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Halstead & District Local History Society

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Halstead, Essex, England. Registered Charity No. 289304

Patron: Adrian Corder-Birch President: Major M. C. Portway, T.D.

A vision of Britain through time

A vision of Britain between 1801 and 2001 including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.


History House

Dip into the history of Essex towns, villages, parishes and people with History House.


Halstead Online

Halstead Online offers a unique and informative historical look at the town of Halstead in North East Essex.


Essex Record Office

The Essex Record Office collects and preserves the written, oral and visual heritage of Essex.


Coggeshall Grange Barn

These links provide more information relating to this Historically important 13th Century Monastic Barn and National Trust property.


Halstead Town Council

Visit the Halstead Town Council website to find out more about the town, it’s faclities and local events.


East Anglian Film Archive

The University of East Anglia has recently released a fascinating collection of historic films from it’s collection, all free to view via the Internet.

Useful Links

The links contained on this page can be used to discover more about the history of your local area.


The Halstead & District Local History Society  take no responsibility for the accuracy or content of any of the links on this page.


Essex History

This site features the works of Jane Greatorex, Research Historian, author and publisher of Essex Local History Manuscripts.


Braintree District Museum Service

The Museum Service runs two main sites: Braintree District Museum and the Warner Textile Archive (both in Braintree).


Earls Colne Heritage Museum

The history of Earls Colne housed in a magnificent Victorian water tower.


Halstead Antiques Centre

Halstead Antiques Centre is a family run antiques & collectables business situated in the beautiful Townsford Mill building in Halstead, North Essex.


Halstead Postal Museum

A privately owned Postal History Museum in the heart of East Anglia. The collection has been built up over a number of years and now comprises 100 ex-British Post Office letter boxes together with 19 Stamp Vending Machines, documents, uniforms and associated artefacts.