Higham Ferrers, College Street c.1950
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Photo of Higham Ferrers, College Street c.1950

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The jumble of gables and chimneys on the right of the street represents a 17th-century house; opposite it is the entrance to Chichele College, founded by Archbishop Chichele in 1422. The College was built around a quadrangle. It housed twenty members, including eight chaplains, four clerks and six choristers. Henry VIII later dissolved Chichele College, and the buildings were ruinous by the 18th century.

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A Selection of Memories from Higham Ferrers

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 Higham Ferrers

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My family lived on the Market Square for many years from 1946. I have many happy memories of Higham and looking at the photos on this site bring them flooding back. My sister, brother and I started at the local school. I remember being sent to Battersby's (the grocer at the end of the Market Square) and, having got there, I had usually forgotten what I had been sent to buy! I was too shy to own ...see more
We have just bought a cottage here in North End and I am immersing myself in the wonderful history of the place. It looks nearly the same as it did all those years ago. Does anyone know when these cottages were built? I am like a sponge wanting to soak up as much information as I can. I love my home and know that we will be so happy here. My children are now making their own memories which will be cherished forever.