Brentwood
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… will take place at Weald Hall near Brentwood, which dates from c.1540. It was demolished in 1953 after wartime damage and now forms a Country Park. This news was heavily featured on Look East last Monday. By Super Blue
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“A breakthrough in the search for Richard III’s remains was the fact that Dr Ashdown-Hill, who is a genealogist as well as historian, had used DNA science to trace a descendant of the king – Mrs Joy Ibsen who lived in Canada. “He is now using that DNA sequencing to dispel the centuries-old myths surrounding…
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A mediaeval inn seems to have been discovered in Brentwood, by the Colchester Archaelogical Trust, whilst preparing to develop a new coffee shop. Then again, it could be older still: http://www.brentwoodweeklynews.co.uk/news/14676782.Medieval_Inn_discovered_beneath_Brentwood_High_Street_during_Costa_Coffee_archeaological_dig/
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