Rickmansworth, Chess Valley 1903
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Here is a view of the River Chess winding along the floor of its flat but narrow valley, through its Chiltern landscape towards Rickmansworth near Loudwater Farm, an area much changed since this view was taken.
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Memories of Rickmansworth, Chess Valley 1903
For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. These memories are of Rickmansworth, Chess Valley 1903
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Growing up in the Queens drive, Bury lane estate. we would all gather as children and walk down chorleywood lane and toward the common, ending up at the Chorleywood road then crossing over into Solesbridge lane. The long walk would eventually bring us to a walk through the woods to the river chess, I remember having to cross a little bridge. We would play all day in the river and I remember a ...see more
From the concrete slab bridge by the watercress beds to the park near Scots Hill we would wade in the river with bare feet, I was only nine years old then.
The river bed was a fine golden grit that was easy to walk on. The water was always clean and clear with minnows and bullheads in abundance. We frequently saw Kingfishers darting into the water for the minnows. The water weed waved in long flowering ...see more
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