Denham's White House
Supplying our story for summer 2023 are Philip and Irene Courtenay-Luck. But before they tell about their home at The White House in...
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DCHP
- Jul 18
- 1 min
Colne Valley Festival Fortnight
On 3rd August we'll be at the Colne Valley Visitors Centre presenting an exhibition and a talk as part of the Colne Valley Festival...
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DCHP
- Jul 4
- 5 min
Memories of Denham in Wartime
On 10th May visitors from the Chorleywood branch of the University of the 3rd Age (U3A) came to Denham to enjoy the Walks Around the...
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DCHP
- Apr 27
- 4 min
A story passed down
Julia Bluett's family lived in Higher Denham from the 1930s to 1980. Her father, Bill Raynham, worked at Denham Film Studios and during...
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DCHP
- Apr 5
- 1 min
Walking Guides now available
Now available, the Denham Village Walking Guides. Take a walk around the village, explore St. Mary's Churchyard, find out more about the...
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DCHP
- Mar 24
- 4 min
From Bronsdon to Bellringer
This month's guest contributor is well known in Denham Village. Ann Collins belongs to a family that has been part of the village's...
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DCHP
- Feb 2
- 4 min
A choirboy's memories
Martin Brunnschweiler spent his early childhood years in Denham and after seeing the stories on our website, he wanted to share his own...
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DCHP
- Dec 22, 2022
- 2 min
Happy Christmas 2022
The lights are lit on the village green and throughout Denham preparations are being made for the Christmas festivities. This is our...
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DCHP
- Dec 8, 2022
- 6 min
In Denham Village for 28 years (and aiming to continue)
Our guest contributor for December is Jane Mills, a Denham Village resident for over 28 years. Jane lives at Cedar Tree Cottage, once...
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DCHP
- Nov 9, 2022
- 6 min
History makers
Guest contributor for November is Margaret Skelton. Margaret and her husband, Terry are well known in Denham having been resident here...
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DCHP
- Oct 26, 2022
- 5 min
The Trenleys of Denham
Our guest contributor this month is Sheila Clarke. Sheila is an amateur writer. She has a particular interest in Victorian author,...
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DCHP
- Sep 21, 2022
- 7 min
Growing up at Wrango - Kate Ashbrook, guest contributor
In this the second of our guest contributor stories, Kate Ashbrook, now General Secretary of the Open Spaces Society, recalls her...
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DCHP
- Aug 18, 2022
- 9 min
Valerie Dewhurst - guest contributor
As indicated in our last post here in July 2022, we are handing these pages over to guest contributors whilst we prepare for the...
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DCHP
- Jul 18, 2022
- 28 min
Famous in fact and fiction
We're taking a break First let's tell you how we're taking a break. For almost three years we have been filling these pages with stories...
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DCHP
- Jun 2, 2022
- 19 min
From Shanks’ Pony to High-Speed Rail
Lying approximately twenty miles from the heart of London, the village of Denham has been affected both positively and negatively by...
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DCHP
- Apr 19, 2022
- 27 min
Down on the Farm
From those contributors to the Denham Community History website over the past few years, the one who was the most enthusiastic about her...
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DCHP
- Mar 4, 2022
- 18 min
From Vestry to Council
How it all began In 1066 William the Conqueror invaded England from his home in Normandy claiming that he had been assured by England's...
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DCHP
- Feb 16, 2022
- 17 min
Of the parish, by the parish, for the parish
The civil parish is the smallest unit of local government in England. They are constituted only in rural areas, but the work they do...
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DCHP
- Jan 31, 2022
- 9 min
The business of generations
Most of the shops and businesses on Village Road have now been transformed into private houses, but with great care for their status as...
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DCHP
- Jan 19, 2022
- 17 min
Self sufficient in many ways
Well of course it wasn't exactly a shopping mall, but there was a time not so long ago when the village had its own parade of shops...
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