Eastern

Properties and events in Eastern

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'Meet and Play the Moot Hall Organ' at Colchester Town Hall

Town Hall, High Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1PJ
In person
Pre-booking not required

A rare opportunity to hear and play the remarkable organ in Colchester Town Hall which provides music for the town's annual Oyster Feast and other civic events.

"Coast and Country" - An exhibition of oil paintings

All Saints Church, Church Lane, Hemblington, Norwich, Norfolk, NR13 4EF
In person
Pre-booking not required

"Coast and Country" - a unique exhibition of oil paintings by John S Applegate over the weekend of 12th and 13th September. Refreshments available.

“The Chelmsford Blue Plaque Challenge” an Illustrated talk by Alan Pamphilon

Galleywood Heritage Centre, The Common, Galleywood, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 8TR
In person
Pre-booking required

The Chelmsford Civic Society were invited a few years ago by Chelmsford City Council to increase the number of people recognised by Blue Plaques in Chelmsford.

10 Tuesday Market Place

10 Tuesday Market Place, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 1AX
In person
Pre-booking not required

Hidden from view - a secret arch and garden.

156 years of continuous play

Victoria Bowling Club, 30 Trafford Road, Norwich, Norfolk, NR1 2QW
In person
Pre-booking not required

Come and see one of Norwich’s ‘hidden gems’ where outdoor bowls has been played for 156 years. Active club in delightful garden setting with an interesting thatched summer house.

180 Bishopsfield, Harlow

180 Bishopsfield, Harlow, Essex, CM18 6UT
In person
Pre-booking required

Of great interest to architects, architectural students, and those interested in 20th Century town planning. A courtyard dwelling in Bishopsfield - one of 256 dwellings in the award winning development from 1961.

19 Tuesday Market Place

19, Tuesday Market Place, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 4EQ
In person
Pre-booking not required

Visit a fine town house.

28-32 King Street

28-32, King Street, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 1HQ
In person
Pre-booking not required

View this house with its Norman interior. The oldest secular house in King's Lynn.

3000 years of dressing the people.

Riverside Centre, The Staithe, Bungay, Suffolk, NR35 1BF
In person
Pre-booking not required

Interactive live display showing 3000 years of working clothing. Come and dress as your ancestors

7th Felixstowe Scout Hut - a pre war barrack building

The Scout Hut, Mill Lane, Felixstowe, Suffolk, IP11 2NW
In person
Pre-booking not required

This will be the last time to see this historic building before it is dismantled and moved when the 7th Felixstowe Scouts move to a new site. The building, which is a prewar barrack block has been in use since the 1930's.

A Black History of Norwich

St Peter Mancroft, Hay Hill, Norwich, Norfolk, NR2 1QQ
In person
Pre-booking required

Paul Dickson’s talk celebrates the diverse contribution of black people to the history of Norwich

A hidden gem in the heart of Bungay - St Edmund’s Catholic Church

St Edmund’s Church, 1 St Mary's Street, Bungay, Suffolk, NR35 1AX
In person
Pre-booking not required

Discover one of the largest baptisteries in England, a wonderful collection of stained glass and wood carving, displays of historical vestments and historic photos

A look back at Lowestoft High Street Book Group's books

Shop, 132 High Street, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 1HP
In person
Pre-booking not required

A display of the High Street Book Group books in our local bookshop from 2020 to the present day. Look through our eclectic choices and recommendations for a 'good read' as some will be on sale!

A Step in Time - Walking Tour

St Peter's Street, Norwich, Norfolk, NR2 1NH
In person
Pre-booking required

A Step in Time is a guided tour looking at the public clocks, and some sundials, on display on the buildings of Norwich.

A tale of two histories - Pump House Watford

Local Board Road, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD17 2JP
In person
Pre-booking preferred

A guided tour of the Pump House Theatre & Arts Centre. This tour will look at the heritage of the building as a pump station and then as its development into a theatre and arts centre.

A Tour through the Hadleigh Suffolk Deanery Tower

St Marys Church, Church Street, Hadleigh, Suffolk, IP7 5DT
In person
Pre-booking required

While the tower was built as a gatehouse, it has provided both a study, library and bed chamber for many clergymen over the years. Constructed of early handmade bricks, it has many decorative features and was completed in 1495

A Virtual Tour of 26 High Street in Chelmsford - Dr Benjamin Pugh's Mansion House

Chelmsford, Essex,
Online event
Pre-booking not required

A virtual tour of 26 High Street in Chelmsford - Dr Benjamin Pugh's Mansion House.

A Virtual Tour of 59 New Street - The Old Police Station

Essex,
Online event
Pre-booking not required

Join us for this virtual tour of the old place station in New Street, Chelmsford.

A Virtual Tour of Saracens Head Hotel

Chelmsford, Essex,
Online event
Pre-booking not required

A Virtual Tour of Saracens Head Hotel revisits the history of this centuries old building which was one of many coach houses in Chelmsford.

A Walk into the Past: Berkhamsted Place, Successor to the Castle

Junction of Castle Hill and Murray Road, Berkhamsted Place, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, HP4 1HU
In person
Pre-booking required

A Walk in the Past: Berkhamsted Place A successor to the castle. Tour includes the surviving servants quarter, kitchen garden with Victorian vinery and the awesome Great Barn, the largest in Herts!