Chapman and Andre 1777
Time for a game – spot the difference. Above you can see an extract from the Chapman and Andre map of 1777 (reproduced with permission from Essex Record Office). The Chapman and Andre maps of this date are reputed to be the most accurate maps of the time, but...
Chrishall Hearth Tax
(Picture above: the old brewhouse at Gents Farm, now Broad Green Farm). Forasmuch as nothing conduceth more to the peace and prosperity of a nation, and the protection of every single person therein, than that the public revenue thereof may be in some measure...Jack Green – childhood in Chrishall
Jack was born at Chalky Lane in 1909 to Fred and Matilda Green. Both his mother and father were born in the village, his father at the old cottages that used to be to the left of the chapel. Jack started school at 5 but “didn’t do any good at all”....
The time of my life – Chrishall, 1939-42
Evacuee Norman Sherry tells us about his time in Chrishall during the Second World War (taken from an article sent to Mrs Cranwell in 2002). Norman arrived with a group of 14 children who were evacuees in the village. His memories are still very clear of the...
Spenny Loveday and Chrishall Cricket
(Spenny Loveday interviewed by Stephen Foote) We recently caught up in the Red Cow and discussed the fortunes of the village cricket team over the years. Spenny joined the cricket team whilst still at Saffron Walden Technical and Modern school, having taken to the...Memories from Spenny Loveday
Chrishall Born and Bred Life-long resident Spencer (Spenny) Loveday shares some reminiscences about his life in the village in the years during and after the war, interviewed by Stephen Foote and first published in The Village Web. Born in Royston in 1942, Spenny grew...Kelly’s Directory 1933
This extract from Kellys directory of 1933 for Chrishall shows the first appearance of telephone numbers (T N) in the directory. (It is also interesting that Mr Crocker felt he could advertise “any make of car supplied”!) We know quite a bit about the...
Joan Cobham of Chrishall
In Chrishall Church there is a large brass that covers (or once covered – it has probably been moved) the tombs of Sir John de la Pole, who died probably in 1380, and his wife Joan (née Cobham), who died probably ten years or so later. And the stone effigy that is...Saffron Walden Year Book 1886
The following is an extract from the Saffron Walden Year book which can be seen in Saffron Walden Town Library. From around 1886 the year books included sections on local villages and either heads of households or those in business in the village. I love how the...Get the Newsletter!
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