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russ66
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Joined: 11 February 2006
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Posted: 01 March 2006 at 1:31am |
That is a great site! I will be on there for hours looking at these. Thanks for
the link
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moggies
Chalfont Star
Joined: 22 September 2005
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Posted: 01 March 2006 at 9:27pm |
That is a fantastic collection of photos.
I never knew there was a beech wood on Chalfont Common and I'd love to know where the pointed end of the Monument (obelisk) has gone..
Anyone know?
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Still don't know what I want to do when I grow up...
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hissing sid
Chalfont Oldie
Joined: 12 January 2005
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Posted: 01 March 2006 at 10:31pm |
struck by lightning, If I remember correctly early 60's
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Hissing Sid
It's a free country, adopt whatever PC stance you want. Just don't tell me which stance I should take just because it clashes with your opinion.
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pierre
Chalfont Star
Joined: 12 January 2005
Location: United Kingdom
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Posted: 01 March 2006 at 10:36pm |
moggies wrote:
That is a fantastic collection of photos.
I never knew there was a beech wood on Chalfont Common and I'd love to know where the pointed end of the Monument (obelisk) has gone..
Anyone know?
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steve has been walking a bit strange lately!
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Perveyor of crap knob jokes since 2007.
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Rich Kid
Chalfont Snapper
Joined: 11 January 2005
Location: United Kingdom
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Points: 626
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Posted: 02 March 2006 at 10:33am |
Does anyone remember the little shop next door to the Jolly Farmer (Village Hall) car park, run by a couple of middle-aged ladies who were obviously "good friends"?
And Ezra's?
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DanW
Chalfont Admin
Joined: 11 January 2005
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Posted: 02 March 2006 at 10:38am |
I remember that place next to the Jolly Farmers, but can't remember its name. I think it was just about the last place in Chalfont to sell sweets from jars behind the counter.
It's now Delta Security or something.
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I used to be with it. But then they changed what it was. Now what I'm with isn't it, and what's it seems scary and weird.
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Fans
Chalfontonian
Joined: 15 June 2005
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Posted: 02 March 2006 at 2:27pm |
Fabulous pictures, I will be spending a lot of time look at these - particularly enjoyed the ones of Hill Farm, I spent hours in the late 60's / early 70's playing in there, having apple fights with the kids from Royle Close (we were Joiner's Way) and making up ghost stories & scaring ourselves witless, they finally took it down, piece by piece in the mid 70's, just before we moved out of the road, and took it & rebuilt it at the open air museum apparently, but have never been there to see it.
I remember the shop next to the Jolly Farmers, and the ladies, one was particularly scary, but they did sell cigs to me at 13!! Although, now wish they hadn't it took be 27 yrs to finally give up!
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moggies
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Posted: 02 March 2006 at 9:10pm |
You should go and see Hill Farm at the museum, Fans!
Its used as the Hawk and Owl Trust building - no actual birds on site but lots of info and is of real use. Really lovely building and all reconstructed piece by piece...
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Still don't know what I want to do when I grow up...
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moggies
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Posted: 02 March 2006 at 9:11pm |
hissing sid wrote:
struck by lightning, If I remember correctly early 60's |
So apart from the suspicion that Steve is walking strangely, what actually happened to the pointy bit after it was struck? Presumably it fell off but what then?
If it was around anywhere, it would be great to fix the Monument again or, failing that, put it up at Chiltern Open Air Museum...
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Still don't know what I want to do when I grow up...
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ReTrO
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Joined: 24 April 2005
Location: United Kingdom
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Posted: 02 March 2006 at 10:16pm |
Old photos are great. But we don't get old photos without taking
them as new ones first. So given a few decades we will all be
very greatful to Steve and his camera.
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Rick
Olim vespa, semper vespa
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