Chrishall Village History

The life and times of a North Essex Village
The Red Cow and brushwood

The Red Cow and brushwood

Dec 14, 2017 | Advent 2017, Village Centre

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...
The Red Cow, Chrishall – Known Residents

The Red Cow, Chrishall – Known Residents

Mar 23, 2016 | Written Records

The Red Cow Public House has stood at the centre of Chrishall for many many years. At one time there were several pubs in the village, including The Gate which stood just at the back of the Red Cow in Church Road. There was also the Moon and Stars at Broad Green....
Red Cow Car Rally 1960s

Red Cow Car Rally 1960s

Aug 6, 2015 | Village Centre

The photos below are from the Bruce Drury Collection (taken by John Harvey) and date from the mid 1960s. The occasion appears to have been a car rally.
Roadmending 1911

Roadmending 1911

Aug 5, 2015 | Village Centre

The photo above is from the Bruce Drury collection and helps to identify the location of the roadmending scene below. (The Red Cow is behind the horse’s head and the barn is behind the man on the cart). The dates of these two photographs are not known but they...
Red Cow 1920s and 1940s

Red Cow 1920s and 1940s

Aug 5, 2015 | Village Centre

(You can zoom the image above – click your mouse over it to see a larger version.) The old picture postcard view above probably dates from the 1920s. The Red Cow dates from Plantagenet times.  The shed behind the carrier has been demolished many years and a...