Mark Wadsworth: History of Buckhurst Hill

Sunday, 30 November 2008

From the Buckhurst Hill Parish Council Magazine. I struggle to find a single noteworthy or interesting fact in the whole article (click to enlarge):

Anonymous said...: Dull reading. Must be some tales of highwaymen or raunchy dames or something to begin with to draw the reader in. The pity is that those that know the most about the history of places are normally so fascinated by minutiae that they miss out the bombast that excites.; 30 November 2008 at 22:25
TheFatBigot said...: Come come, there is proud mention of the sewage farm and an oversized church. If only everywhere could boast as much.; 30 November 2008 at 22:59
Anonymous said...: You missed the exciting bits - first a hospital , then another, then a fire engine - and - and - the firestation catches fire. Such drama.
Well maybe you had to be there at the time.; 1 December 2008 at 04:55
Anonymous said...: Oh, I don't know! The old 'hanging tree' could come in useful again one day...; 1 December 2008 at 05:41

Sunday, 30 November 2008