Cobblers circa 1960: despite the run down appearance the main cottage appears to be in reasonable repair although the rendering appears to have been recently made good. This property's appearance is quite different now and the thatched annex, which was the shoe...
This photograph shows the cottages that used to stand to the left of the chapel. The photograph is taken from Wire Farm meadow in front of Faerie Cottage (and I believe thanks are due to the Rogers family for this lovely photograph). In the close up below you can...
In the reign of Elizabeth I, a Chrishall woman set up charities for the benefit of the poor of a number of villages. Who was this Chrishall lady? How was she so wealthy and why did she give so generously? Her name was Lettice Martin and in 1568, when she made her...
(The following article was written by Irene Cranwell) I suppose everyone has a favorite saying, or sayings – nearly 60 years ago Richard Llewellyn was the author of one of mine. He wrote “There is no fence or hedge round time that has gone. You can go back and have...
Alfred Brand lived at Peacock Cottage in Crawley End Chrishall. We don't know where the above photograph was taken - whether it was in Peacock Cottage garden or at an allotment. At the time Alfred Brand lived there, there would have been allotments just over the road...
In the year we had VE Day celebrations across the country, Chrishall was a busy little village.Old postcard of the ChurchRev A. A. BagleyThe Church was led by The Rev. A.A Bagley. Sitting atop the hill in the vicarage, he would be able to look over the surrounding...
Aims of Chrishall Archive Group: To collect, record and preserve documents, photographs and artefacts relating to the history of Chrishall and the surrounding area. To publish and foster an interest in and appreciation of the history of Chrishall and the...
Thank you to everyone who supported the events to commemorate World War 1 that we held at the Archive in November. Thank you to our many visitors, people who loaned items for the display, gave us items for the Archive, came to the talk and supported us by email even...
This summer's project for Chrishall Archive is Through the Keyhole We want to find out who lived where in Chrishall. With approximately 250 homes and at least 500 years of history we felt that this was a project that offered plenty of scope!! On a more serious note,...
The following house names and place names are listed alphabetically. The list is still being compiled and is not yet complete. Notes are intended to direct the visitor or delivery person. This page can be accessed by the visitor or can be printed off and faxed to...
Search all of Chrishall Village History website:
