Essex Record Office Events

Saturday 1st April.
Playing to the Whistle: The Railways of Essex and East Anglia
Join us on Saturday April 1st for a one-day conference of talks on all different aspects of railways in Essex, from the first days of compulsorily purchasing of land and properties as the railways came out of London, the issues around making a ‘new’ steam locomotive to what it takes to run a railway in the 2020s. With speakers from Greater Anglia to the Great Eastern Railway Society (GERS) and an exhibition of the art of Malcolm Root, we’re sure there will be plenty of interest in this event so make sure to book your ticket – we’ve only got a limited number!
Registration and coffee from 10:00; an individual packed lunch is included in the ticket price. Delegates will be contacted nearer the event with lunch options.
Talks 10:30 to approx. 15:30. Cost £30.
Tuesday 4th April.
Dismantling the Monasteries
The dismantling of the monasteries in the middle decades of the sixteenth century had profound implications for landscape, townscape and the economy. The evidence of this major historic event is all around us. This talk will attempt to put flesh on the bones of some of those people, from almost every level in society, involved in the many aspects of this process in the county of Essex from 1536 onwards. Cost is £6.