Queen Eleanor Memorial

The Eleanor Cross c1900 following the second restoration of 1887-89. Perhaps the most striking relic of medieval times in our district is the Queen Eleanor memorial at Waltham Cross. It is one of twelve which were built by Edward I to mark the resting places of the funeral cortege of his consort on its way from Harby, in Lincolnshire, to London. Eleanor died at Harby in 1290 and...

Cheshunt News

Aug 12th, 2009

Local news from the Cheshunt and Waltham Cross Mercury Police seize £160,000 haul in Waltham Abbey raid February...

Classic Car Day

Jul 10th, 2009

The Council organises several community events throughout the year. Be sure to come and visit the town centres...

B24 Liberator Bomber Crash

Jun 8th, 2009

England 1944. A SEARCH FOR THE TRUTH Some fifteen miles North of London there are two small parishes, Waltham...

Searching for memories

Apr 18th, 2009

Sainbury's - on the lookout for memories WALTHAM Cross supermarket Sainsbury’s is on the lookout for...

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Waltham New Town

Apr 12th, 2009

The Holdbrook development was an ambitious redevelopment of the area formely known as Waltham New Town. The nucleaus of the New Town dated from about 1860 and is believed...

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Tramways and Buses

Apr 12th, 2009

The 79 tram at Waltham Cross in 1905 In 1904, the metropolitian tramway network reached Waltham Cross. One year earlier a Hertfordshire County Council Tramways Act was passed,...

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Holy Trinity Church

Apr 12th, 2009

Holy Trinity Church c1950 Holy Trinity Church, built as a chapel of ease to the parish church of Cheshunt in 1832 became the parish church of the new parish of Waltham Cross...

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Death From Tetanus

Apr 12th, 2009

Today one expects to receive an anti-tetanus injection after any minor accident, and the general practitioner offers courses of inoculation for those whose work entails risk...