Much Hadham, Church Lane c.1955
Photo ref: M181030
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Photo ref: M181030
Photo of Much Hadham, Church Lane c.1955

More about this scene

Looking southwards along Church Lane, we see the thatched Glebe Cottage, which was originally two dwellings. Beyond it is Wickham Cottage, which has since undergone major restoration. The furthest building is known today as The Cottage, but village people still remember it as Clements' Cottage. It was here that Mr Clements used to cut men's hair for sixpence, but as local lore has it, 'not the hair of conscientious objectors'.

A Selection of Memories from Much Hadham

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 Much Hadham

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I have such good memories of Much Hadham. My grandparents, Mr & Mrs Morris lived in a lordship cottages just outside of Much Hadham village - the house went with my grandfather's job which was a gardener for Doctor & Mrs Wilson. I lived in Kent with my parents & brother but loved our little holidays there, going to Bishop Stortford where at one time my mother's sister & her husband run a post ...see more
I spent about one year in Much Hadham as German prisoner of war, 1946 till July 1947, working for the Hertfordshire War Agricultural Executice Committee; I specially was engaged in our camp labour office as clerk, under Mr. Wooley and later Mr. Smolenski, two wonderful men. We enjoyed already a lot of liberty, and I really loved this little village, which I visited once again in the late sixties, when I ...see more