Harlow, Essex - St. Mary at Latton church - local postcard 1958 pmk

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• Picture / Image:  St Mary at Latton Church, Harlow
• Publisher: Harlow Development Corporation / Wainwright Photography 
• Postally used: yes
• Stamp:  2&half d red Wilding
• Postmark(s): Harlow 1958 wavy line
• Sent to:  Ebbw Vale
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Harlow is a former Mark One New Town and local government district in the west of Essex, England. Situated on the border with Hertfordshire, it occupies a large area of land on the south bank of the upper Stort Valley, which has been made navigable through other towns and features a canal section near its watermill. Old Harlow is a village-size suburb founded by the early medieval age and most of its high street buildings are early Victorian and residential, mostly protected by one of the Conservation Areas in the district. In Old Harlow is a field named Harlowbury, a de-settled monastic area which has the remains of a chapel, a scheduled ancient monument.

The M11 motorway passes through the east of the district, entirely to the east of the town. Harlow has its own commercial and leisure economy. It is also an outer part of the London commuter belt and employment centre of the M11 corridor which includes Cambridge and London Stansted to the north. At the time of the 2011 Census, Harlow's population was recorded at 81,944 and its district had the third-highest proportion of social housing in England, 26.9%,^{[citation needed]} a legacy of the 1947 commitment to re-house blitzed London families after World War II and provide a percentage of homes for other needy families who cannot afford market rents.

St Mary the Virgin Church (known locally as St Mary-at-Latton Church) is located in Latton, Harlow, Essex, England. It is an Anglican church (Church of England) and is liberal catholic in tradition. The church building is Grade I listed.^[1]

St Mary the Virgin Church was the place of worship for the ancient parish of Latton. Following the creation of Harlow New Town in 1947 and the subsequent expansion in population the parish was divided in three with the northern portion retaining the name of Latton.

The Norman Church was built in 1087. A Norman window is present in the south wall and the Norman door arch is visible above the now disused south door.^[2][3] The West tower had been built by 1234.

The north chapel for Sir Peter Arderne's chantry was completed in 1466. Some fragments of wall decoration are still visible.The altar tomb of Sir Peter Arderne and his wife is set in an opening between the chapel and chancel and has fine brass effigies.

In 1562 the porch was added by the Altham family owners of the Mark Hall Estate and in the late 16th century the tower and the west end of the nave were rebuilt.

About 1800 the outside north wall of the nave was faced with brick and the doorway and windows were closed off and plastered over.

Many changes were made during the 19th century including the restoration of the interior in 1848 and extensive repairs to the tower in 1873 and to the chancel in 1888.

The church was damaged by a Vi rocket bomb in 1945. This resulted in the loss of stained glass windows on the south side of the church. The church reopened in 1950 after extensive repairs.

In 1964 Further damage was caused by a fire resulting in the church being completely restored in 1965. A vestry was built on the north side of the nave in 1971 and the tower was again restored in 1977.