Church Road
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Saffrons
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 Saffrons which was two cottages at the time and inhabited by Luke and Emily Brooks (pictured right) and Carrie and Cornelius Miller. Click on the image below for a larger…
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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 of the census.…
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Church Road Cottages Opposite Mullions
These cottages have long been demolished and replaced by modern bungalows. Another view of them can be seen on the old war memorial photo on the Village Centre page. The picture is taken from Nash’s Farm wall which you can see close up on the left, and looking towards The Green (village centre). In the…
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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. http://chrishallessex.co.uk/drury-wedding/ D: 1930…
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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 Miller, neighbour. Albert Salmon – “oil man” from Saffron Walden with horse and…
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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 above from Mrs Sue Miles) We have another photograph of the cottage here: The cottage has always been known as ‘Nash’s’…
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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..
