Chorleywood History

The last barn at Great Green Street Farm is just near completion. The first stage of the conversion was completed […]

DIARY OF A MET HOUSE – 2: KITTING OUT THE ROOMS AND WARTIME VEG PLANTING

July 10, 2018

in Chorleywood Gold, Chorleywood History, July Issue

We dip into a scrapbook, compiled by Stan in autumn/winter 1937 and spring 1938, during the construction and fitting of […]

DIARY OF A MET HOUSE

June 05, 2018

in Chorleywood Gold, Chorleywood History, June Issue

In June 1938 Stanley and wife ‘Tommy’ were starting their first summer in one of the newly built Met homes […]

Chorleywood History Unlocked

February 08, 2016

When Friends of Chorleywood House Estate noticed that a commemorative plaque in the parkland had disappeared they decided to investigate […]

Suffragette Outrage

April 12, 2014

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Fire that gutted a house on the corner of Chalfont Lane on 4th April, 1913 was the work of suffragettes. […]

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Memories

Chorleywood House in WW2

May 07, 2020

At the start of the Second World War Chorleywood was designated as one of the reception areas for London evacuees. […]

Memories of Chorleywood ‘ouse

March 05, 2016

London born children were inclined to drop their h and call the wartime children’s hostel Chorleywood ‘ouse remembers Lena Anderson […]

Air Raids and Evacuees

August 12, 2014

Picture shows Frederick Ralph Gullett, Hilary Gullett’s father, on ARP duty outside Christ Church Fred lived with his family at […]

Fontastic

November 07, 2014

by Emma Parsons

Richard Ardagh hails from Chorleywood and works in East London, dividing his time between graphic design using a state of […]

Remember when … Chorleywood Primary celebrated 100 years

April 19, 2020

in Chorleywood Gold, Chorleywood History, Latest Posts

Remember when…Chorleywood Primary School celebrated their 100 year anniversary with a tea party for staff and students past and present? […]

CCYFC LOOKING BACK

February 03, 2017

in Back Issues, Chorleywood History

Photo shows: Left to Right Reg Master, Scotty Vos, Peter Heyden, John Jenkins, Jim Rillistone, Alan Richardson ? Anthony Vos, […]

Our village at War

November 07, 2016

Have you ever wondered about the First World War casualties named on our War Memorials ?

Charley Batchelor Home Guard

October 04, 2016

Local lad Charley Batchelor, or Corporal Charles Batchelor, was a bayonet instructor in the Home Guard who featured in a […]

EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY

June 29, 2016