The Barns at Cross Farm
Demolished around 1999
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The barns at Cross Farm
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A familiar sight, Claude Watsham standing at the gate to Cross Farm in the 1990s.
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Cross Farm visible after the barns had been demolished
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Barns being demolished
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The barns at Cross Farm - view from Colchester Road
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Barns at Cross Farm being demolished
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Barns at Cross Farm being demolished
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The barns at Cross Farm - view from Colchester Road
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The barns at Cross farm - view driving into Wivenhoe
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The big barn at Cross Farm
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There were large barns at Cross Farm until the late 1990s when they were demolished to make way for the new homes in what is called Watsham Place. Claude Watsham became the tenant farmer at Cross Farm shortly after WW1 ended and lived there most of his life. To know more about the Watshams and why there is a road named after them, click here
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This page was added on 24/12/2016.
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