When the Queen drove through Chesham in 1952
With the sad passing of her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth II in 2022, many local people could still recall 70 years before when Her Majesty the Queen drove through Chesham. This is the story.
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With the sad passing of her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth II in 2022, many local people could still recall 70 years before when Her Majesty the Queen drove through Chesham. This is the story.
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The public library did not arrive in Chesham until the 1940s, when the Non-Conformist Chapel in Chesham Cemetery was used for a time.
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Butchers Over the past 100 years, there have been at least 18 independent butcher’s shops in Chesham. Today we have just two. We focus on a butchers which existed in […]
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This is a sample page. Overview Our refund and returns policy lasts 30 days. If 30 days have passed since your purchase, we can’t offer you a full refund or […]
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Post Office The Main Post Office in Chesham was closed by Post Office Counters and leased as a franchise. Unfortunately this didn’t work as the shop which took on the […]
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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.
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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.
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Well Chesham did it again! After a soggy coronation on the 6th May the great and good of Chesham town came out to celebrate His Majesty’s Coronation on Sunday 7th; thankfully by lunchtime the sun was shining. The whole town was buzzing, what an atmosphere!
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Learn about Chesham’s history of toy making, with factories producing soft toys and teddies.
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Stationers There have only ever been four established stationers in Chesham. One of these, JPS Stationers in the Market Square, occupies premises which have been a stationers, albeit under different […]
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Bakers The most well-known baker in Chesham is of course Darvells, who have been baking bread for Chesham since the middle of the 19th century – getting on for 200 […]
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Chesham Museum is run by dedicated volunteers. Help us by becoming a friend of the museum. Your money will help us collect, display and maintain items from Chesham’s social and […]
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Chesham is in a river valley and is prone to flooding. However, there has never been a flood as great as that which happened in 1918. This is the story…
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There was a time just over 150 years ago when people from Bucks went to fight the Russians in the Crimea. There are even two roads in Chesham named after the Crimea. This is the story…
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