Photograph of Chelmsford High Street by Fred Spalding, c.1869 (D/F 269/1/3715). The neo-renaissance Corn Exchange in Tindal Square Chelmsford (UK) was designed and built by Frederic Chancellor, opening in 1857 and stood for over 100 years until it was demolished in May 1969 much to the disgust of Chelmsfordians to make way for a small part of High Chelmer shopping precinct and realignment of Market Road when it could have easily been saved with the new developments of the time designed around it. We strolled through the leafy streets of Maida Vale to the BBC … The word "corn" in British English denotes all cereal grains, such as wheat and barley; in the United States these buildings were called grain exchange.Such trade was common in towns and cities across England until the 19th century, but as the trade became centralised in the 20th century many such buildings were … Join us for Walking with Walker (Wednesday 26 October 2016) or Chelmsford Through Time (Saturday 29 October 2016) to delve deeper into Chelmsford’s history. In its heyday the Corn Exchange was a … Mallett had also been rector of Great Leighs for 28 years. DJ Steve Lamacq visits the site of a former popular Chelmsford music venue as he looks back at life in 1966 for a new BBC documentary. List of all concerts taking place in 2020 at Corn Exchange in Chelmsford. A grimmer choice, but I have always been interested in Tudor history and this snippet from the Chelmsford burial registers serves as a reminder of how brutal life could be. According Chelsmford Rocks, this is the earliest known footage of the band, recorded for broadcast in the Netherlands.. Two fire crews were called to the blaze as some residents in Baddow Road were evacuated from their homes. His treasonous offence was to comment unfavourably on Henry’s policy of dissolving religious houses. In preparation for these events we have been sifting through some of the masses of material we have on Chelmsford history, and I thought I would share here five of my favourite Chelmsford items from our collections, that provide fascination snapshots into the past of our county town. It seemed simply impossible. He was a regular at the Corn Exchange in Chelmsford. Get Corn Exchange, Chelmsford, England setlists - view them, share them, discuss them with other Corn Exchange, Chelmsford, England fans for free on setlist.fm! Essex Society for Archaeology and History, Essex Branch of the Historical Association, Essex Society for Archaeology and History blog, South East Essex Community Archives Network. This is one of the earliest surviving photographs of Chelmsford High Street, dating to about 1869. Extract from John Walker’s map of Chelmsford, 1591, showing the town (D/DM P1). It shows the town in exquisite detail, with each building individually drawn with its own doors, windows and chimneys. Posted on January 14, 2016 by Liz. Extract from the Chelmsford parish registers showing the burial of James Mallett, December 1542 (D/P 94/1/4 image 26). It shows a view looking north up the High Street towards Shire Hall. The GuitArchive, “home of all things guitar”, posted an incredible video showing the Jimi Hendrix Experience playing live at the Chelmsford Corn Exchange in February 1967, three months before their first album was released. This is the earliest … This neo-Renaissance building was designed by Fred Chancellor in 1857, and sat on Tindal Square (Shire Hall … Fandom Apps Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Originally built for the farmers of mid Essex to trade corn, the Corn Exchange was a popular wartime dance hall in the 1940s and a music venue in the 1960s with Pink Floyd, The Who and Jimi Hendrix amongst others appearing here. Readers of this blog will know how important Georgie Fame was to Chelmsford mods. This neo-Renaissance building was designed by Fred Chancellor in 1857, and sat on Tindal Square (Shire Hall is just out of frame on the right of this photo). Hannah Salisbury, Engagement and Events Manager. It was taken by Fred Spalding, Chelmsford’s first commercial photographer. The tags above come from the public, and also from an image recognition project run by the Visual Geometry Group, University of Oxford. Corn Exchange (2) House (6,634) Market (159) Town (3,455) You can help us tag artworks on Tagger. It’s a very special window into the past that I never get tired of looking through.