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living at latimer village

I lived in Hollytree Cottage during the sixties, and was christened at St. Mary Magdalen Latimer.  My father worked for Lord Chesham.  Our house used to be the Cavendish Arms, a pub at one time.  Many of the staff from the big house lived in the village after retiring at that time.  We had a good village shop and everyone was very friendly.
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UPDATE:Mystery solved!!

To Whom It May Concern:  
 I am an American living in the state of Maryland.  I've had a picture in my office for quite some time now, that I recently took a better look at.  Originally, I was told that this picture was of the city of Rockville, in Maryland, during the late 19th century.  Upon closer inspection though, the picture has a pub by the name of 'The Hand 'n' Hand Wellers' and below that the sign reads, 'Amersham Ales'.  That made me do some research and I'm now writing to this web site to find the answers to my questions concerning this picture.  What year was it taken?  Is that really St. Mary's in the background?  Finally, ...read more here
A memory of Amersham contributed by Myron Morrell

We're all grown up now

Amersham - we had such a wonderful time with you, my sister, my two cousins and I. We were young, so we played, we swam, we chatted. We're all grown up now, with children of our own - I wonder if we could get back to you - would we be young again? 1958 - the year my sister was born. My parents were in Amersham that year. They're gone now, but you're still here. I'm very glad.

A memory of Amersham contributed by Kelly Mitchell

Whitethorn Morris dance at Merlin''s Cave pub

The lovely village green and pond at Chalfont St Giles are next to a splendid pub called Merlin's Cave.  This is a very popular summer evening venue for Morris Dancing and the dancers and musicians can soon draw a crowd of onlookers from both villagers and passing motorists.

For many summers one of the local morris sides which has danced here is Whitethorn Morris - often performing as guests of other dance sides including Grand Union Morris and Lord Paget's.  I played my piano accordian as leader of the Whitethorn Band and on occasion had nine or ten musicians which at times outnumbered the usual team of eight dancers!  Our morris band included drums, accordians, melodeons, whistles, and ...read more here
A memory of Chalfont St Giles contributed by John Howard Norfolk