A Denham House and its people
Winton House, overlooking Denham's village green, is one of the village's most imposing buildings. It's a Grade II listed building...
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DCHP
- May 14
- 9 min
The return of the Denham Village Fayre
On 1st February 1873 Mr C A Hall Rector and Chairman of the Vestry, the equivalent of today's Parish Council, gave notice, without...
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DCHP
- Apr 2
- 9 min
Charitable purposes
“Caring” and “community” go well together. Denham has no shortage of either. In every one of the Denham communities there are people and...
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DCHP
- Mar 8
- 5 min
Before the website
Long before the Denham Community History Project began posting and publishing articles, maps, research, and photographs on this website,...
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DCHP
- Jan 20
- 8 min
A Gypsy tale
The words “gypsy” and “traveller” are often thought to have the same meaning. Indeed a search of the internet reveals a great deal of...
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DCHP
- Dec 5, 2023
- 9 min
Stepping into 900 years of history
The lights have been lit on the village green, the tree is adorned with decorations and Denham is preparing for Christmas. There is no...
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DCHP
- Nov 9, 2023
- 4 min
Sadly lost and some to be remembered
Honouring the men of Denham who died in the Great War This month's story around Armistice Day 2023, is not so much history in itself but...
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DCHP
- Oct 11, 2023
- 8 min
A visitor from the Carolinas
We were given the opportunity to talk about our project recently at the St. Mary's Festival celebrating 900 years of the church's...
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DCHP
- Aug 30, 2023
- 9 min
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, 2023
- 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, 2023
- 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, 2023
- 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, 2023
- 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, 2023
- 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, 2023
- 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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