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A clear picture of Chrishall old school on this postcard, interestingly titled as 'The Schools'. This was presumably because there were two classes held in the school at the time. The school mistress or master would have lived in the school house to the right of the...
It seems appropriate for this winter that we include some snowy photos from years gone by. I cannot name any people on these pictures though - can you? The photograph above is looking up Crawley End from near the pond on the green, in 1963. You can just see the top...
Charles and Mary-Ann Flack who lived in High Street in Chrishall next door to the Guiver's who lived at 'Kemps'. Charles and Mary-Ann had two sons and a daughter according to the 1911 census. Charles was one of the traction engine drivers as was his eldest son,...
Another picture of Martinholme here taken from further back near Ede Negus's cottage. You can see how much the pond encroached on the road and also how much narrower the roads were then.
Following, in the Advent 2017 series, from a piece on Aunt Daisy, it seems appropriate to have something further about the church. Here Irene Cranwell explores the early church registers. These are currently being transcribed and it is hoped will be available to...
The Red Cow looking much smarter here and what looks like large piles of brushwood, stakes and poles stacked around the small shed that is now where the Red Cow car park is. It looks like someone was perhaps running a fencing and hedging business - do we know any...
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...
Martinholme clearly marked here as Chrishall Post Office. Run by the Chambers family for many years, this was apparently not only the Post Office but one of the several village shops in the village at that time. Not only was it well stocked with anything you needed...
Trying something a little new for you today - a flip book of some "Chrishall Industry". Give it a moment or two to load, particularly if you are on a slow connection.
The Red Cow as a basic drinking pub rather than the lovely restaurant and activities provided by the pub today: http://www.theredcow.com/
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