Inspirations of author of The Secrets of the Lake
Published: 10:21 AM May 21, 2021 The Wormingford Dragon, portrayed in the stained glass window of St Andrew's Church - Credit: Liz Trenow The best-selling novel The Essex Serpent, which was recently filmed locally for a major movie, was apparently inspired by the 17th century account of a ‘monstrous serpent’ near Saffron Walden. But this is not the only story of mysterious creatures from the county. There is another, much earlier, myth of a serpent or dragon that terrorised the villagers of Bures and Wormingford near Colchester. Indeed Wormingford, originally Withermundford, was rena...
Source: greatbritishlife.co.uk