Chesham, Town Square c.1965
Photo ref: C81089
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Photo ref: C81089
Photo of Chesham, Town Square c.1965

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Chesham's War Memorial, a statue in very white Portland Stone of a soldier with his rifle, was unveiled in 1921 and sits in a small green, now much altered. A temporary memorial was set up near the Market House before this one was built. The Post Office building on the right with the big 17th century brick stack is now a pub wittily called 'The Last Post'. Brandon's department store with its classical pilasters concealing its steel frame is now shops and offices.

Memories of Chesham, Town Square c1965

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I left school (Lowndes County Secondary School for Girls) in 1967 at the age of 15 and went to work at Oswald Hickson as office junior. Our offices were above Westminster Bank, just out of the photo on the right. I worked my way up and became secretary to one of the partners but left in 1979 to get married. At one point, the office moved further down the High Street (above Dewhursts the Butchers(?) ...see more