Village walks
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Winter Walk links
For those who joined us on the winter walk on 28th December, the following are links to some of the stories we mentioned. (For those who didn’t join us, you might like to read the stories anyway!) Broad Green Farm and the rick fire Old Post Office and shop on the green Jo Hagger, Royal…
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Lettice Martin
In the reign of Elizabeth I, a Chrishall woman set up charities for the benefit of the poor of a number of villages. Who was this Chrishall lady? How was she so wealthy and why did she give so generously? Her name was Lettice Martin and in 1568, when she made her will, she described…
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Lettice Martin Trail: Thomas Crawley
Lettice’s father, Thomas Crawley was a wealthy speculator in chantry lands in Essex and in 1553 he had been the escheator (which meant he dealt with property returning to the Crown on the death of someone ) for Essex and Hertfordshire. It is not clear whether this was in the reign of Edward VI (who…
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Water water everywhere: High Street Pump
This is one of the village water pumps by the old school. You can see some of the straw cladding that was wrapped around the pumps in the winter to stop them freezing up.
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Lettice Martin Trail: Thomas Crawley’s Memorial in Elmdon Church
Thomas Crawley was, as far as we know, Lettice Martin’s father. He lived in Elmdon and has a wonderful memorial in Elmdon Church. There are several memorial plates in the floor to the right of the altar. These are sometimes covered with a mat to protect them. They include two inscriptions as the memorials are…
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Village Walks
While you’re in Chrishall, why not explore our charming Village Walks? These delightful short strolls guide you through the picturesque local area, highlighting points of interest along the way. For those seeking deeper insights, each walk features QR codes that link to informative articles on our website. If you enjoy the walks please consider giving…
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Chamberses
(The following article was written by Irene Cranwell) I suppose everyone has a favorite saying, or sayings – nearly 60 years ago Richard Llewellyn was the author of one of mine. He wrote “There is no fence or hedge round time that has gone. You can go back and have as much of it as…
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Lettice Martin Trail: Thomas Meade
The Meade family have links with Elmdon in terms of property but were close relatives of Lettice Martin in Chrishall. Thomas Meade’s mother was Lettice’s sister, Johan the elder and Thomas was therefore Lettice’s nephew. His mother seems to have died quite young and Thomas’ father re-married. Thomas was educated at Cambridge and became a…
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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”. He would much rather…
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Ploughing, Drage and Kent 1950
Three more photographs of Drage and Kent engines in work. The largest photo below was taken in 1950 and the gentleman standing on the left is Charles Cranwell who can also be seen on the 1917 photograph here where you can also see an excellent film showing how this ploughing was done. In the picture below…