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George Stacey Gibson was born in Saffron Walden, Essex on 20 July 1818, the only child of Wyatt George Gibson (1790–1862) and Deborah, daughter of George Stacey of Alton, Hampshire. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] He was a nephew of Jabez Gibson .
The Fry Art Gallery is an art gallery in Saffron Walden, Essex. Recognised as an Accredited Museum by Arts Council England, [ 1 ] it displays work by artists of national significance who lived or worked in North West Essex during the twentieth century and after. [ 2 ]
Pages in category "Saffron Walden" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
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Bridge End Gardens has participated in the Maze Festival, which marks the town of Saffron Walden's three mazes. There is an historic turf labyrinth maze on the common and another in the town's Jubilee Gardens. It also holds 'The 3 Maze Challenge', an event founded by William Stanley. [7] The first maze festival took place in 2011. [8]
Saffron Walden Museum is a local museum in Saffron Walden, Essex, east England. [1]The museum is one of the oldest purpose-built museums in the United Kingdom. [2] It is located in Museum Street within the town of Saffron Walden, set in an enclosed grass meadow near the ruins of the 12-century Walden Castle.
In the mid-1840s, a group of local businessmen decided to form a private company, known as the "Saffron Walden Corn Exchange Company", to finance and commission a corn exchange for the town. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The site they selected was occupied by a guildhall which had been used by the local wool-staplers .
As a cost saving measure, Saffron Walden Town Council relocated its staff, who had previously been based in offices in Emson Close, into the town hall in October 2020. [ 18 ] Works of art in the town hall include portraits by Daniël Mijtens of King Charles I [ 19 ] and of Queen Henrietta [ 20 ] and a portrait by Henry Scott Tuke of the ...