Church Road

Saffron Cottage

Saffron Cottage

This is a view of Church Road in Chrishall looking towards the centre of the village. On the left hand side is the cottage named Saffron which was inhabited at the time by Luke and Emily Brooks (pictured right) and Carrie and Cornelius Miller.  Unfortunately I do not...

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Church Cottage 1911

Church Cottage 1911

If this photo is from 1911 then, according to the census, it seems that the people in the picture maybe Joseph and Rebecca Flack, both aged 69. Joseph was formerly a cowman and they had been married 43 years and had 12 children, 8 of whom were still living at the time...

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Church Cottage 1930

Church Cottage 1930

Sylvia Rich writes: Eli & Ada Rumsey (nee Drury) would have been living here with daughter Vi. Eli died in 1955, aged 82 and I believe Vi continued living there until her death in 1976, aged 71. You can see a picture of Eli Rumsey in the wedding photo below....

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Saffron Cottage, Church Road

Saffron Cottage, Church Road

Saffron Cottage, Church Road. Wonderfully we know who the people are in the picture.  The date on the bottom of the picture appears to be 1911 and the people are "Grandmother" [1. Description provided by Joan Clarke/Rose/Mumby's sister] Emily Brooks and Mrs Carrie...

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Church Road Garage

Church Road Garage

The cottage, now called The Gate, was for many years the village garage. It gets it’s current name because it was originally one of the several public houses or ‘beerhousees’ in the village.  We know this unfortunately because there was a murder there in 1900. However...

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Nash’s Farm, Church Road

Nash’s Farm, Church Road

This cottage still exists although the wall and fence in the picture no longer exist. Originally a farmhouse and the wall would have helped keep the animals from wandering too close to the door.  (Photo from Mrs Sue Miles)

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Church Road view

Church Road view

This postcard was posted 1949 although the view - with what looks like road mending stone in front of the thatched barn - looks a good decade earlier..

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