Lunchtime stroll around Chelmsford ....

Apparently (thank you Anglia Ruskin Uni or the facts)

There are 69 cities in the UK and Chelmsford is proud one of the newest, having been granted city status in 2012 as part of The Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations.

Chelmsford is known as the birthplace of radio, thanks to its connection with Guglielmo Marconi who opened the world's first wireless factory here in 1899.

Chelmsford was once the capital of England for a few days when the seat of Government was temporarily moved here, 600 years ago. It's believed that Richard II stayed in a royal manor in Writtle and issued orders to suppress the peasants' revolt of 1381.

In 2019, The Times listed Chelmsford as one of the best places to live in the UK.

According to a recent study, Chelmsford is the second healthiest place to live in the UK.

Henry VIII came a-courting in Chelmsford back in the 1520s. He stayed at the Palace of Beaulieu, formerly an estate belonging to Anne Boleyn’s family, where he conceived his plan to divorce Katherine of Aragon and marry Anne. Today, New Hall School stands on the site.

Charles Dickens said Chelmsford was the “dullest and most stupid place on earth”