Chrishall Village History

The life and times of a North Essex Village
Chrishall in 1949

Chrishall in 1949

May 3, 2020 | Village Folk

In the year we had VE Day celebrations across the country, Chrishall was a busy little village. Old postcard of the Church Rev A. A. Bagley The 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...
Local quotes

Local quotes

Apr 10, 2020 | Village Folk

Some local quotes The following extract comes from a newspaper article of 10 August 1962. The article was written for the Royston Crow which at that time appears to have been called the Herts and Ca(mbridge Observer?) and Royston Crow – I only have part of the...
Abrams Family Group

Abrams Family Group

Jan 25, 2020 | Builden End, People, Village Folk

This photograph was given to the collection by Romaine – many thanks. It might add something to the Abrams jigsaw! It is thought to have been taken in 1914 after Clara Ives marriage to Will Drury. Standing from left to right: Lucy and Samuel Abrams, Nell and...
Green Wedding 1907

Green Wedding 1907

Aug 28, 2019 | Village Folk

This is the wedding of Walter Green and Rhoda Brand which took place on 22nd June 1907. They are pictured outside Peacock Cottage in Crawley End. We know some of the people on the photograph but not all of them so if you can name anyone else do please let us know in...
A follow up to the Tinworth Story

A follow up to the Tinworth Story

Dec 30, 2018 | Village Folk

In August 2017 the BBC Who Do You Think You Are programme included a connection to the Tinworth family who were mining for gold in Australia.  Knowing that we had Tinworths in the village, I looked up the connection and found that indeed Charles Tinworth who went to...
Two Ears of Barley

Two Ears of Barley

Jul 14, 2018 | Builden End, Village Folk

I was recently loaned a lovely little book called Two Ears of Barley, written by Jack Wilkerson and published in 1969 and all about the history of Barley in Cambridgeshire.  Barley is only about three miles from Chrishall as the crow flies and there are lots of...
Loveday family of High Street

Loveday family of High Street

Mar 30, 2018 | Village Folk

This lovely photograph has written on the back “Stan Loveday as a baby” and “Small boy Walter Loveday”.  Checking on the 1901 census it looks like this could be the Loveday family of High Street.  In 1901 William was 34 and a horsekeeper on a...
Mrs Flack’s story of Mary Rumbell

Mrs Flack’s story of Mary Rumbell

Dec 24, 2017 | Advent 2017, Village Folk

The picture above is Mrs Albert Flack outside Chapel Cottage in Crawley End. Mrs Flack lived in Chrishall all her life but in the story below you can hear the tale of what happened to her one day when she got lost in Chrishall…  She tells her story to Mrs Irene...
Charles and Mary-Ann Flack

Charles and Mary-Ann Flack

Dec 17, 2017 | Advent 2017, Village Folk

Charles and Mary-Ann Flack who lived in High Street in Chrishall next door to the Guiver’s who lived at ‘Kemps’.  Charles and Mary-Ann had two sons and a daughter according to the 1911 census.  Charles was one of the traction engine drivers as was...