1886 29 January
On Friday 29th January 1886 the ‘Herts and Cambs Reporter’ reports on a most enjoyable concert evening held in the old school. CHRISHALL CONCERT. – On Friday, 15th inst., a concert was given in the Schoolroom. The programme was as follows: –...1899 August 26
This little piece was reported in the Cambridge Daily News of Saturday 26th August 1899. From looking at the census, it looks like this was Dennis, son of Peter Harvey who fell from the cart. The family lived in Crawley End. Hopefully Dennis lived to tell the tale...
1894 January 6
Chrishall school makes some improvements as can be seen from this article from the Essex Newsman of 1894 (32 years after the school was built). The Essex Newsman was a weekly paper first published in 1870, according to the Canvey Island Community site here who have...
1893 January 27
Hop on the train at Chrishall Railway Station? In January of 1893 there was a proposal that would have included Chrishall in the railway line that ran through to Haverhill. (Spelling as in the original article). Chelmsford Chronicle 27 January 1893 ANOTHER RAILWAY...Get the Newsletter!
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