Chrishall Village History

The life and times of a North Essex Village
The story of Engleric

The story of Engleric

Apr 17, 2018 | Crawley End, Houses Crawley End and Hertford Lane

We have recently been asked the reason behind the name Engleric and are delighted to re-produce this article written many years ago for the village magazine.  Mrs Irene Cranwell, village historian, wrote articles for many years under the guise of the village pumps. ...
Dormers cottage

Dormers cottage

Jan 30, 2016 | Houses Crawley End and Hertford Lane

Dormers cottage which sits at the top of Crawley End, on what used to be known as Petts Corner, has seen many changes in it’s time.  The view above was probably taken as recently as the 1960s when it still appears to have been two cottages.   Note the sideways...
Primrose Cottage

Primrose Cottage

Jul 23, 2015 | Houses Crawley End and Hertford Lane

This view of Primrose Cottage could be as recent as the late 1970s and is probably no older than the 1960s. There is a modern rotary type clothes lines in front of the window far left. The lean-to conservatory and the corrugated steel entrance porch has been...
Wire Farm

Wire Farm

Jul 23, 2015 | Houses Crawley End and Hertford Lane

Wire Farm c 1914.    Chapel Cottage is in the distance and the Chapel itself can just be seen on the left. The pond appears muddy and the slipway approach to it is clearly visible.  The pond would have been very useful to the farm for washing down carts as well as...
Rose Cottage

Rose Cottage

Jul 22, 2015 | Houses Crawley End and Hertford Lane, Village Shops

Rose Cottage, Crawley End.  This cottage is still connected to Ramblers next door as the original two cottages and Rose Cottage retains its south facing front door.  In the photograph above you can see both Ramblers and Rose Cottage.  Fred Davies who has lived in...
Phoenix Cottage

Phoenix Cottage

Jul 22, 2015 | Houses Crawley End and Hertford Lane

The photograph above was taken around 1970.  You can see the more modern house of Whitebeams just to the right of Pheonix cottage.  The black barn in front has long gone and now the cottage is next to the Engleric estate of five houses. Above this photograph is from...
Mapletons Chrishall

Mapletons Chrishall

Jul 22, 2015 | Houses Crawley End and Hertford Lane

Mapletons is a thatched cottage set back from the road of Crawley End on the right hand side when heading north of the village. Unusally for the village this cottage faces west.  Most of the old cottages faced south to catch the sun but Mapletons is next to a small...
Cobblers Cottage

Cobblers Cottage

Jul 22, 2015 | Houses Crawley End and Hertford Lane, Village Shops

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...