This week the subject of our Bygones feature chosen by Margaret Mills, was that of the multi-talented Philemon Holland, who read more

The subject chosen by Margaret Mills today concerned an unusual reference library established in Maldon in 1704 by a Dr Plume, read more

The subject of today’s feature chosen by Margaret Mills, was of a Tiptree based farming entrepreneur by the name of read more

The subject Margaret Mills chose this week was the period that the renowned missionary, Dr David Livingstone spent in Ongar. read more

The subject of Margaret Mills’ topic today was that of Baron John Cutts of Saffron Walden, known as the Arkesden read more

The subject chosen by Margaret Mills for today’s BYGONES feature, was  GLADYS TURBARD – the woman known locally as the read more

Margaret Mills took as her subject today, a totally incompetent map maker from Ilford named, Henry Joist. Dating from around read more

  On today’s feature, Margaret Mills took us back to the 19th April 1839 with the story of striking bricklayers, read more

Margaret Mills returned today with news of rebellion in an Essex village resulting from a drought which lasted for about read more

This week Margaret Mills turned her attention to a hurricane which hit Southend – no not that gave Michael Fish read more

The subject of today’s BYGONES feature chosen by Margaret Mills concerned a Maldon woman who went on the rampage around read more

The subject Margaret Mills chose to reflect on today, was the cloudburst that affected areas surrounding the village of Tillingham, read more

The topic chosen today by Margaret Mills concerned a somewhat unconventional woman, known as MARMALADE EMMA, who used to live read more

The subject Margaret Mills chose today was that of a prison break from Chelmsford Prison, which occurred in February 1847.  I’m read more

For today’s “BYGONES” feature, Margaret Mills looked at the backgrounds of some of the early recruits to the Essex police read more

The subject Margaret Mills chose for today’s feature concerned the Epping Sausage Scandal which dates back to the mid 1800’s. read more

The subject chosen today by Margaret Mills concerned the First World War Aerodrome at Stow Maries, and their incredible 19-year read more

This week Margaret Mills returned to the subject of the Suffragettes. It seems that back in 1910 a large number read more

On today’s feature, Margaret Mills examined the activities of the suffragette Rock Sisters from Ingatestone. If you missed it, or read more

For today’s BYGONES FEATURE, Margaret Mills re-visited war time Britain to look at the secret underground army unit which existed read more