http://www.lowewood.com Your guide to local history, news and events in the Borough of Broxbourne Sat, 06 Mar 2010 09:00:56 +0000 en hourly 1 http://www.lowewood.com/cheshunt/st-mary%e2%80%99s-church-cheshunt http://www.lowewood.com/cheshunt/st-mary%e2%80%99s-church-cheshunt#comments Sat, 13 Feb 2010 15:20:58 +0000 admin http://www.lowewood.com/?p=1476 A guide to St Mary’s Churchyard The parish church of St Mary the Virgin, located in the Churchgate Conservation Area, lies half a mile from Cheshunt Old Pond at the western side of College Road. The area has a rich history, containing several distinguished old buildings and a beautifully landscaped park. St Mary’s church provides an attractive [...]]]> http://www.lowewood.com/cheshunt/st-mary%e2%80%99s-church-cheshunt/feed 2 http://www.lowewood.com/news/cheshunt-grammar-school http://www.lowewood.com/news/cheshunt-grammar-school#comments Sun, 20 Sep 2009 17:01:36 +0000 admin http://www.lowewoodmuseum.org.uk/?p=751 The County School was built in Windmill Lane in 1935 and became the first grammar school in our district, changing its name over the years to Cheshunt Modern School, Cheshunt Grammar School, and, finally, in 1971, to Cheshunt School. The school moved to the Bishopslea site in September 1992 and remains there to this day. The [...]]]> http://www.lowewood.com/news/cheshunt-grammar-school/feed 0 http://www.lowewood.com/news/f1-team-back-in-action http://www.lowewood.com/news/f1-team-back-in-action#comments Sun, 20 Sep 2009 13:04:32 +0000 admin http://www.lowewood.com/?p=1860 The world of Formula 1 racing saw the return of one of its most triumphant names recently when Lotus`s bid to return to the fast lane was accepted by the FIA. As one of the most successful teams in the sports history Lotus stormed to countless victories during the 60`s and late 80`s, although they [...]]]> http://www.lowewood.com/news/f1-team-back-in-action/feed 0 http://www.lowewood.com/news/cedars-park-archaeological-dig-dvd http://www.lowewood.com/news/cedars-park-archaeological-dig-dvd#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:47:22 +0000 admin http://www.lowewood.com/?p=1795 Follow our extensive coverage of the archaeological dig at Cedars Park, Cheshunt on the weekend of 10th to 12th July 2009, Harris Digital Productions will be producing a DVD of the dig, which will be available from Lowewood Museum and online later this year. The object of the dig was to define the original approach road [...]]]> http://www.lowewood.com/news/cedars-park-archaeological-dig-dvd/feed 0 http://www.lowewood.com/cheshunt/cheshunt-jobs http://www.lowewood.com/cheshunt/cheshunt-jobs#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:59:05 +0000 admin http://www.lowewood.com/?p=1786 Want to find your next job in Cheshunt as quickly and easily as possible? Search here for the latest jobs in Hoddesdon and the surrounding area including: Broxbourne, Cheshunt, Enfield, Harlow, Turnford, Wormley, Goffs Oak, Hertford, Hoddesdon, Knebworth, Loughton, Much Hadham, Potters Bar, Sawbridgeworth, Stevenage, Waltham Abbey, Waltham Cross, Ware, Welwyn, Welwyn Garden City Share and Enjoy: ]]> http://www.lowewood.com/cheshunt/cheshunt-jobs/feed 0 http://www.lowewood.com/cheshunt/woolly-beasts-stalk-lee-valley http://www.lowewood.com/cheshunt/woolly-beasts-stalk-lee-valley#comments Fri, 28 Aug 2009 19:05:01 +0000 admin http://www.lowewood.com/?p=1646 Take a walk around the Lee Valley today and you’re unlikely to come up against anything more menacing than an enthusiastic cocker spaniel. It’s quite a shock then to discover that amongst its many artefacts which are steeped in local history Lowewood Museum is also home to a woolly mammoth tooth.  And not just any [...]]]> http://www.lowewood.com/cheshunt/woolly-beasts-stalk-lee-valley/feed 0 http://www.lowewood.com/news/cheshunt-news http://www.lowewood.com/news/cheshunt-news#comments Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:53:42 +0000 admin http://www.lowewoodmuseum.org.uk/?p=740 http://www.lowewood.com/news/cheshunt-news/feed 0 http://www.lowewood.com/news/festival-of-archaeology http://www.lowewood.com/news/festival-of-archaeology#comments Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:01:43 +0000 admin http://www.lowewood.com/?p=964 Cedars Past – Archaeological Dig 2009 Festival of British Archaeology To find out more about the dig at Cedars Park, please visit: www.theobalds.info July 11 & 12 2009, 10.30am to 5pm Latest Update 10th July 2009 – Day 1 The dig at Cedars Park gets underway. Please note: We will be covering the dig in detail throughout the 3 days. Images [...]]]> http://www.lowewood.com/news/festival-of-archaeology/feed 0 http://www.lowewood.com/cheshunt/b24-liberator-bomber-crash http://www.lowewood.com/cheshunt/b24-liberator-bomber-crash#comments Mon, 08 Jun 2009 18:30:53 +0000 admin http://www.lowewoodmuseum.org.uk/?p=608 England 1944. A SEARCH FOR THE TRUTH Some fifteen miles North of London there are two small parishes, Waltham Cross and Cheshunt, two separate names but almost as one. On the 12 August 1944 just before 0800 hrs a B24 Liberator 42-95023 (a/c #023) bomber from the 392nd B/G appeared from the South, very low just below the cloud ceiling which was about 2000 [...]]]> http://www.lowewood.com/cheshunt/b24-liberator-bomber-crash/feed 1 http://www.lowewood.com/cheshunt/lotus-at-cheshunt http://www.lowewood.com/cheshunt/lotus-at-cheshunt#comments Sun, 07 Jun 2009 08:16:07 +0000 admin http://www.lowewood.com/?p=1045 The company was formed as Lotus Engineering Ltd. by engineer Colin Chapman, a graduate of University College, London, in 1952. The first factory was in old stables behind the Railway Hotel in Hornsey. Team Lotus, which was split off from Lotus Engineering in 1954, was active and competitive in Formula One racing from 1958 to [...]]]> http://www.lowewood.com/cheshunt/lotus-at-cheshunt/feed 0