Lopping Hall, Loughton
The villagers of Loughton had upheld the tradition of lopping the trees in the forest believing that this right had been granted to them by royal charter by Queen Elizabeth I. The lopped wood...
Category: Projects
Here are examples of past projects funded by Essex Heritage Trust.
St John’s, Little Leighs
In November 2023 EHT gave St John the Evangelist, Little Leighs a grant of £4,750 for block paving at the back of the nave. This grant gave our fund-raising campaign an enormous boost and we...
Twinkle Star Statue
This photograph shows the scene in Colchester High Street on the afternoon of Saturday 4th May 2024 after the unveiling of a statue featuring “Twinkle Star” sisters Jane (left) and Ann Taylor……..Jane being the author...
Good Easter Village Pump
Before and After Restoration Believed to be 19th century, for years the village pump on the Tye, Good Easter, was one of only 2 sources of clean water in the village. History recalls that...
Stisted Archive
Oral History Project 2023-24 The Stisted Historical Archive has been fortunate in receiving two funding awards from EHT, in support of our work, including the Oral History programme. We have now completed 12 oral...
Epping Forest District Museum
Two early medieval gold tremisses found in Ongar In November 2017, whilst metal detecting on farmland near Chipping Ongar, a metal detectorist made an interesting discovery: two small gold coins (known as tremisses) dating...
Portrait of Sir John Griffin Griffin
Painting Conservation Essex Heritage Trust awarded a grant to English Heritage for the conservation of this portrait. Sir John Griffin Griffin (1719-1797) was owner of Audley End from 1762 until his death in 1797. A...
The Essex Industrial Archaeology Group
Discovering Essex Wind and Water Mills Essex Heritage Trust awarded a grant to the Essex Industrial Archaeology Group for the publication “Discovering Essex Wind and Water Mills“ The Essex Mills Group was inaugurated in 1985...
Hempstead Pump
The village pump/fountain at the bottom of Church Hill in Hempstead has been a historic feature of the village for a very long time. It was recorded as being the only source of fresh...
Wivenhoe Chapel Museum
“The Smallest Museum in Essex“ The waterside town of Wivenhoe dates back to before the Domesday Book, is prominent on many ancient maps of Essex, and was of great economic importance to the county...