Comments on: At Waltham Abbey

By: Shelley Stubbs

Shelley Stubbs — Sat, 31 Oct 2020 04:59:02 +0000

I moved to Waltham Abbey 31 years ago and have visited the Abbey and gardens many times, it is both thought provoking and beautiful. Since March myself, my husband and my friend have cycled along the Lea regularly as far as Hoddesdon and the peace, tranquillity and wildlife have been wonderful to enjoy. Such beauty often gets overlooked these days and going back to what felt like our youth on the cycles has brought out a new fiund love of two wheels and our surroundings.

By: Carolyn Hooper

Carolyn Hooper — Sat, 25 Jul 2020 08:15:55 +0000

Simply delightful, gentle author…….. The story, the lavender, the stones chipped away at so very long ago…………….. This post brings amazing peace, as the rain falls here in Queensland Australia.

By: Sohaib ahmed

Sohaib ahmed — Tue, 21 Jul 2020 22:25:07 +0000

I live here and every time I walk by, or go to the garden for a walk, or just visit the the Market Square…each and every time I am in awe and brought back in time.. Its lovely hidden gem

By: peter webb

peter webb — Tue, 21 Jul 2020 21:55:30 +0000

I fell in love with Waltham Abbey when I was a child I have lived here now for over 27 years and I am so grateful to be a resident.

By: Pamela Traves

Pamela Traves — Tue, 21 Jul 2020 15:37:54 +0000

Waltham Abbey is So Beautiful!! Thank You So Much!!!????????

By: Saba

Saba — Tue, 21 Jul 2020 14:29:03 +0000

As always, the pictures and commentary start my day. I enjoy the comments also and always read every one. Dancing in the snow on an old-fashioned street! Riding a bike along the river and out to an island to see the birds! I value all of this.

By: paul loften

paul loften — Tue, 21 Jul 2020 12:08:38 +0000

Thank you for these photos . I am immediately struck by the feel of the history of the Abbey. Your photography says so much without hardly even needing any written discription..
During the early 60’s I lived ina a block of flats in Clapton nearby the Lea . The blocks have been long demolished as they were already quite old at that time . My frieinds and I from the blocks used to reide their bikes along the Lea and across the Marshes to Tottenham Hale to view the birds on Herron Island but as far as I can recall that was a far as we went. There was a dog. Patch that would follow me everywhere and he would sometimes accompany us on the journey on the bikes. Its quite a ride to Waltham Abbey . You must be quite fit Its good to see you are recovering !

By: Helen Breen

Helen Breen — Tue, 21 Jul 2020 11:17:31 +0000

Greetings from Boston,

GA, thanks for sharing your jaunt to Waltham Abbey and your reflections on the site. Agreed:

“We too live in a time of dramatic transition, still under the shadow of the pandemic …I cycled from Spitalfields to Waltham Abbey as a respite from this moment, yet here I was confronting it in a mossy green churchyard. The equivocal consolation of the historical perspective is that it reminds us that empires rise and fall, but life always goes on.”

Amen

By: Lynne Perrella

Lynne Perrella — Tue, 21 Jul 2020 10:18:39 +0000

I have always loved the concept/tradition of statuary personages “holding” miniature representations of towns/buildings. For whatever reason, it conveys a feeling of enduring protection and guardianship. Harold looks like he could hold up the whole WORLD, never mind the lovely Abbey.

Thanks for shining a light, and starting my day with optimism.
Stay safe, all.

By: Bernie

Bernie — Tue, 21 Jul 2020 09:03:08 +0000

This delightful piece confirms, though such is not needed, that I was a very callow youth indeed. Back then, I walked the Lea several times, including as far as Waltham Abbey, but discovered none of the history. Alas! Alas!