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Pictorial Tour of Amersham
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A view along the Amersham by pass, looking towards Missenden. Old Amersham is on the right. The bypass has certainly reduced traffic through Old Amersham, although not long after it opened, they opened Tesco, which brought a lot of traffic back to part of the town.

There are many footpaths between the houses in Amersham on the Hill. One explanation for their existence is that they follow the old paths that used to cross the Common before Amersham on the Hill was developed. There are over 70 public footpaths in the area totally about 30 miles!

The water tower at the top of Gore Hill. The tower was built by prisoners of war during World War I and provided water for the area until about the 1980s. It has now been converted into a house and was the subject of a Channel 4 TV programme following the alterations. Apparently, the views from the top are spectacular and on a clear day one can see the buildings of London.

Now pay attention, this could get confusing! Above is the telephone exchange. This used to be the Post Office, until the post office moved to Hill Avenue when the new Post Office and sorting office opened in the 1960s. The above building was then known by many as the old Post Office. The thing is, the new Post Office in Hill Avenue is now also an old post office, as the post office moved in to Martins news agent.  If that was not bad enough, Martins closed at the end of 2007 and the Post Office has moved again into the Londis store at the station end of Hill Aveneue. So I suppose there are now three old Post Offices! The one on Hill Avenue is still a sorting office and one can collect packages from there if you were not able to receive them when the postman tried to deliver.

Hervines Park. The bowling green is to the left of the pavilion. A quiet open space used a lot for sport, including cricket, football, bowls and hockey. The woods around the park have a wonderful display of bluebells.

(Picture Courtesy of John Franklin)

Cricket in Hervines Park. The teams are not known from this 1983 photo, but he looks out!

Photograph Courtesy of John Presley - photos@theagc.org

The spectacular bluebells in Hervines Woods

King George V playing fields, off Chiltern Avenue. The Chiltern Pools and library back onto the fields. Local residents raised money in the 1980s for a childrens play ground to be built on the field.

Barn Meadow, Old Amersham, with a Sunday morning football match taking place. In the back ground is the Maltings which served the nearby brewery. In World War II barrage balloons were made in The Maltings. The Meadow has been used for many community events over the years.

Another view of Barn meadow with St. Mary's School in the background.

Viewed from a passing train, Amersham Hill Cricket ground. Accessed from Woodside Road a fireworks display has often been held on the ground, must be a good view from the trains.

Just off Barn meadow are The Maltings, now home to small businesses and craft workshops, once part of the brewery

Plantation Lodge on Raans Road. This was the former lodge to the large house owned by the Weller family (who used to own the brewery in Amersham Old Town) who bought the land from Lord Chasm and made it their family residence.. At the end of Raans Road is Raans itself, one of the oldest residences in the area, dating from 1540.

The Jubilee Scout Hall at the top of Rectory Hill. the original hall was burnt down by fire in 1964 and this new hall was built and opened in 1966. The railway bridge in the background was rebuilt to incorporate the new stabling sidings for Amersham station.

Parsonage or Rectory Woods at the top of Rectory Hill

The top of Parsonage Woods or Rectory Woods with the path leading down to the Old Town where the views on this page can be found

Within the trees off Rectory Hill is the old Rectory of St. Mary's. Now a private residence, the Rector was at one time often a member of the Tyrwitt-Drake family.

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