Braintree Walk: Town Centre【4K】
Located in the county of Essex, and around 40 miles northeast of central London, is the town of Braintree.
Geographically Braintree is situated by the River Brain and River Blackwater at the intersection of two Roman roads. The first written reference of the settlement appears in the Domesday Book of 1086 where it is recorded as 'Branchetreu'. In 1199 a market charter was granted to Braintree by King John.
From the 14th century Braintree became a producer of woollen cloth. This industry received a boost in the 17th century when Flemish weavers moved into the town. During the first half of the 17th century a group of religious dissenters crossed the Atlantic and founded the town of Braintree, Massachusetts, naming it after their home town.
From the early 19th century, as the wool trade was in decline, silk weaving began in Braintree. By 1838 over 600 people in the town were employed in silk-producing factories, funded by the wealthy Courtauld family. The arrival of the railway in 1848 boosted the industry further, giving the town a direct link to London. Today the station lies on the Braintree branch line which connects to Witham on the Great Eastern Main Line. The silk industry survived up until the 1980s.
Braintree is represented in sport by Braintree Town Football Club. Founded in 1898, they play their home games at Cressing Road.
Electronic band The Prodigy formed in Braintree in 1990. Founding member Liam Howlett was born in the town.
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Filmed: 28th October 2021
Link to the walk on Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/28mu7q2C2P4ADAVC9
Filmed on a Sony FDR-AX700 with a Zhiyun Crane 2 and a Sony ECM-XYST1M Stereo Microphone.
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 High Street
3:23 Great Square
4:16 Market Square
5:12 Fairfield Road
5:45 Braintree Town Hall
5:53 Fairfield Road
6:04 Market Square
6:59 Great Square
7:27 Drury Lane
8:15 Swan Side
8:49 Bank Street
10:02 Rayne Road