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William Ives (left) photographed by Maxwell, photographer at Bishop's Stortford. This is the story of William and Jessie Rosetta Ives, a couple who were both born in Chrishall. William Allen Ives married Jessie Rosetta Abrams when she was 21 and he was 20. They...
Above is a picture of the Tinworth family who lived in Jasmine Cottage in the High Street at Chrishall. Edward Tinworth came from Elmdon and was a labourer when he married Sarah Hopwood at Chrishall on 1st May 1849. Edward was 19 and Sarah just 16 when they were...
This peaceful picture is of Albert and Alice Rogers who brought up a large family at Home Farm, High Street. Albert started out as a carpenter but wanted to get into farming and that is just what he did. You can read an interview with one of his daughters, Annie...
George Harvey lived in the cottage on the green next to the Red Cow. He was always smiling and was one of the loveliest and most gentle people I think I have ever met. I think I am right in saying - please correct me if I am wrong someone - that he was a member of...
Mr Harvey was blessed with a phenomenal memory and the stories he could tell of Chrishall and Chrishall worthies of yesteryear were legion. He was a raconteur par excellence…
This lovely extract is from a recording made by Zofia Everett with Irene Cranwell and is from the Essex Record Office Archive. Irene Cranwell was Chrishall's village historian for many years and much of the current archive that we have is from her collection. You can...
Jack was born at Chalky Lane in 1909 to Fred and Matilda Green. Both his mother and father were born in the village, his father at the old cottages that used to be to the left of the chapel. Jack started school at 5 but "didn't do any good at all". He would much...
Evacuee Norman Sherry tells us about his time in Chrishall during the Second World War (taken from an article sent to Mrs Cranwell in 2002). Norman arrived with a group of 14 children who were evacuees in the village. His memories are still very clear of the...
(Spenny Loveday interviewed by Stephen Foote) We recently caught up in the Red Cow and discussed the fortunes of the village cricket team over the years. Spenny joined the cricket team whilst still at Saffron Walden Technical and Modern school, having taken to the...
Chrishall Born and Bred Life-long resident Spencer (Spenny) Loveday shares some reminiscences about his life in the village in the years during and after the war, interviewed by Stephen Foote and first published in The Village Web. Born in Royston in 1942, Spenny grew...
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