Roots and boots

2 Goodgymers helped their local community in Waltham Forest
Tony
Waltham Forest

Wednesday 1st June 2022

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Such a lovely sunny evening to finish this short week with a bit of digging!

After initial confusion about the location we found the area and what needed to be done. It was a beautiful evening to wrap up the week with the chat about pretty much everything whilst digging out some very deep cow parsley roots!

Time went by really quickly and we were happy with our efforts!


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The churchyard contains numerous interesting graves and four listed tombs, and is divided into four railed and enclosed areas with public access to only two; it is bisected by paths which are in frequent public use. There are some 1300 visible monuments in and around the church, and it is thought that over 26,000 burials took place here. The first church of St Mary Walthamstow was founded in the early-12th century on the site of an older church. The current building is largely 16th-century with later alterations. The timber-framed Ancient House near the church probably stands on the site of the original Manor of Walthamstow.

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