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So You Think You Know? High Wycombe
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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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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
Extracts From Latimer & Buckinghamshire books
Edward Blore also rebuilt the medieval chapel in brick in 1841. The church is away
from the present centre of the village and relates more to Latimer Park. George
Gilbert Scott, whose uncle had been rector, enlarged it in 1867, adding the apsidal
chancel and the octagonal turret and spire. To the north is a housing estate that
replaced the army buildings when the National Defence College, based on Latimer
House, closed in the 1980s.
An extract from from"Amersham, Chesham And Rickmansworth Photographic Memories".
The village green complete with its old water pump is surrounded by 17th century
timber-framed cottages, such as Foliots on the left, 19th century estate cottages
and an old school. The second Lord Chesham, the son of the builder of Latimer
House, was a Brigadier-General in the Boer War and the obelisk is a memorial to
the men who served in that war. In front is the 1911 grave of Villebois, a horse
wounded in the Boer War and brought back to England by Lord Chesham.
An extract from from"Amersham, Chesham And Rickmansworth Photographic Memories".
We finish with 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.
An extract from from"Amersham, Chesham And Rickmansworth Photographic Memories".
This view looks south
towards All Saints Church
and shows how the tower
and spire originally closed
the vista well, although
nowadays the church is
hidden by high hedges
and a fine cedar. On the
right is the 18th century
Artichoke pub which
survives but with an added
slated roof linking ground
floor bay windows.
An extract from from"Amersham, Chesham And Rickmansworth Photographic Memories".
This is an interesting view of
All Saints at the south end of
the Green. The church, built
in 1872 to designs of one J
Norton, is in a fairly routine
design but with a circular
turret and spire on the north
or Green side. In 1907 the
exciting architect Temple
More added a nave, turning
the old church into the north
aisle. Moore used brick with
stone bands and produced
a most
successful design.
An extract from from"Amersham, Chesham And Rickmansworth Photographic Memories".