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A reminder that the lovely space we now enjoy as our village hall has always been a community building. I don't have a date for this newspaper report but I guess it was perhaps the 1970s or 1980s? Does anyone know? Pictured above...
After a recent conversation I was reminded of the images we have of the Rev. George Sharman. He was at Chrishall Chapel at the time of the opening of the school room. You can see him in the photograph below, fourth from the right. And we also have the picture above...
Methodist Chapel Built 1862. "that piece of land containing by estimation twelve perches situate at Crowley End, whereon a cottage in the occupation of Widow Read formally stood, but whereon there has since been erected a Primitive Methodist Chapel." The Trustees...
This newspaper article shows a digging party in action to 'save' the chapel from being flooded. But we are not really sure where they are digging! Can anyone enlighten us? Unfortunately the newspaper clip is undated but we think it is possibly early 1960s? As far as...
v 53 1 Nathan Ives, Chrishall 10.9.1916 76 2 William Bond, Chrishall 20.1.1917 86 3 Joseph Flack (Church Hill) 1.8.1917 75 4 Stephen Drury, Chrishall 10.4.1918 70 5 Elsie Annie Clarke 1918 15 6 Frank Drury, Chrishall 28.11.1918 30 7 Harry William Charles Flack, High...
Death of Mr C Clarke, Chrishall This obituary first appeared in the Saffron Walden Weekly, 1959. Great loss to Methodism It is with great regret that we record the sudden death of Mr Charles Clarke of Church Road Chrishall at the age of 79 years. A native of the...
The following article was written some years ago by Margaret Richardson. Founding of Chrishall Methodist Chapel The church was started on the 5th May 1838 by two men from Upwell in Norfolk who founded the Saffron Walden Methodist Circuit. The church met in what is now...
Laying of the foundation stone to the school room which was an extension to the Chapel and is now the village hall. This photograph was taken in front of the cottages that stood to the left of the chapel and can be seen here. Far left, Eric Mancer, Mrs Langford (9th...
This lovely close-up of the picture above shows clearly the front of the chapel. (I love the row of useful coat pegs at the back).
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