Known as “the green” even though there is relatively little ‘green’ to be seen, but this is right at the centre of the village of Chrishall today.
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Above: Chrishall School c.1960. Long shadows from the east suggest this was taken one winter's morning and before school had begun. Below: A photogrqaph (Pre-1989) from former Headmaster Ken Wyatt, who took up his post on the opening of the new school in 1973.
This appears to be an early picture of Martinholme. The white gates on the left lead to a house that stood where ??? stands now. See village centre 1950s.
This photograph is labelled The Post Office and from the style of the photograph and the lettering it was probably taken 1911.
(Above) 1980s view towards Martenholme Pond before the Village Sign was erected. From the Bruce Drury Collection (Below) 1980s side view of Church Rd Cottage which now adjoins Loveday Close. From Ken Wyatt
The two photos below appear to have been taken around the same time. The b&w one below is taken from a postcard which was posted in 1973. The roof has been re-thatched. The single storey extension did not exist in the early 1960s - see the photo above - and the...
The photo above is from the Bruce Drury collection and helps to identify the location of the roadmending scene below. (The Red Cow is behind the horse's head and the barn is behind the man on the cart). The dates of these two photographs are not known but they would...
(You can zoom the image above - click your mouse over it to see a larger version.) The old picture postcard view above probably dates from the 1920s. The Red Cow dates from Plantagenet times. The shed behind the carrier has been demolished many years and a second...
Where Loveday Close now stands in the middle of the village was for many years a much more industrial looking area. For it was here that first Weeden's, then Premier Travel of Cambridge and finally Funston's buses transported village inhabitants to the local market...
As well as being the residence of Lettice Martin, Martinholme was also the village Post Office and Bakery from the early 1900's. The door on the left in this photograph was later removed and a large extension to the building was made on the right.
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