Chesham Museum blogs

Every street, road and lane in Chesham has a name and many of these names are taken from the names of people who existed here in the town in the past. Here are just a few of them.

It was in 1858, when he was 16 years old, that the appearance of Donati’s comet in the skies sparked Charles Grover’s lifelong interest in astronomy. This is his story.

Visitors to Chesham Broadway cannot fail to notice the large three storey building between the Oxfam shop and the Tavern café. Today, it is divided into three separate shops but what is its history?

The modern Olympic Games were first held in Athens in 1896. Fourteen nations participated in 43 events and Great Britain has entered a team in every Olympic Games that has been held since. Has anyone connected with Chesham or the surrounding villages ever been involved?

Back in 1957, the number of incidents of assault reported to the police in England and Wales for the entire year was extremely low by today’s standards and this made the following attacks, which appeared to be by the same man, all the more unusual and sensational.

Discover how Sir Thomas Ashfield rose from obscurity, only to lose everything in a dramatic tale of debt, deceit, and betrayal during the Elizabethan and Civil War eras.

Chesham Museum have been fortunate to have a number of cross stitch samplers donated to them over the course of time and here are some details about the samplers we hold.

The most famous soldier who lived locally and fought in the Boer War was Charles Cavendish, 3rd Lord Chesham.

In 1856 Mary White died and her husband, Philip, stood trial but was he guilty of her murder?

The Chesham Tapestry comprises 12 embroidered panels covering Chesham. How did it come into existence and where can you view it today?

Chesham Museum decided to look back and tell you about some of the local women whom they think have risen to a challenge and made a difference to the standing of women.

James Field was born in Chesham Bottom (Chesham Vale) in 1791 and had 5 sons and 2 daughters.

Today trains to London are frequent but how did our ancestors fare when making that journey?

Some pundits are already forecasting a white Christmas for 2023. Looking back at weather records, it becomes apparent that white Christmases here in Buckinghamshire which affected Chesham in the past were fairly unusual, but here are a few that have come to light.

For 135 years Chesham had its own hospital and its own local health service. This is the story.