Little Baddow History Centre

About

Little Baddow History Centre was built in 2004 to house the Parish Chest and other village archives.

It provides a facility for public access to these archives and its brief is to organise displays and events and offer an educational resource to schools and other organisations.

Since the beginning of the 20th century many people including some eminent local historians, have been interested in researching and documenting the story of Little Baddow. This has generated a large collection of photographs, pictures, maps and documents which form little Baddow’s “Parish Chest”.

For some years the possibility of providing purpose-built accommodation for these records was discussed . Led by the URC who agreed to release some land and act as guarantors for the project, the History Centre was completed in 2004 following a local fund-raising appeal and receipt of grant awards. Our first programme of exhibitions and events began in February 2005.

The History Centre is managed by a committee of representatives from the village. It is run by volunteers and its running costs are met by donations.

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