Braughing has an active Local History Society. Click here to see more information.
Population of Braughing
The population of Braughing has risen and fallen many times over the last two hundred years. Click here to see details of the population during this time.
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Over Christmas I received an email from somebody in Cambridgeshire to say they had bought a letter on Ebay, which they felt Braughing Local History Society should have. She has kindly donated the letter to the Society and it arrived this week. It is an interesting letter sent by William Clark who was a tenant farmer/bailiff living at Uphall at the time. The letter from him was sent to Rev William Tower, the owner of Uphall who lived at the time at How Hatch near Brentwood in Essex. He is writing to update Rev Tower about issues of maintenance of the property. William Tower died within days of receiving this letter, therefore, unlikely he ever read it. Shortly afterwards, his widow Maria moved into Uphall. Due to the aged and delicate condition of this letter, we have decided to deposit the same at Hertfordshire Archives for safe conservation. However, I have scanned the letter and the tiny envelope, sealed at the back with a red wax seal, parts of which have survived. Please take a few minutes to read it, by clicking here. Peter Boylan Chairman, Braughing Local History Society |
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A recently published book, Buntingford in Wartime, tells the story of World War II in Buntingford and the surrounding villages through the eyes of the residents, land army girls, evacuees and others. |
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Read more... [Buntingford in Wartime]
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Mr Martin brought notice to the Council of the need of a direction post opposite to the Bell Inn owing to the telegraph wires crossing the road at this spot consequently misleading motorists as to whether the road continues down the Maltings Lane (otherwise Bell Hill) instead of bending to the right. He stated that two or three lorry drivers had had narrow escapes from crashing into the Bell Public House. After some discussion it was agreed that the Clerk should write to the Herts County Council Surveyor calling his attention to the same. |
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The ducks and geese by the ford at Maltings Lane have long been a characteristic feature of the scene. Farmyard ducks migrated there from Ford Street Farm in the 1960's and, being fed by Bob Allen, then the school crossing warden, they stayed. The first geese were left there by the owners of Quinford when they moved from Braughing. Birds of several kinds have since come and gone, some being traced to a North London restaurant! Others have simply disappeared, notably the goose that vanished suspiciously just before Xmas 1995, and which attracted the interest of national newspapers as well as of Anglia News on television. |
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Read more... [The Braughing Ducks and Geese]
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The memorial obelisk of the Tower family of Upp Hall in Braughing churchyard (‘Hertfordshire Monumental Inscriptions: Braughing.’ Reference C8) may remind us of the connection between the village and the Battle of Trafalgar. Two of the obelisk’s four panels are uninscribed. However, the south and west panels are sacred to the memories of respectively Colonel Harvey Tower, much decorated veteran of the Crimea, and his mother, Mrs Maria Tower. Mrs Tower had inherited her 900 acres and the Lordship of the Manor of Braughing as one of the co-heirs of her father, Admiral Sir Eliab Harvey. |
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Read more... [Braughing and Trafalgar]
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Shortly after World War One, a memorial was erected at the junction of Green End and Ford Street. The names of 22 men from Braughing who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country were attached on a series of plaques. Following World War Two, another plaque was attached with the names of the five men and women who gave their lives for their country. The details of all those who appear on the War Memorial are in the attached files below. There is also a photograph of the memorial taken shortly after its unveiling. |
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Read more... [Braughing War Memorial]
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In May 2005, the Braughing Aviation Society along with the local branch of the Royal British Legion created an exhibition of information and memorabilia relating to World War Two. Local residents took part in providing their own memorabilia as well as their memories of World War Two. Read on to find personal stories from those involved in active service at home and overseas. Read about memories of Braughing and the surrounding area during the war and what it was like growing up here. |
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Read more... [Victory in Europe - Local Memories]
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