Amersham, From Parsonage Woods 1958
Photo ref:
A148040
Photo ref:
A148040
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Taken from the edge of Parsonage Woods to the north of the town, this view, almost unchanged today, looks past the cornfield towards the historic market town nestling in its Chiltern valley. These fields and the woods were carefully safeguarded from the post-railway Amersham on the Hill development to protect the setting of the old town.
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A Selection of Memories from Amersham
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. Here are some from Amersham
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Memory of Amersham College Woodside Road
From my home in Wendover, I was a pupil at Amersham College during those difficult times during 1944 to 1949.
Sign on board at front of school Prop. Chas J. Holland 'Hons. Econs!'
The sclool had 100 + pupils, approx half (girls) attended the 'commercial' part for shorthand, typing & bookkeeping courses, instead of the science based courses. The other pupils – ...see more
My name is Philip Bradshaw & I was born in Lexham Gardens, Amersham in 1949. My Mum, Jean Emily Bradshaw (nee Cook) was also born in the same house. Her father, Edwin or Edward, was a printer & a lay minister for the Methodist Church & is buried, with my grandmother, at the rear of the Methodist church in"old" Amersham.
I have 3 brothers & we moved to Australia in 1957. My memories of Amersham are ...see more
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I have lived in Amersham and Chesham Bois for the past 30 years and love the rich history of these places. I collect old postcards of this area and the Missendens, and I also research interesting people who have lived and worked here. I am particularly keen to hear memories of Chesham Bois in the first half of the 20th century, the Colenso family who lived in Elangeni House (on the ...see more
My name is Philip Hitchcock. I attended Amersham College 1956 to 1958. It was owned by Mr Holland (Boss). Another teacher was Mr Fuchs (Fred) an Austrian. Fred taught German, Maths, Science, and took charge of us at cricket. However I am not sure he knew the rules of the game! Boss attempted to teach the rest of the subjects. My preference was for Fred as he got me interested in Science, and I went on to ...see more
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