Nostalgic memories of Amersham on the Hill's local history

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Entering Paradise Via Amersham On The Hill

It was a Sunday morning and I had taken a (red rover underground ticket) and travellved via Baker Street to Amersham. I walked through Parsonage Woods and as I came out of the woods was taken back by the wonderful vista of old Amersham. Could there be a finer view and available by underground any time. I descended and walked around for seversl hours. If paradise was lost, well I surely had found it in 1964!

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Added 09 March 2017

The Sound Of The Siren.

I can remember walking along Sycamore Road with my mother. It seemed to me that the siren on the corner always sounded when we walked past the Regent Cinema. It was the old air-raid siren, but, by this time, it was used to call out the fire brigade. I can recall walking underneath the two trees in this picture. When they were finally felled, they were found to be rotten to the core. The church ...see more