Chesham Heritage Trail
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5 4 ROAD noting the the noting ROAD on your left and the and left your on (30) Methodist Church Methodist and click on the Walkers Are Welcome logo Welcome Are Walkers the on click and to: Go www.chesham.gov.uk www.chesham.gov.uk long BELLINGDON long a steps your Retrace extension. modern small House was built in 1786 and is typical of its period except for a for except period its of typical is and 1786 in built was House Revised 2013 for the web in liaison with Chesham Walkers Are Welcome Are Walkers Chesham with liaison in web the for 2013 Revised and burial ground on the left, The Meeting The left, the on ground burial and (29) Meeting House Meeting Chesham Environmental Group / Chesham Community Vision. Revised 2009. Revised Vision. Community Chesham / Group Environmental Chesham BELLINGDON ROAD turn left until you see the the see you until left turn ROAD BELLINGDON Friends (Quakers) Friends This version published 2008 © The Chesham Society / / Society Chesham The © 2008 published version This Adapted 2003 by The Chesham Society & Chesham Environmental Group. Group. Environmental Chesham & Society Chesham The by 2003 Adapted where the hamlet of Bellingdon bordered on Chesham. At Chesham. on bordered Bellingdon of hamlet the where First published by The Chesham Society 1980. Revised 1991. 1991. Revised 1980. Society Chesham The by published First of the Elgiva Theatre car park. This was the site of the Town’s End, Town’s the of site the was This park. car Theatre Elgiva the of , which runs along the right-hand side right-hand the along runs which , pillar) brick on S (plaque Path Chiltern Photographic Images 01494 775798 01494 Images Photographic Chiltern the abbey at Abingdon in 970 AD. Take the footpath, called called footpath, the Take AD. 970 in Abingdon at abbey the Parrotts Publishing Ltd 01494 793000 01494 Ltd Publishing & Design Hawkes Produced in cooperation with: cooperation in Produced record of Chesham in bequeathing her estate of Ceasteleshamm to Ceasteleshamm of estate her bequeathing in Chesham of record This building is named after The Lady Elgiva, who created the first the created who Elgiva, Lady The after named is building This Partnership pedestrian crossing to reach the car park of the the of park car the reach to crossing pedestrian . (28) Elgiva Theatre Elgiva Action side of Sainsbury’s, turn right along ST MARY’S WAY. Use the Use WAY. MARY’S ST along right turn Sainsbury’s, of side Chesham Walk all the way down ELGIVA LANE and exit the car park to the to park car the exit and LANE ELGIVA down way the all Walk COUNCIL TOWN recalled the town’s brewing history. brewing town’s the recalled CHESHAM housed the offices of the Town Council. The building’s name building’s The Council. Town the of offices the housed R on brick arch opposite Library) opposite arch brick on R stood on this site until 1998 and 1998 until site this on stood crocus was grown here to produce a dye. dye. a produce to here grown was crocus (plaque The Malt House Malt The , as autumn flowering autumn as , Library) of corner right-hand on Q (plaque Sponsored by: Sponsored Sainsbury’s store to your right is known as as known is right your to store Sainsbury’s Saffron Meadow Saffron passageway to re-emerge in ELGIVA LANE. The car park of the of park car The LANE. ELGIVA in re-emerge to passageway where you can walk through the cobbled the through walk can you where (27) No.1 Blucher Street Blucher No.1 . (1) in the High Street High the in Chesham Station Station Chesham first Baptist Chapel on this site was erected in 1712. Opposite is Opposite 1712. in erected was site this on Chapel Baptist first 17th century chimney century 17th you back to where the trail started, trail the where to back you , built in 1902; the 1902; in built , (26) straight ahead to to ahead straight Broadway Baptist Church Baptist Broadway ROAD, the first turning on the left, to take to left, the on turning first the ROAD, o aetepdsra rsigoe TMR’ A n walk and WAY MARY’S ST over crossing pedestrian the take Now at its centre. Continue on to STATION to on Continue centre. its at BROADWAY, with the the with BROADWAY, (37) War Memorial War Bury Hill House in the 18th century 18th the in House Hill Bury . wall) far on P (plaque left, rebuilt in 1886. Pass through THE through Pass 1886. in rebuilt left, down to to down Skottowe’s Pond Skottowe’s on the the on (36) United Reformed Church Reformed United the avenue, take the path the take avenue, the note its particularly fine chimney; also the also chimney; fine particularly its note described earlier. At the end of end the At earlier. described public house house public , built in 1625 – 1625 in built , (35) Moon valley – – valley , (7) The Balks The Office building on the left, now the the now left, the on building Office Misty Notice the hillside across the across hillside the Notice BROADWAY you will pass the old Post old the pass will you BROADWAY known as RUE DE HOUILLES. DE RUE as known IHSRE n hrl eoeTHE before shortly and STREET HIGH via the long avenue long the via (24) Park HIGH STREET by the arch. Walk down the down Walk arch. the by STREET HIGH oss oss acr walk to down Lowndes 2 miles 2 further pedestrian crossing over WHITE HILL to enter the upper upper the enter to HILL WHITE over crossing pedestrian further Head back Head century. 18th the in Park the of owners family, Skottowe built in 1898. Cross here and double back towards the town. Take a Take town. the towards back double and here Cross 1898. in built which belonged to the to belonged which Hut) Guide on O (plaque of of Bury Hill House Hill Bury the pedestrian crossing opposite the the opposite crossing pedestrian the , , (34) Salvation Army building Army Salvation Return to the Park and turn left to walk up the footpath to the site the to footpath the up walk to left turn and Park the to Return century century , with its modern extension. Take Take extension. modern its with , (33) Emmanuel Church Emmanuel the map overleaf. map the At the end of the path turn right into BROAD STREET. Note the 19th the Note STREET. BROAD into right turn path the of end the At typhoid in 1871. The main features of the church are described on described are church the of features main The 1871. in typhoid C Town. (If the Cemetery is closed take SUNNYSIDE ROAD). ROAD). SUNNYSIDE take closed is Cemetery the (If Town. h your left, the burial ground of those who died in an outbreak of outbreak an in died who those of ground burial the left, your s e k l s a h a of the Cemetery will give you a great view over the north side of the of side north the over view great a you give will Cemetery the of churchyard entrance, notice the small enclosed area of land to land of area enclosed small the notice entrance, churchyard W m Heritage Trail Heritage lower path below the the below path lower . A diversion to the top the to diversion A . (32) Cemetery Chapel Cemetery Park to the town in 1953. Before turning right into the main the into right turning Before 1953. in town the to Park Go through the Chesham Cemetery entrance opposite and take the take and opposite entrance Cemetery Chesham the through Go Lowndes. The Lowndes family presented the lower part of the of part lower the presented family Lowndes The Lowndes. Chesham Chesham see the the see on your left, a new building opened in 2005. in opened building new a left, your on (31) Mosque Mosque boundary stone to the Lowndes Estate – marked WL, William WL, marked – Estate Lowndes the to stone boundary attractive Edwardian houses further on. Continue onwards until you until onwards Continue on. further houses Edwardian attractive church you pass through an iron gate beside which you can see a see can you which beside gate iron an through pass you church 1000 Years in the History of Chesham to the fork in the road. Take the left hand fork, WATERSIDE, and Turn right into GERMAIN STREET, cross over and head back towards walk only a few yards to a gateway by a plaque in a brick and flint the Town Bridge (plaque I). You will pass on the left The Old School The trail starts at Chesham station (1) which was opened in 1889. wall, through which can be seen Weedon’s Almshouses (9) dating House (17), which was replaced by what is now Thomas Harding The design of this Metropolitan Line station is typical of a country from 1624. Cross WATERSIDE and return to the fork in the road. School (16), and Weylands (plaque J), which once housed the parish 1 6 5 4 3 2 branch line terminus. From the station forecourt turn left and go This is the site of The Pound (plaque F) where stray animals were workhouse and later a grammar school. In 1835 the inmates of the down STATION ROAD. Cross over EAST STREET and at the bottom impounded until a fine was paid. workhouse rioted against a plan to move them to Amersham. of STATION ROAD turn left and walk down the HIGH STREET. Now follow the right hand fork, Before the Town Bridge (plaque I) turn left into WATER LANE, which Half way down, look out for Lums Yard AMERSHAM ROAD.