12 December 2011

The Saffron Walden Turf-Maze .....

...an ancient monument and is the largest publicly-owned turf-cut maze in England. The date of the original cutting is unknown but in 1699 15 shillings was paid for re-cutting the maze. It was also re-cut in 1828, then 1841 and 1859. In 1911 the chalk path was laid with bricks set on edge and in 1979 the brick path was re-laid with bricks on their sides (well, it's important to get these things right!). The maze is 35 metres in diameter and the path is 1500 metres long.








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