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i did have two books on old essex but sadly i think i have lost them. i wonder if there is a place where i can buy these books. does anyone know of any stories of old essex i would be pleased to share ancedotes.

kat

i have just found the book it's called a discovery of old essex by richard pusey.

kat

You can buy books about Essex in most local bookshops. My dad has loads of the things.

I've got one about outside loos in Essex.

thanks for the information and help. there is a second hand shop in grays that i can go and ask.

kat

hi Mina...

hi kat...

the tourist offices might be able to help as well.. they tend to have books about the old essex... tho' of course if you can find some in a second shop or a charity shop you will get the same info for cheaper... libraries also sell some of their books sometimes.. worth having a look...

talk soon...

loup

thanks for the information loup. the book i have got is mainly about the very remote areas of essex and it gives meanings to names of essex towns and villages.

kat

seems an interesting one, kat... a lot can be learned from the names given to old villages/towns...

talk soon..

[i seem to have problems posting today... it also happened while i was on the PC earlier on... but i will see if i can post a BBC link on essex history tomorrow.. twas one of the links i wanted to eventually add to the page anyway...]



loup

PS: a book on outside loos... i've could have done with one when i was new in the area [i do like walking a lot]..

loup i am thinking of doing an entry on essex names.

loup i am thinking of doing an entry on essex names.

perhaps it's the weekend and it makes the servers play up.

i long country walks, i used to go on long walks when i was in barrhill in scotland.

kat

kat... yep... an entry on essex names would be good...

i'm kinda keen myself on doing one on the celebs connected to essex [tho' that would be a collaborative one as anyone who gives some celebrities names will be credited... which is fair enough..]... it will be an ongoing one anyway as i'm sure even if we managed to get all of them, it's bound to be some new ones popping up on a regular basis... anyway it's an idea.. we will see how it goes...

but an entry on essex names, yep... definitely a good idea..



loup

loup

kat

About 10 yrs ago, Romford tried to use a very old law to close South Ockensdon's 2 day a week market. Romford a 'market town' had an old law which said, no market could be open within 6 walking days of a shepherd and xx amount of sheep I can't really remember much about it, just that it was a bit strange. They didn't succeed anyway S/Ockendoon still has it's market.

Emmily

>within six walking days of a shepherd...<

a bit ...
would be interesting to find out more about these laws... not exactly the kind of info we find in the local papers that...

emmily...

loup

hi emmily something similar happened about 10 years ago concerning ilford, havering borough council blocked their application for a market. ilford has been trying to have a market for many years but i never knew if they were finally succesful or not.

kat

I'll try to find out more Loup, it was in our local paper. Myself and my son both work on the S/Ock market. I'll ask around see if any of the stall-holders are still there from that long ago, maybe they'll know where I can find the 'written details' of that law.

Emmily

I wonder if that was Romford trying 'pull the same stunt' same there, Kat. I'll ask about Ilford too.

Emmily

oooops i meant to say "we don't see every day in the local papers".. they do run stories about the not always known history of Essex at times [my apologies to the local papers for insinuating that they never do]..




emmily.. yep.. that would be great... especially if it explains how they worked out the time it takes to walk from/to a shepperd...

kat.. did they give some reasons for that?!... obviously the sillier the reasons the better... hehe...



loup

simulpost..

mmmmm.. twas a _delayed_ simulpost...