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Waltham Forest named first London Borough of Culture
Submissions from across "the borough's diverse communities" helped Waltham Forest win the 2019 London Borough of Culture, according to City Hall. Waltham Forest has been named London's first ...
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One of London’s oldest thatched roofs is being restored on a 15th-century tithe barn
One of London's largest and oldest thatched roofs, on a 15th-century Tithe Barn, is currently being removed and replaced with ...
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The Waltham Abbey Bible
The Waltham Abbey Bible is written on vellum, which is made from treated animal skins.This Bible dates to about 1200 AD is all that survives from the Abbey library, which contained biblical ...
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Events mark Waltham Forest becoming Borough of Culture
A three-day celebration is to mark the beginning of Waltham Forest becoming London's first Borough of Culture. The Welcome to the Forest event will take place on Friday, Saturday and Sunday ...
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Raising the roof – one of London’s oldest buildings re-thatched with 30 tonnes of reed in restoration project
The first phase of restoration includes re-thatching the roof, plus repairs to structural timbers and historic brickwork.