Finchingfield personal research

When we formed our group, it was decided to make a personal research about Finchingsfield village and the Guildhall. I have never been to this village before and I really look forward to visit it so it will help me to get more information about the Guildhall and local people.

From my research I found that, the population of Finchingsfield village is 1,348 people.

Finchingfield Guildhall was first built in 1470 by the Guild of the Holy Trinity. The original building was purchased by the village in the 17th century, and used in part as a school. Almshouses were added for the first time, and the Guildhall continued to be used by the village for a variety of functions, including civic administration and poor relief. By 1954 a museum and library had been created on the ground floor and the ‘School Room’ became the ‘Parish Room’.

Unfortunately, much of the repair work in the 1950s was carried out using modern materials, which we now know harm the Guildhall’s ancient timber frame.The long history of using the building for educational purposes will continue with provision of a greatly improved library and museum facility, ensuring that the Guildhall can continue to be used by local people for generations to come.

At the moment the Guildhall has: dangerous roof, a kitchen and a toilet are in bad conditions, and there is no heating system.

An interesting fact is that, paintings of life in north Essex over 100 years ago have been discovered in Finchingsfield Guildhall.

They're of life in Finchingsfield generally. There's agricultural scenes, scenes of people who lived in the Guildhall and there are sketches of the area around.

The links used:

http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/236256

http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/essex/hi/people_and_places/history/newsid_9019000/9019486.stm


http://www.bbc.co.uk/essex/content/panoramas/finchingfield_2_360.shtml


http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/finchingfield_guildhall_to_be_restored_thanks_to_near_1m_lottery_grant_1_544675