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Barnston Village Hall was built in the early 1960's following 13 years of hard fundrasing and building. But the design and dream of the village first started in 1937 but then came the war and it was almost givin up, thanks to two builders who came to the village they offered to build the hall if help was given.
The picture above shows the hall in construction,which was ordinally built as a main hall with a lean to on each end the main entrance in the centre of the picture to the left.
The hall was built comprising a Kitchen, Ladies and Gents Toilets and a Large Hall for a cost of £2500 including connecting of the seware and water.
With Mr Hallam and John Salmon as Chairman the hall was opened by Mrs Gritths from Dunmow Rural Council (now Uttlesford District Council) in 1961 where most of the village was in attendance. A wireless radio was presented to the retiring headmistress of Barnson Church School Mrs Hallam by Miss Joyce a former pupil.
