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Broadway Cinema and Memorial Hall in the 1920's; they were demolished in the 1960's
Market Place, Chalfont St Peter, United Kingdom
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The north east end of the village. In the distance the King's Arms and the old High Street houses, demolished to make way for the by-pass.
High Street, Chalfont St Peter, United Kingdom
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Beech Cottage, 12 High Street. Built c.1708 and demolished in 1979. Home to 'atomic spy' Alan Nunn May in the 1950s, the site later gave way to Budgens' supermarket car park.
Budgens Car Park, Chalfont St Peter, United Kingdom
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The river is still a ford, but now with a footbridge. In the corner, to the left of the alleyway, is H. Mills, baker and grocer. To the right of the shop, The Retreat can be seen, a beautiful 16C. house demolished in the 1960's
High Street, Chalfont St Peter, United Kingdom
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Looking up High Street, c1960, just before the shops were demolished to make way for St. Peter's Court Precinct
High Street, Chalfont St Peter, United Kingdom
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Village centre c. 1900. The river runs across the road and beyond are cottages demolished in the 1960's to make way for the bypass.
High Street, Chalfont St Peter, United Kingdom
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The High Street before widening for the village bypass. The King's Arms on the right, the Rose and Crown on the left. Grassingham House and Grassingham Road are in the far background.
High Street, Chalfont St Peter, United Kingdom
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The Mill Pond & Splash c.1900. Situated in the grounds of Mill Farm, this was a favourite with local children. It was lost when the farm was demolished to make way for the bypass.
Gravel Hill, Chalfont St Peter, United Kingdom
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Stuart & Karen Campbell Met here for the first time 39 years ago. Love at first pint
High Street, Chalfont St Peter, United Kingdom
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Wheatleys. Potentially the oldest surviving building in the village, pictured here in the early 1900s, thought to date back to the 15th century. At one time a guest house advertised for 'three guineas per week'.
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The Jolly Farmer, 1907. Mrs Lizzie Jeffcoatt was the licensee who also ran the tea rooms. The building has been replaced but the name was reinstated in 2016 by The White Brasserie Co.
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Gold Hill Baptist Church. Built in 1792 by Thomas Keen after a public appeal for funds, it was replaced in 1870 by the current building.
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Gold Hill Common pond, c 1920. The pond was filled in in 1938. The buildings behind are still called Pond Cottages
Gold Hill East, Chalfont St Peter, United Kingdom
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Broadway in the 1930's. JHE Bishop Ironmongers, formerly P.Clark Stores, alongside his second hand goods warehouse. Tea rooms are on the right, with The Broadway Cinema on the left.
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Market Place, formerly Gold Hill Lane, c1930. The shops were built on former allotments in the 1920's The octagonal public conveniences (right foreground) are now demolished.
Market Place, Chalfont St Peter, United Kingdom
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A party returning from a 'charabanc' coach trip to the races in 1930. Barrack Yard is to the left, the Baker's Arms behind.
High Street, Chalfont St Peter, United Kingdom
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Barrack Yard. Once the coaching yard of The Cross Keys inn, later a barracks for Cromwell's soldiers during the English Civil War; 18 families lived here, where St Peter's Court is now.
High Street, Chalfont St Peter, United Kingdom
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The old workhouse. Pictured in the 1920's, before conversion to shops. It was a refuge for the homeless, but conditions were harsh to deter scroungers. The gas lamp was moved to the church porch when the building was demolished.
Lower Road, Chalfont St Peter, United Kingdom
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Keys' grocery store and Post Office c.1918. The Post Office is to the left. The post box may be seen set into the sash window; Mr Keys is at his door and a telegraph boy stands by.
High Street, Chalfont St Peter, United Kingdom
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High Street from the South, c.1905. Left is Beech Cottage then the workhouse; opposite, is the police house.
Lower Road, Chalfont St Peter, United Kingdom
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High Street in the 1950's. The workhouse is on the right; the entrance to Barrack Yard is on the left; it was demolished in the 1960's.
High Street, Chalfont St Peter, United Kingdom
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Cordons, the old rectory. Demolished to make way for the car park. Mr Churton Walker occupied it in 1928 and reported stones in his garden from the 15C. medieval church once on the site. The old fish pond is in the foreground with the weir into The Misbourne.
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Dedicated to the memory of Vic Wotton 1916-2000 Chiltern Society Vice-President whose passion, drive and influence paved the way for rescuing the River Misbourne
Gravel Hill, Chalfont St Peter, United Kingdom
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The Grange entrance. The fields beyond are now the Chalfont Heights estate
Grange Road, Chalfont St Peter, United Kingdom
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Gold Hill Lane c.1900. Now Market Place, then with allotments to the right and Bishop's Grocers, hardware and second hand furniture shop on the left.
Market Place, Chalfont St Peter, United Kingdom
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The west end of the village looking towards London, c. 1910. Mill cottages are on the right, then the Rose and Crown. On the left is Grassingham House.
Gravel Hill, Chalfont St Peter, United Kingdom
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Joiners Lane, David Brown's Smithy c.1900. The blacksmith, assistants and children. Mr Brown's son Robert forged the wrought iron decoration around the Jubilee clock on Gold Hill.
Joiners Lane, Chalfont St Peter, United Kingdom
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FW Lambert, Maison Christabel with Henley Tyres. The last buildings of the village, opposite Grassingham Road. The Old Mill Farm was on the left.
Grassingham Road, Chalfont St Peter, United Kingdom
Gravel Hill. Looking east up Gravel Hill towards Amersham. All the buildings here were demolished to make way for the bypass.
Gravel Hill, Chalfont St Peter, United Kingdom
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Hill Farm - now demolished. A 14th century, C-shaped open hall house, arguably one of the most important buildings in our village. One of the barns was moved to The Chiltern Open Air Museum for preservation.
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In 1866 John Nembhard Hibbert of Chalfont Park 'gave a parcel of land containing one Rood and twenty seven Perches situated in the said parish of Chalfont St Peter bounded on the south-east, south-west and south by allotment gardens and on the north-east and north-west by Love's Delight Meadow to the ancient Parish Church for a burial ground'
Church Lane, Chalfont St Peter, United Kingdom
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The Cottage Hospital, now the Chalfonts and Gerrards Cross Hospital. Built in 1871, it was a gift of the Hibbert family who lived in Chalfont House.
Market Place, Chalfont St Peter, United Kingdom
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Chalfont St Peter Village School. Built in 1912 when the girls' and infants' school joined the boys' school.
Penn Road, Chalfont St Peter, United Kingdom
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Fairthorpe Cars. Production was started in 1954 by Air Vice Marshall Bennett, an RAF pathfinder. Originally sited where Budgens now stands, it closed in 1976. Production models included the Atom and the Electron, as shown here.
Market Place, Chalfont St Peter, United Kingdom
