the information in the report was used in
the creation of the The Chequers webpage. Pages: 11 Location: the digital archives, and here... the
manuscript |
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1995 |
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Falcons Hall, an architectural study
written
by Ann Padfield in 1995 A report of an investigation to identify the
separate construction dates of the parts of the buildings and its wings. See... Farms - Falcons Hall Pages: 6 - including several plan and elevation sketches |
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1995 |
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The
Story of Tiptree Jam – beginning the second 100 years
written by John
Wilkin in 1995. This is a sequel to The Story of Tiptree Jam, the First Hundred Years written
by Maura Benham in 1985. This was written by John who lived at Bounds Farm,
just before he retired from the position of Chairman of the company. Pages: 6 - including several photos Location: a copy is in the paperl archives |
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1996 |
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History Group paper archives
In the 1990s the local history group accumulated a
filing cabinet full of paper records of village history. This was used as the
basis of several history exhibitions in the village. Although now largely
digitised (see the 2004 entry), the filing cabinet and paper is still
maintained and the material is still accumulating. |
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1996 |
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Celebration
An autobiography of and by Graham David Smith. It
has many references to Maldon artist and forger Eric Hebborn and of visits
to Crawshay Frost in Fish St. Relevant pages: 5 of the 255 |
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1997 |
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Fields of the First
The history of aircraft landing grounds in Essex
used during the First World War, written by Paul A Doyle. When the First
World War began Essex had no military aerodromes, but by the end thirty one
had been laid down for use by all three services. Goldhanger was one of them
and this book gives its history, describes the site and has some photos. See…
Flight Station |
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2000 |
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The Goldhanger Millennium Calendar
A two year calendar designed by Tony Moore and
David Newman covering the years 1999 & 2000, produced to celebrate the
Millennium and to record village life both before and at the time. It was
designed to be cut in half to create a permanent booklet. Several hundred
were sold in aid on St Peters Church. See… The
Millennium Calendar Pages: 27 all with pictures |
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2002 |
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A History of Folly Faunts House
written by Peter Bushell in 2002, who was the author
of… “Tracing the History of Your House”. Thsi booklet
gives both the history of the building and those who have lived there. See... Farms - Follyfaults Pages: 9 page booklet, which is an abridged version |
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2002 |
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The Early Goldhanger Memories
In 2002 Cyril Southgate wrote his Early Memories
Goldhanger from his childhood in the 1930s including his recollections of
being in the village during WW-2. They
are at… Cyril
Southgate's memories Pages: 8 Location: on this site & copy in
the local archives |
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2004 |
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Digital version of the History Files
The paper archives were progressively scanned to
provide a source of digitised material for local history presentations. Over
several years, more than 70 copies of these files were distributed on CDs and
DVDs locally and to former residents throughout the world. More recently a
subset has been put on the internet (see the 2011 entry). |
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2005 |
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Madrigal and…
Over a 3 year period Betti Webb wrote four children books... Madrigal the Secret Witch Madrigal's Midsummer Magic Madrigal and the Magician Madrigal and the Bent Broomstick |
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2005 |
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Little Totham - The Story of a small village
Lorna Key wrote and published the history of
Little Totham, which includes a chapter about the Revd Frederick Gardner, who
was Rector of both Little Totham and Goldhanger. It describes to the Rector’s
involvement with the Spitzbergen expeditions. Relevant pages: 6 of the 127 |
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2005 |
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Funeral of a Bellringer
A 30 minute programme broadcast on BBC Radio 3 that recalled the bell ringing life of the former Goldhanger Tower Captain, Bernard Mann. The voices of the more recent Tower Captains can also be heard. Listen: to a short extract at... Funeral of a Bellringer Location: a copy of the full audio is in our Digital Archives |
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2006 |
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Once Upon An Island
Written by Joseph Canning, who spent his childhood in Goldhanger and went to the village school… “It is written about places that exist and characters I knew. I grew up along the estuary and in the village I describe”. The character in the book “Horatio Crockshay Volwycke-Hoar” is remarkably like the one and only… Crawshay Frost More
about… Joe
Canning and his other ten locally based books Pages: 480 Location: Maldon library, ref: E.823, and on-line |
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2006 |
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Olive’s Boys
Written by Joseph Canning, who spent his childhood
in Goldhanger and went to the village school. The book is assumed to be
semi-autobiographical… London 1940, the Blitz in London is at its height,
amid it all a young mother Olive fights against the odds keep her seven
children, defying the bombs and the authorities. She returns to the village
where she was born. More
about… Joe
Canning and his other ten locally based books Pages: 308 |
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2006 |
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History of St. Peters Church
A small booklet on the history of the Church
written by David Newman Pages: 32 Location: on sale in St Peter’s Church and
similar information is at… St
Peters Church |
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2007 |
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The Licence
Memories of a Chequers Inn by former landlady Mary
Hulbert, now Mary Rose. More
about… The
Chequers Inn Pages: 138 |
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2007 |
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Goldhanger
Conservation Review & Character Appraisal
Written by Karen Fielder et al, for Essex County
Council. It was much criticised at the time by the village history group for
its many inaccuracies. A revision was promised by was not forthcoming. See… The Goldhanger
Conservation Area Pages: 71
Location: Digital archives & Maldon District
Council’s website
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2007 |
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Goldhanger
Historic Settlement Assessment
Written by Teresa O' Connor on behalf
of Essex County Council as part of the Conservation Area Review (above). It
contains many useful maps, listing of monumental sites, bibliography and
other historical information. See… The Goldhanger Conservation Area
Pages: 50
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2009 |
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Round to
Midnight
“A partly true story” and “an eerily atmospheric tale of an evil
spirit” written by Linda Tegerdine, who previously lived in Goldhanger and
based this novel on her experience of a property in the village.
Pages: 250 |
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2010 |
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Prospero's
America
Written
by Walter Woodward This book refers to, and quotes, some 25 letters that the Revd Edward Howes, Rector of Goldhanger wrote to his friend John Winthop, Governor of Massachusetts in the 1600s. More
about.. Edward
Howes and his relationship with
Governor John Winthop Relevant pages: about
50 of the 317 Location: Google Books & on-line bookshops |
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2011 |
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Goldhanger
in the Past - on the web
From 2011 onwards a subset of the local history off-line
material (see 2004) has been maintained on the web. After some initial local
publicity, the material was found and indexed by search engines, and
extensive local historical information can now be found by searching. More
material has been regularly added. Webpages: 170+
as of 2019 A4 pages: 1500+ if ever printed |
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2011
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Journals
of Wartime Colchester
Eric Rudsdale’s diaries from WW-2, which have many
references to Maura Benham as a young girl and
friend of Rudsdale when she was living with her family in Colchester.
Rudsdale's role as a curator and air-raid shelter superintendent at
Colchester Castle during WW-2 gave him the perfect opportunity to record life
on the home front. Pages: 223 Location: Essex libraries Ref: E.COL.1.940.53161 and on-line bookshops. Short extracts in.. Maura Benham |
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2012
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Heybridge in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
By Beryl Claydon. Bentall Engineering played a big
part the history of Heybridge. As the company was founded by Goldhanger
farmer William Bentall and was based on his Goldhanger plough
invention, the history of the Bentall family and the company takes a major
part in this book. See.. Local characters from the past Relevant pages: about
15 of the 228 |
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2012
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Time
Traveller Jamie Tate: To Colchester
A children’s book written by Vysian Banyard, Goldhanger Parish Clerk. |
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2012
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Ernest
Mansfield - Gold or I’m a Dutchman
Biography of Ernest Mansfield, Goldhanger resident
and gold prospector in the early 1900s, written by Susan Barr (Oslo), Greg
Nesteroff (Nelson, BC) and David Newman. More about…
Ernest Mansfield Pages: 192 Location: Maldon Library Ref:
"B/MANS-622.3422092". A short extract is at... Gold or I’m a Dutchman |
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2013
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A History
of Goldhanger Aerodrome
A draft chapter of a planned book by Charles
Marshall kindly given to the Goldhanger History Group as part of preparation
for a Zeppelin Busters
presentation commemorating the 100 anniversary of the opening of the
Aerodrome / Flight-Station. Pages: 24 |
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2016
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Goldhanger
in the Past
This book written by David
Newman was sold to raise funds for St Peter’s Church and the Village Hall
improvement project. It was produced using material on this website and
includes over 300 images. Pages: 160 Location: now online at: Goldhanger in the Past |
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2016
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Life
Journeys: The Wisdom of all the Ages
Chris Thorby
wrote and published this book in the last few years of his life while
suffering from a debilitating illness. Pages: 180 Location: online bookshops Colchester Library 509 |
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