Latest Images by Andrew Smith http://www.geograph.org.uk/ 2009-12-09T20:18:11GMT text/html 2005-10-15T12:09:24GMT http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/1803 Andrew Smith 51.717117 0.278557 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/65458 Remote Essex church "saved" by Friends organisation in the 1980's. text/html 2005-10-15T12:02:20GMT http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/1803 Andrew Smith 51.709513 0.205799 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/65457 A photograph taken exactly 20 years later. text/html 2005-10-15T11:50:08GMT http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/1803 Andrew Smith 51.709513 0.205799 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/65456 Taken in 1985, a year after the closure of the station, Blake Hall was the penultimate stop on the Central Line on its way to Ongar. The single-track line from Epping, via North Weald, to Ongar closed ten years later but opened in 2004 as a "tourist attraction" by the Epping and Ongar Railway Society. They run trains on Sundays all year. text/html 2005-08-28T08:15:11GMT http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/1803 Andrew Smith 51.625566 0.360658 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/44174 Rebuilt be G E Street in 1873 text/html 2005-08-28T08:10:19GMT http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/1803 Andrew Smith 51.604632 0.893952 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/44173 Access to this island is severely restricted, and has been since, I believe, the Second World War. This photo was taken when there was a Flower Show on the Island, but even then you felt that you were being watched. text/html 2005-08-28T08:03:38GMT http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/1803 Andrew Smith 51.688159 0.378383 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/44172 Taken before the footpath diversion text/html 2005-08-21T08:31:04GMT http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/1803 Andrew Smith 51.724675 0.351338 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/40589 Thaxted Morris Men perform at this lovely Essex country pub. Shortly to be taken over by Greene King following the closure of Ridleys Brewery. text/html 2005-08-21T08:25:17GMT http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/1803 Andrew Smith 51.660915 0.391415 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/40587 Seat of the Petre family since Tudor times. House and gardens open to the public during the summer. Schools come here for Tudor re-enactments. http://www.touruk.co.uk/houses/housesessex_ingatestone.htm text/html 2005-08-21T08:19:10GMT http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/1803 Andrew Smith 51.690165 0.277203 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/40586 Described as a fine spectacle of Norman architecture dating from 1130AD. Well worth a visit. For detail see www.stlaurenceblackmore.com text/html 2005-08-21T08:10:53GMT http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/1803 Andrew Smith 51.669899 0.391889 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/40583 Note the absence of cars! text/html 2005-08-21T08:05:18GMT http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/1803 Andrew Smith 51.643242 0.376031 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/40582 Remote from the main road and next to Mountnessing Hall, St Gile's holds a bi-annual Flower Festival in late August (2005, 2007 etc). text/html 2005-08-21T07:56:53GMT http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/1803 Andrew Smith 51.716835 0.293021 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/40580 Very remote though only about 25 miles from London, this Essex church was saved from closure in 1983 by a group who formed the Friends of All Saints.