Strethall/ Catmere End just outside Saffron Walden were villages devasted by the Black Plague. Legendary Essex note: Colchester was one of the worst plague affected towns, Saffron Walden itself was not badly affected. Catmere End Saffron Walden Strethall The Plague Related IMG-20250526-WA0011 Essex’s First Crocodile, Alexandra Podgorska 16 Humpty Dumpty, by Jessica Pearce The Ashdon Asteroid by Sylvie Bromley Big Black Cat by Robert Howsden