Read about the village in the 1930s

Boyhood memories of the Rev Eric Smith,
whose father, the Rev Walter Smith, was
Vicar of Wethersfield from 1928-1944
(Click on a section below)

Eric Smith when young
Eric Smith

 

 

A new life in the country

 

Vicar at microphone
Rev Walter Smith (right) addresses
a gathering in the Manor grounds

   
 

We discover chickens - and a pony

 

A case of murder at the Manor

 

Battle of the buses on way to Braintree

 
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Fire leads to a suspicion of fraud

 
   

When rich and poor made their way to church

  Stalls at Manor fete
Decorated stalls - an attractive
feature of Manor garden parties
   

How the war came to Wethersfield

 
  I put in a bid for fame  
  Three postal deliveries a day!