Glimpse history through old images of Halstead, Essex, London.
Halstead in WW1
During the Great War, now known as World War I, a filmmaker recorded the Essex Girl Guides parade through Halstead’s High Street.
Essex Girl Guides – Consecration Of The Colours At Halstead (1914-1918) – British Pathé on YouTube
Mr Baldwin 1935
It’s a shame we don’t see where this meeting was held or the buildings around the large crowd. But it shows the Prime Minister making a speech in Halstead about preserving prosperity and permanent peace.
Stanley Baldwin, 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, KG, PC, PC (Can), JP, FRS (3 August 1867 – 14 December 1947) served as British prime minister on three occasions for Conservative governments:
- May 1923 to January 1924
- November 1924 to June 1929
- June 1935 to May 1937
Mr Baldwin addresses a crowd at Halstead (1935) – British Pathé on YouTube
Halstead in the 1990s
Twenty five minutes of a home movie captures the shops, businesses and homes of Halstead’s streets in the 1990s.
Halstead in the 90’s – Mick Brown on YouTube
A Bit of Halstead History
Extract from:
Leigh’s New Pocket Road-book of England and Wales …,
by Leigh and Co
Published in 1840
Pages 339 – 340
Halstead (Essex), so called from two Saxon words, signifying a healthy place, is situated on a rising ground, with the foot of it washed by the Colne. The Church (St. George) contains several ancient monuments, and there is a good Grammar school.
In a house in this parish, there is a curious Greek inscription brought from Smyrna, where it was erected 150 years before Christ in honor of Crato, a musician.
Population of the parish is 4637.
Inns: George, King’s Arms.
About two miles from Halstead is Gosfield Hall, which belongs to the Duke of Buckingham. It’s an interesting specimen of ancient architecture and contains, among other objects worthy of notice, a gallery called Queen Elizabeth’s, in commemoration of her having twice visited this place. Additionally, there is a curious stone chimney-piece sculptured with a representation of the battle of Bosworth Field and small statues of Henry VII. and his Queen.
More about Essex
- Old Images of Essex, England
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- Old Images of Purfleet (Purfleet-on-Thames), Essex
- Old Images of Wickford, Essex
- Old Images of West Thurrock, Essex
- Old Images of Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
- Old Images of Tilbury, Essex
- Old Images of Thaxted, Essex
- Old Images of South Ockenden, Essex
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