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One of our members and a former Chairman, Dr Hugh Frostick, has recently published a book of old photos of Little Bromley. Read about it on the Little Bromley village website (also by Hugh!).

In our October 2022 meeting, Angela Grayston gave us an illustrated talk with background on the Tendring Workhouse, and Alan Hillier shared snippets of interesting stories from Manager's Logs and explained settlement parish and other insights. 

More info at www.workhouses.org.uk.

"The Day War came to Clacton on Sea" is a new booklet from the Clacton VCH Group.

On the 30th April 1940 a German plane crashed on the town, bringing death, injury and destruction to properties. Told for the first time, with images some of which are published for the first time, a map, and a chronology. This is a comprehensive record of that day and beyond to 2017 with the new memorial.

A History of the County of Essex Volume XII: St Osyth to the Naze: North-East Essex Coastal Parishes. Part 1: St Osyth, Great and Little Clacton, Frinton, Great Holland and Little Holland.

This new volume has been released. Available here at £95.00

The Tendring District Local History Recorders have a special offer code for 35% off - please contact us.

Our very own Maggie Sandell running an information stall on behalf of the Recorders. 

More at Frinton & Walton Heritage website: www.fwheritage.co.uk

At our March 2019 meeting David Grayston gave us a fascinating illustrated talk on how aerial photography can show the geology and archaeology of the Tendring Peninsular

The photos showed signs of ring ditches, barrows, enclosures and roads, all visible in crop markings, when seen from above. 

David explained how the underlying clay held water, with the overlying gravel allowing it to drain through, how the geography of the region had changed over the millennia and how aerial photography can reveal so much.  

Phyllis M Hendy (died March 2018). Local History Recorder and Archivist for St. Osyth and District Councillor and Parish Councillor for many years.

At our meeting in October 2018, TDLHR member Roger Kennell gave an illustrated talk about the settlements off the old A133 and how the churches and halls are so often found away from the main settlements which had eventually gravitated to the main road from Clacton to Colchester and London.