The 2011 Essex Minimeet | Forum — The Modern Antiquarian

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Littlestone Aug 20, 2011 13:06:55

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Just a week away - hope to see you there :-)

Littlestone wrote:

Though like nothing on the scale of Heritage Action's wonderful World Megameets held in Avebury each year, there'll be a bit of a Minimeet on Saturday, 27 of August at the Viper, Mill Green, Essex. The Viper is one of Essex's many little gems pub-wise; it’s set all alone in woodland, serves real ale, excellent food and hosts a little beer festival over the August Bank Holiday (Jake the Snake is the pub's resident tipple but there are other goodies on tap during the festival).

Ingatestone is only about fifteen minutes' drive from the Viper so something to see stone-wise on the way there or on the way back. The Church of St Mary with St Leonard in Broomfield (with its amazing puddingstone) is not far away, and the Chapel of St Peter-on-the-Wall at Bradwell-on-Sea is within striking distance for the early starter.

A few of us get together around noon on the day so come along if you fancy meeting up with likeminded folks (look out for a Heritage Action poster on one of the tables or someone wearing a HA t-shirt).

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Mart Aug 20, 2011 16:06:40

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would love to but it clashes with number 2 sons birthday, also living where i do on the dengie peninsular, transport is a bit sparse. would love to show you some of my finds from the blackwater and crouch foreshores. Next time you go to st peters on the wall, walk to the beach then walk a couple of hundred meters east of the chapel, at some point, if its low tide, you may come across a scattering of red tile and brick lying in the shingle. What you will be seeing is the remains of a roman bathhouse lying in situ.

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Mart Aug 21, 2011 23:12:56

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Littlestone wrote:

the Chapel of St Peter-on-the-Wall at Bradwell-on-Sea is within striking distance for the early starter.

Which I have to say was looking gorgeous today, they've let the field next door turn into a giant wild-flower meadow so the whole area was covered in butterflies. It looked beautiful.