Maldon Walk: Town Centre【4K】

Описание: Located in the county of Essex, and around 15 miles southwest of Colchester, is the town of Maldon.

The recorded history of Maldon dates back to circa 913 AD where it appears in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle as 'Maeldun', meaning 'crucifix hill'. During this period, King Edward the Elder stationed his army and fleet here, and transformed it into a burh, i.e. fortified settlement to protect against the threat of Viking invasion. However, in 991 AD, during the reign of Æthelred the Unready, the Danes scored a victory against the native Saxons at the Battle of Maldon.

In 1171 a royal charter was granted to Maldon by Henry II. The town's most famous industry is, arguably, sea salt. This is believed to have been harvested from the Blackwater Estuary just east of the town centre since the time of the Domesday Book. But it was in 1882 with the founding of the Maldon Salt Company that the town's association with sea salt began to develop into a household name, continuing until the present day with various celebrity chefs endorsing it. Although celebrity chef endorsements must be taken with a pinch of salt (sorry, couldn't resist).

Maldon was once a significant port, with as many as 2,000 sailing barges operating from here at its peak. Additionally, barges were manufactured here. Only a few remain today, having been repurposed for preservation. They are claimed to be the last cargo vessels in the world still operating under sail.

There are over 200 listed buildings in Maldon, and a few among these with Grade I status. Notable examples, in order of appearance, include the Church of St Mary (seen just after the 6-minute mark) from the 12th century with 14th century additions, the 14th century tower of the former church of St Peter (seen around the 15-minute mark), which now forms part of a library, and the Church of All Saints (seen at the 18-and-a-half-minute mark) from the 13th century with its unique triangular tower.

In 1848 the first of two former railway stations in Maldon opened. This was followed, in 1889, by a second, at which point the original was renamed from Maldon to Maldon East, and later Maldon East and Heybridge, while the newer one was called Maldon West. The former was the southern terminus of a branch line to Witham, linking the town up to the Great Eastern Main Line, and the latter was part of a branch line to Woodham Ferrers, until it closed in 1939. The original station closed in 1964 as part of the Beeching cuts - a controversial scheme to encourage road travel by closing over 2,000 stations in Great Britain. Today, public transport to Maldon consists of direct buses from Chelmsford, Witham, Burnham-on-Crouch and various nearby towns and villages.

Famous people from Maldon include cricketer John Crawley.

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Filmed: 26th July 2023

Link to the walk on Google Maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/X9d4rMdheLenB...

Filmed on a Sony FDR-AX700 with a Zhiyun Crane 2 and a Sony ECM-XYST1M Stereo Microphone.

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 Maldon Marine Lake
0:33 River Chelmer
1:36 The Hythe
5:48 Church Street
8:24 High Street
15:10 Market Hill
17:07 High Street
20:14 West Square