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Fyne Court, built by the Crosse family in the early 17th century and destroyed by fire in 1894 was home to Andrew Crosse (1784-1855).
A philosopher and one of England's earliest scientists, he carried out investigations here into the electricity of the atmosphere. The room where he carried out his experiments (the Andrew Crosse Hall) still stands, together with a few other buildings including the old coach house, now used as offices.
(Booklet "Andrew Crosse: Scientific Squire of Broomfield" 40p)
Broomfield church contains the laboratory table at which Andrew Crosse carried out his experiments. In the churchyard stands an obelisk erected to his memory by his wife, Cornelia, with an epitaph.
Contributed by: Johnl Peters
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