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Monday, 13 July 2015

High Country History Group: 'The History of the Hoffmann Company, Chelmsford: Thursday 23 July 2015

High Country History Group: 'The History of the Hoffmann Company, Chelmsford: ...: The High Country History Group will be welcoming as our speaker Stephen Norris, author of the definitive history of Chelmsford from 1888...
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