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Up Your End is a living document, and as such is in perpetual refresh and development
We all know how cinematic our little circle is, here are some of the TV shows & Films in which it has featured:
Camfield Place, Wildhill Road/B158, Wildhill
GIDEON’S WAY: The Lady-Killer (Leslie Norman: September 1964)
After their marriage Robert Carne (Ray Barrett) takes Marion Grove (Rosemary Leach) back to her country mansion where they relax by the pool and discuss their future.
THE BARON: The Seven Eyes of Night (Robert Asher: April 1966)
Mannering's Jensen enters the gate of the Villa de Fleur, pulls up outside the house and he enters.
THE BARON: The Man Outside (Roy Baker: September 1966)
Whilst touring in his Jensen, searching for the killer of his friend, Mannering spots Cordelia by the gates of a large house and he stops to compare notes.
THE CHAMPIONS: The Iron Man (John Moxey: June 1967)
A car full of revellers arrive at the gates of El Caudillo's villa looking for the Villa Humoresque. As the guard gives them directions they attack him and make their way to the villa.
THE AVENGERS: Split! (Roy Baker: January 1968)
Steed (Patrick Macnee) visits Lord Barnes' house in his Bentley. Lord Barnes enters the house followed by Peter Rooke and Tara King.
THE AVENGERS: Requiem (Don Chaffey: January 1969)
Tara (Linda Thorson) arrives at the gates of Steed's hide out in her Lotus and after checking, enters.
THE AVENGERS: Bizarre (Leslie Norman: February 1969)
Steed arrives at the gates of The Happy Meadows in his yellow Rolls Royce.
St Mary's church building as it appears today is largely determined by the rebuilding of 1883 followed by the repairs to the damage from the Zeppelin bomb of 3rd September 1916, the addition of the lych-gate in 1919 and most recently by the building of the church room opposite the north door in 2003. Norman fragments found during the 1883 rebuilding indicated that there had been a church here since the 12th century and the list of Rectors displayed in the church and researched by a previous Essendon schoolmaster and sub-librarian at St Albans Cathedral, begins in 1213.
Of an infamous Zeppelin bombing raid over London, the following statement is made in regards to its impact upon Essendon...
The first of the airships heading for London that night, a German Army Schütte-Lanz airship, the SL-11, commanded by Wilhelm Schramm, arrived over St Albans at ten minutes past one in the morning of Sunday the 3rd of September. Schramm dropped bombs on the northern suburbs of London and while heading further south his airship was picked up by the searchlights at Finsbury Park and Victoria Park. Turning back to the north over Tottenham and Enfield, the SL-11 was spotted by Second Lieutenant William Leefe Robinson in his B.E.2c biplane. Leefe Robinson pursued and engaged the SL-11 and eventually with his third drum of ammunition succeeded in setting it on fire.
The descent of the blazing SL-11 from a height of two miles to a field at Cuffley was not only seen by many Londoners, but also by the Navy Zeppelins then making their approach. The L-16, commanded by Erich Sommerfeld was the nearest to the SL-11 when it burst into flames, and was seen by one of the RFC pilots who had been chasing SL-11. Sommerfeld headed off to the north, to escape the glow from SL-11 before the planes could arrive at his position. To speed this escape he jettisoned his bomb load as the L-16 was passing over Essendon and though many of the bombs fell on open land, others caused considerable damage to the church, and other buildings nearby. In one of these houses two daughters of the village blacksmith were mortally wounded.
The Rev. Richard Orme, rector of Essendon and Bayford, died in 1845. His instructions for his burial were very explicit. He was to be interred in a tomb above ground that had a door with a lock. A key was to be buried with him, along with a loaf of bread and jug of wine to revive him before he made his escape, should he wake up.
Everything was done according to his instructions. Orme’s tomb was constructed in Essendon churchyard against the Rectory garden, necessitating the removal of a section of fence. Though the tomb stands to this day, the door was finally sealed in 1881, presumably because it seemed unlikely that the good reverend would revive after thirty-six years in the tomb.
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Apparently a 1984 Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense episode title 'Tennis Court' was filmed in Essendon - do you know where?
What has been filmed here more recently?
Any ghost sightings?
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Heading down Wildhill from Kentish Lane, opposite the tradesman's entrance to Camfield Place, you will find this jurassic-looking swamp-cum-lake. Recently fully exposed due to the great tree cull in April/May 2022 conducted by Welwyn Hatfield Council, the Jurassic Pond holds many a secret within its apparently bottomless murky depths.
Whilst the ducks and ducklings, moorhens and water nymphs create gentle ripples through the algae, we explore the history of this magical spot.
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