Chesham

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UPDATE:Mystery solved!!

To Whom It May Concern:  
 I am an American living in the state of Maryland.  I've had a picture in my office for quite some time now, that I recently took a better look at.  Originally, I was told that this picture was of the city of Rockville, in Maryland, during the late 19th century.  Upon closer inspection though, the picture has a pub by the name of 'The Hand 'n' Hand Wellers' and below that the sign reads, 'Amersham Ales'.  That made me do some research and I'm now writing to this web site to find the answers to my questions concerning this picture.  What year was it taken?  Is that really St. Mary's in the background?  Finally, ...read more here
A memory of Amersham contributed by Myron Morrell

We're all grown up now

Amersham - we had such a wonderful time with you, my sister, my two cousins and I. We were young, so we played, we swam, we chatted. We're all grown up now, with children of our own - I wonder if we could get back to you - would we be young again? 1958 - the year my sister was born. My parents were in Amersham that year. They're gone now, but you're still here. I'm very glad.

A memory of Amersham contributed by Kelly Mitchell

living at latimer village

I lived in Hollytree Cottage during the sixties, and was christened at St. Mary Magdalen Latimer.  My father worked for Lord Chesham.  Our house used to be the Cavendish Arms, a pub at one time.  Many of the staff from the big house lived in the village after retiring at that time.  We had a good village shop and everyone was very friendly.
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Whitethorn Morris dance at the Red Lion Coleshill

For many years morris sides danced in the road in front of the pub garden of the Red Lion. This has been a popular venue to celebrate May Day morning at dawn. Whitethorn Morris and their Whitethorn Band made this a really exciting way to kick off the "dancing season" in the dark pre-dawn, with a slowly growing crowd of sleepy Coleshill villagers emerging from their cottages to come and watch.

I played my accordian and sometimes had to shelter under an umbrella to keep my keyboard dry! The jolly landlord came out and passed around a hipflask of strong liquor to encourage both the musicians and the dancers! As dawn broke the music and dancing became more ...read more here
A memory of Coleshill contributed by John Howard Norfolk