We went to Braintree in Essex recently to visit one particular street. Braintree was extensively damaged during the last war so that there are not that many old buildings in the centre but one street nearby appears to have survived unscathed. Bradford Street has 65 timber-framed houses ranging from the 13th century up to the [...]
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- 2.92 miles
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- An imposter, tea for two but it’s all Greek to me.
- A round, another round and around.
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- Unlucky for some?
- Ouch!
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- Missed it again!
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- Was it or wasn’t it?
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- Latest trip.
- You’ve heard of ‘Gold Finger’ – What about ‘Goldhanger’?
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- Dark, wet and underground – what could be nicer?
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- Can the world survive this?
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- Deer me!
- Stone, stone and more stone.
- We’re off again.
- Hip, Hip, Hoo Rye
- A Sussex Sojourn
- Heaven and Earth
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- Houses through the ages.
- Wood, Water and Webbed feet.
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- Ups and Downs – Day 1.
- Surfing the Web
- We have seen the light!
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- Yorkshire and the Great North Road
- Salami and chips
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- Mid-summer madness!
- Walking on cobbles
- Water, water and more water.
- The naked truth and a can of worms.
- Time and tide wait for no man
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- Peak of perfection
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- A quick visit
- Lavenham again
- Lavenham here we come!
- Feelin’ Blue
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- Today we celebrate!
- Two churches and a wood.
- Another day, another wood.
- Dressed to impress
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- Time is of the essence
- Spring has un-sprung!
- Distant Horizons
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- Let there be light
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- Winter – here we come!
- Colours? What colours?
- Another visit to Copford Green Church
- A visit from the Admiral
- Extra mural activities.
- A promenade in the park.
- A Sunny September Interlude
- Going up in the world.
- Gallivanting is hard work!
- Talking point.
- Size does matter
- Back again
- Lessons learned
- Norwich – Thursday 15th June 2006
- Back home again
- Norwich – Wednesday
- Norwich – Tuesday
- We got there in the end!
- Something I didn’t know!
- Can it get any worse?
- A rather prickly subject
- “Edged-halved and bridled scarf” – pardon?
- The V.I.P. treatment!
- No rest for the wicked!
- A short visit to Maldon
- Head in the clouds
- Barking mad!
- It’s nice to know!
- Orchids galore!
- Our next trip
- It had to happen!
Browsing Posts published in November, 2007
Houses through the ages.
17 November 2007 at 9:29 am 2 comments
Wood, Water and Webbed feet.
15 November 2007 at 10:38 am No comments
A few days ago on a fine sunny day we went to see the autumn colours in Epping Forest. We didn’t do any heroic walks this time but just drove to a few different places to potter about. Our first port of call was Connaught Water. There were lots of geese, ducks, moorhens and coots [...]
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