In Pictures - Part II
Part I of this October 2021 post ended with a few teasing questions about village photos from the archives, including this one showing...
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DCHP
- Oct 11, 2021
- 7 min
In Pictures - Part I
The attractiveness of Denham Village to visitors is nothing new. It has been a postcard village for over a hundred years. Several local...
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DCHP
- Sep 21, 2021
- 19 min
Denham's History Man
Who was Robert Lathbury ? Though there are many people in Denham who have not heard his name, there are few, if any more significant...
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DCHP
- Sep 6, 2021
- 11 min
A refined and gracious lady
Visitors to the Denham Parish Hall may, or perhaps may not, have noticed that as they leave by the back door into the car park on the...
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DCHP
- Aug 23, 2021
- 15 min
Party political
For over a thousand years our village has included amongst its residents people well known and influential but still very much part of...
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DCHP
- Aug 5, 2021
- 21 min
AUGUST - Summer Party Time
We get the names of our months from the ancient Romans. September, October, November and December each start with references to Latin...
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DCHP
- Jul 19, 2021
- 11 min
Jack of the green
Take a walk along Denham Way (off Old Mill Road) towards the cricket pitch on the Way and Tillard recreation ground, and you will reach...
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DCHP
- Jul 5, 2021
- 15 min
Howzat !
Denham is very fortunate in having its own recreation ground just behind Ashmead Lane, the Way and Tillard. It has thriving cricket and...
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DCHP
- Jun 24, 2021
- 20 min
Tea garden tales of life on the Canal
Fran wasn’t born to the canal, but the idea of it fascinated her as she spent time on the canal with her aunt during school holidays. She...
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DCHP
- Jun 7, 2021
- 14 min
The Waterway passing by
Denham has long been a stopping place for travellers on the road from London to Oxford. In the 18th century the journey took at least two...
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DCHP
- May 19, 2021
- 10 min
What's in Name ? - Part 2
In Part 2 of our reflection on street and house names in Denham Village we start with the story of Bowyer House and work our way around...
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DCHP
- May 3, 2021
- 10 min
What's in a name ? - Part 1
This month we're taking a look at the street and house names in Denham Village and their historical connections. Part I at the beginning...
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DCHP
- Apr 19, 2021
- 11 min
Park Life
For our second article as a rather chilly spring has arrived in our village, we stray a little beyond its boundaries to review the...
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DCHP
- Apr 6, 2021
- 12 min
Country Park Pursuits
This month, as spring beckons and as we hope to see an end to the trials and tribulations of Covid 19 and the isolation that it has...
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DCHP
- Mar 16, 2021
- 9 min
A Village Life of Crime
Earlier this month we told something of the history of policing and crime in the village with a few tales of poaching and other...
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DCHP
- Mar 1, 2021
- 15 min
A policeman's lot
In 2021 we are very accustomed to the protection we have from the police service. Our area police station is now in Amersham since the...
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DCHP
- Feb 17, 2021
- 4 min
Personal memories of the Methodist Chapel
Our February post about the old Methodist Chapel in Cheapside Lane attracted a lot of attention. One reader, Christine Newell, has come...
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DCHP
- Feb 2, 2021
- 15 min
Behind the Ivy - a story of a Methodist Chapel
For decades a small cottage with two arched windows and an eye-catching bright green porch has sat silently as ivy continues to overtake...
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DCHP
- Jan 19, 2021
- 2 min
Unveiling the plaque - a beautiful sunny day
Rosemary Temple is a past chair of Denham Parish Council who lived in Blacksmith’s Cottage on Village Road. Rosemary was personally...
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DCHP
- Jan 4, 2021
- 11 min
For the appreciation of art
There are two plaques on the walls of houses in Village Road. One, well known, appears on the wall of Hills House marking the home of the...
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