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Latimer, The Village c.1955
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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.

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A Selection of Memories from Latimer

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 Latimer

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My Wife
I was posted to Latimer in 1968 where I met the woman I loved for 53 years. We met on the first day I was posted there, her name was Private Barbara Peckett. I lost her to cancer in October 2022. Latimer was a great posting and all the joint service personnel got on really well. The village was beautiful. I have many fond memories of this place - it was the best posting I had in my 12 years in the Royal Navy.
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Added 13 January 2023

Happy Days
Posted to JSSC Latimer in 1962. One of the first RAF cooks to arrive and to take over the OR's Mess from the Army. It was my first time on a multi service camp, but not the last. I remember that there were very few buses into Chesham and no transport to the tube station in Little Chalfont. The co op hall in Chesham for the dances 4 times a week and have a few beers in the Lamb over the road, it was a proper 4 ale and spit bar ...see more
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Added 29 November 2014

Royal Engineers Printing Unit
I was a member of the small printing unit at JSSC during my National Service. Our job was to print the material for the Combined Services Officers course on Atomic Warfare. The Officers were from all the Commonwealth countries and mostly from the higher ranks. The Commandant of the camp was Lt. Col Acland and the Adjutant was a Major Reynolds. The officers were billeted in Latimer House and the other ...see more
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Added 28 May 2013

Idyllic Time
My army father was posted to the staff college in Latimer after his 3 years in the Korean war. One of the happier parts of my childhood in a lovely little rented cottage adjoining a farm with a big barn where we could play, there were chickens and horses for us to enjoy. Think it was on the road out of Chesham? School was called Longmeadow, and we often went to Chesham to feed the ducks and I also remember the model ...see more
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Added 12 May 2012

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Despite over 20 years’ work on the archive, these scans have still not been individually checked and may prove to be damaged, faded, or not of sufficient quality to ever be offered in our full product range. However, if you would particularly like to buy one of these please get in touch quoting the Frith negative number,(s) the town name and size of print you would like to buy. On receipt of your enquiry our archivist will check the scan and advise you if the quality is good enough.

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