Can You Spell That Please (morning) & Defending Chelmsford against Napoleon (afternoon) [Hybrid] on 15 February 2025

Galleywood Heritage Centre

Galleywood Common

Chelmsford

CM2 8TR

10:30am to 3:00pm GMT

Members - £1 Donation

Visitors Welcome - £3 Donation

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Programme of Events:-

11:00am

Can You Spell that Please

a talk by

Angela Hillier

A look at the variations in the way surnames are spelt and what variations to look for if you have “lost” an ancestor.

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1:30pm

Defending Chelmsford against Napoleon

a talk by

Neil Wiffen

During the late 1790s and early 1800 hundreds Napoleon Bonaparte threatened Great Britian with invasion. While Kent an Sussex would have most likely been the primary target for invasion, Essex came a very close second with the strategic port of Harwich close by the gently shelving beaches at Clacton. If the French has come, they would have advanced on London and at Chelmsford the main defense of the capital would have been undertaken. The entrenched camp extending from Wood Street to Galleywood Common were the most extensive fortifications built north of the Thames during this period. Join Neil to find out more about them and their importance to the defense of London.

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