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Station View, HALSTEAD, CO9 4DW

No.11, a 7 compartment all 3rd, was the fourth Lynton & Barnstaple Railway coach to be rebuilt by the East Anglian Support Team (EAST) at their Great Yeldham workshop. Although almost complete it was not needed at Woody Bay for the rest of the season so delivery was delayed until April 2015. Unfortunately No.11 was the last coach rebuilt at Great Yeldham; the workshop site was sold for residential development & EAST had to relocate to a new workshop near Colchester.

Plaster work on side of building at Great Yeldham, Essex.

This hostelry stands on the west side of the A1017. Viewed from the north east.

This can be found on the wall of the Wagon & Horses PH at Great Yeldham. For more detail see : http://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm12905

Footpath next to the telephone exchange at Great Yeldham, Essex.

A "Norfolk"double breasted, half-lock, farmers road waggon, with a 7-10 ton capacity. built for Mr. Saunders, in Rushall near Diss, Norfolk in 1840. Used until the 1950's for transporting goods and livestock. Regularly used to and from nearby railway stations, including Stradbroke on the "Mid Suffolk Light Railway". Sold by W.C. Saunders at auction in 1974 to Mr. Philips of Castle Hedingham. Restored by Stephen Binks and Justin Carpenter in 1995. The waggon has been fitted with pneumatic tyres ready for transportation to its new owners and is now no longer at this site

Yeldham Transport Collection website: http://www.yeldhamtransportcollection.co.uk/

The Yeldham Oak, Great Yeldham, Essex. According to a plaque on the tree, its history is obscure but it is shown on a map dated 1777. Records show the tree was alive after 1860 and attained a girth of nearly 30 Ft and a height of over 80 Ft and reputed to be over 300 years old. The remains of the trunk was encased in concrete in 1949.

This plaque is attached to the Great Oak's concrete coffin see Image

The younger of the two trees was planted in 1863 to mark the Marriage of the Prince of Wales (later Edward VII) to Princess Alexandria. It is suggested on an Image that the older of the trees is probably over 300 years old. I would guess this is an under estimate at the rule of thumb is an oak tree takes 200 years to grow it lives for 200 years and takes 200 years to die. I don't quite understand the assertion on the plaque saying the tree was "alive after 1860" as I am sure I remember as a youngster seeing the last few green twigs growing out of the concrete casing. Now the only leaves belong to a Image