Old Harlow

#4987 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Old Harlow is the historic part of the new town and district of Harlow, Essex in England. ()

Alternative names: Population: 7 thous.Coordinates: 51°46'58"N, 0°8'13"E

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Old Harlow – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St Mary & St Hugh, Contrapuntal Forms, Gibberd Garden, The Museum of Harlow.

0.5 miE
Church
St Mary & St Hugh, Harlow
13 min walk • St Mary & St Hugh's Church is a Church of England parish church in Churchgate Street, Old Harlow in Essex, England. The church is of medieval origin and was given Grade II listed status on 5 July 1950. The church has a cruciform plan with a tower at the crossing with a tall shingled broach spire.
1.1 miW
Monuments and statues
Contrapuntal Forms, Harlow
28 min walk • Contrapuntal Forms is a stone sculpture by Barbara Hepworth, one of her first public commissions, made in 1950–51 for the Festival of Britain and installed outside the Dome of Discovery on South Bank, London. It was one of two Hepworth commissions for the festival: the other was an abstract rotating sculpture, Turning Forms.
0.9 miNE
Garden, Park, Sculpture
Gibberd Garden, Harlow
23 min walk • Gibberd Garden is a garden in Harlow, Essex, England, which was created by Sir Frederick Gibberd. He designed the garden and added sculptures, ceramic pots and architectural salvage from 1972 till his death in 1984.
0.6 miSW
51°46'43"N • 0°7'26"E
The Museum of Harlow, Harlow
16 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
1.1 miW
Monuments and statues
Contrapunctal Forms, Harlow
28 min walk • In music, counterpoint is the relationship between two or more musical lines which are harmonically interdependent yet independent in rhythm and melodic contour.
0.7 miS
Neighbourhood
Newhall, Harlow
18 min walk • Newhall is a new housing estate within Harlow, Essex, England. In 2009, it was being built on land originally forming part of Soper Farm. A landowner led development, its planners are Roger Evans Associates, an architectural practice based in Oxford.