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HEMPSTEAD

The social history of an Essex village

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  • Gallery
  • Maps
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  • People
  • Voices
  • Film
  • Land
  • Snippets
  • Village life
    • Work
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    • Sport and recreation
    • Education
    • Worship
    • Governance
  • Wartime
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Snippets

  • 1905-1950: the Hempstead Hall labour colony
  • 1934: A pre-war garden fete
  • 1934: Affordable housing, not tax cuts for the rich
  • 1936: Julia Foster’s trip to London
  • 1971: Old people’s bungalows dispute
  • 1972: Hempstead wins national competition
  • 1973/4: Controversy over the village pond
  • 1978: Arson attacks
  • Assorted grim news

If you have any corrections or contributions to make to the evolving content of this site - especially old photos or histories, please contact the editors at history@campionsend.com

Latest posts

  • Please get involved

    Now that the basic structure of this website is in place, and the first lot of resources have been loaded, we need to start thinking about how it can develop.  Here are some projects that you could get involved in.  If any of them capture your enthusiasm, or if you have another proposal, please email history@campionsend.com, so that we can help to plan the scope and put you in touch with any potential collaborators.

  • Hempstead on film

    Some real treasures here: a 1961 Anglia TV interview with Jack Handley, landlord of the Rose & Crown; a 1943 visit by Flanagan & Allen to Pollards Cross, when it was the home of actress Florence Desmond; and a 1962 Pathe report on the dedication of the new tower and bells at St Andrew's. Visit our film archive here:

  • A Walk through the Centuries

    Rather than writing a traditional Church guide book, Hazel Weedon takes us on a short tour through some key moments in English history, using the architecture and contents of St Andrew's Church as illustration. Read more here:

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