▁schools ▁in ▁W anst ead ▁include ▁W anst ead ▁Church ▁School , ▁Our ▁Lady ▁of ▁L our des , ▁Ald ers bro ok , ▁and ▁St . ▁Joseph ' s ▁Con vent ▁School ▁which ▁is ▁an ▁all - g irls ▁private ▁school . ▁ ▁Places ▁of ▁worship ▁▁ ▁The ▁church ▁of ▁St ▁Mary ▁the ▁Virgin , ▁W anst ead ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 0 . ▁It ▁is ▁now ▁a ▁Gra de ▁I ▁listed ▁building , ▁and ▁contains ▁a ▁large ▁monument ▁to ▁Jos iah ▁Child . ▁It ▁was ▁followed ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 6 0 s ▁by ▁both ▁the ▁Ang lic an ▁church ▁of ▁Christ ▁Church ▁and ▁W anst ead ▁Cong reg ational ▁Church . ▁Our ▁Lady ▁of ▁L our des , ▁W anst ead ▁the ▁local ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁in ▁Cambridge ▁Park ▁was ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 . ▁ ▁Local ▁fl ora ▁and ▁fa una ▁ ▁An ▁area ▁near ▁the ▁A 1 2 ▁beside ▁the ▁section ▁from ▁Bla ke ▁Hall ▁Road ▁to ▁S els don ▁Road ▁was ▁preserved ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁by ▁local ▁residents ▁as ▁a ▁Wild - F lower ▁M ead ow ▁with ▁a ▁year - round ▁display ▁of ▁wild ▁and ▁natural ised ▁plants , ▁shr ubs ▁and ▁trees ; ▁starting ▁in ▁spring ▁with ▁ox lip ▁( P . ▁el ato ir ), ▁c ows lip ▁( Prim ula ▁ver is ), ▁prim rose ▁( P . ▁vul gar is ), ▁and ▁me adow ▁but ter cup ▁( R an un cul us