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From: "ruth" <>
Subject: Re: Writtle questions
Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2003 20:07:37 +0100
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I have just been talking to my dad, and he also remembers the Hilliard
family living at Ropers Hall in Lodge Road, Writtle in the early 1940s. Also
had another think about the road you mentioned - none of the roads into
Writtle precisely match the description. Either the description is slightly
inaccurate or the picture is misleading. Do you know what direction they
drove from? Or did they notice anything as they came into the village? If we
could see the picture or had more details? The three scimitars are the three
seaxes - the emblem of Essex.
Good luck
Ruth
----- Original Message -----
From: "Colleen" <>
To: <>
Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2003 7:33 PM
Subject: Re: Writtle questions


> Hello,
>
> I think the road you're asking about may be the one that branches off of
the
> A414 between Harlow and Chelmsford - possibly called the Writtle Road.
Where
> did your friend drive from? Do they remember if they turned left or right
to
> go into Writtle. Perhaps show them the street map on the any map site and
> this may jog their memory. Hopefully someone else may be able to throw
some
> light on this.
>
> Colleen
>
> > I'm having a great weekend. A friend has just returned from a trip
> > to the UK during which he spent a day in Writtle, taking photographs
> > of everything in sight, including the houses where my 2GG and 3GG
> > parents and families lived.
> >
> > He also brought back one of those "Walking Tour of Writtle"
> > pamphlets.
> >
> > All this has led to a few questions which I'm hoping some Writtle
> > Locals might be able to answer.
> >
> > He managed to get lost finding Writtle so he has a nice photograph of
> > the road into the village, but doesn't know which road. Could
> > someone identify it from this description?
> >
> > It is a single carriageway road with two signs, one on each side of
> > the road. The signs are 30MPH limit signs on top and
> > "WRITTLE/Borough of Chelmsford/REDUCE YOUR SPEED" on white background
> > below. The road is bending gently to the right and it appears that
> > there are houses on the left, but none visible in the picture on the
> > right. Beyond the left hand sign is a laneway to the left and,
> > beyond that, several fairly tall "fir"trees (maybe spruce, but I
> > don't really know one tall thinnish tree from another).
> >
> > Above the word WRITTLE is a device of three scimitars (or feathers or
> > quill pens or something heraldic maybe?). Could someone please
> > enlighten me as to what these represent?
> >
> > Finally, the walking tour brochure mentions that a number of old
> > gravestones have been cleaned and recorded (see booklets in Church).
> > Are these booklets available for purchase? Can anyone tell me what
> > is actually recorded and whether any of my ROLFE/ROLPH,
> > HILLIARD/HILLYARD or BIRD ancestors would be recorded there. If
> > they are available, who should I contact about buying them?
> >
> > Many thanks for any help clearing up these weird questions
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Tony Rolfe - BURRILL LAKE, Australia
> > Researching:
> > ROLFE (ROLPH), BIRD, EDWARDS, HILLIARD (HILYARD), ROYCE and
> > RUSSELL in Essex and Surrey
> > STEAD, DRABBLE, CADMAN, HEADLEY in Yorkshire and Derbyshire
> > CAREY in Manchester and Ireland
> >
> >
> >
>


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