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Pardon Hall
Pardon Hall WAS NOT demolished - the Victorian house still lies at the centre of the hospital site and is currently used to house the Past Graduate Medical Centre and Trust offices. Paintings done by Elizabeth Arkwright in the late 19th Century still adorn the doors walls and ceilings of the house. Sadly Parndon Hall is not accessible by the public.
A memory of Harlow contributed by Ursula Myers
Edmunds Tower
This photo and the one next to it showing St Pauls must have been taken from the top of Edmunds Tower. I lived there from 1970 - 1974, the views from the roof were wonderful. It was then a walk away from the town centre over the big car park and then back of the big shops (Woolworths was one of them), the view now is very different and the town centre is on the doorstep!
A memory of Harlow contributed by Sue Spiller
The blacksmiths we took Kitty to to get new shoes
The doctors (Dr Busby) we went to was to the right of the blacksmiths. The Pub is called the Green Man had many an orange juice and crisps from there. It was one of the pubs my dad used. Next to that was a big field where they had the fair cicuses and rodeo shows.
A memory of Harlow contributed by eddie tait
THE HIGH STREET
This is where mum shopped and got toys, records 78s, fireworks, sweets etc.
A memory of Harlow contributed by eddie tait
Extracts From Old Harlow & Essex books
The River Stort, with the Town Park along its banks, has become a beautiful and popular venue for the people of Harlow, Old and New.
An extract from from"Harlow Town and City Memories".
Families with small children could always come to one of the many paddling pools in the area. The pool setting is designed so that a whole day could be spent there, with grassy banks for having a picnic and open spaces in which to run about.
An extract from from"Harlow Town and City Memories".
Harlow swimming pool is in the Town Park. The site is quite near the part of the River Stort that had been used for swimming lessons and galas by local schools for at least one hundred years.
An extract from from"Harlow Town and City Memories".
The greater part of the land needed for Harlow New Town was owned by Godfrey Arkwright, and he sold it to the Development Corporation in 1953. His home, Parndon Hall, was demolished to make way for The Princess Alexandra Hospital.
An extract from from"Harlow Town and City Memories".
This aerial view of the Town Centre shows the wide roads threading through the landscape wedges. St Paul’s Church was designed to contrast with the building styles of the large buildings around it.
An extract from from"Harlow Town and City Memories".