Chesham Youth Hostel
Few people know that there used to be a Youth Hostel in Chesham. The Chesham hostel hosted Jewish refugees in the war. This is the story…
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Few people know that there used to be a Youth Hostel in Chesham. The Chesham hostel hosted Jewish refugees in the war. This is the story…
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Chesham Museum’s aims and vision The main aims of the museum have always been: Since 2017, without a current permanent home, the museum has focused on the development of its web […]
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In 1856 Mary White died and her husband, Philip, stood trial but was he guilty of her murder?
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I was born in a council house in Latimer Road, the home of my grandmother and grandfather. My father’s parents, he too was born in Chesham. My mother came from Pontypridd in South Wales. She was in service in Amersham when she met my father.
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Make a donation Chesham Museum is an entirely volunteer-run independent organisation. We rely on donations to record and share our town’s fascinating and diverse history. If you are a UK […]
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Hardware There were six hardware stores in 1920 and over the past one hundred years, a total of at least 13 have existed in the town. Today we only have […]
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Haberdashers In this context, the word “haberdashers” refers to any shop which supplied articles of clothing. Over the past 100 years, there have been a staggering 70 establishments in Chesham […]
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Craft One hundred years ago, craft did not mean what we understand as being crafts today. We regard crafts as being dressmaking, knitting, embroidery, even lace making and straw plaiting, […]
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Chesham Brewery Limited beer flagon. Complete with cork stopper.
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Activities for the family to enjoy Explore Chesham’s past with our walking trails, quizzes, competitions and ‘Fun At Home’ activities. We are passionate about encouraging people to think about who […]
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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.
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Chesham used to have its own isolation hospital for use to prevent epidemics. This is the story.
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We first came to Chesham from London in 1899, from a big three-storey house. Mrs Checkley recalls her life growing up in Chesham.
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Remembering the victims of the Holocaust on Holocaust Memorial Day and the life of Dame Shirley.
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