'Waltham Abbey', 1898. In the Late Middle Ages, Waltham was one of the largest church buildings in England and a major site of pilgrimage, King Harold Godwinson, who died at the Battle of Hastings, is said to be buried in the present churchyard. From "Our Own Country, Volume III". [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, 1898]

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