Great Baddow, St Mary's Church 1898
Photo ref: 41508
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A Selection of Memories from Great Baddow

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Great Baddow

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Over here in the United States of America most of the many thousands of Pease family members owe their existence to the brothers Robert & John Pease whose family line lived in Great Baddow, Essex, England, for many centuries. They were born, raised, married, raised their own children, & then were buried on the grounds of St. Mary’s church in that lovely town over ...see more
Does anyone know of Sylvia Eileen Newman who lived in Great Baddow as a domestic servant in the late 1950s or 1960s? She later moved to Witham. Her surname later became Brewer.
I moved to Great Baddow with my parents when I was four and we lived in Gowers Avenue, No. 2. This estate belonged to the Marconi Company and my father worked at Baddow Labs. I used to walk up there to meet him from work when I was older. When I was about 11 they build on the lovely orchard behind our house, and in the fields above our estate. Before that, we used to walk the dog over the fields and ...see more