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Originally posted by Chilternman Chilternman wrote:

... back of the pet shop I think next to the newsagent by the vale,

I remember a pet shop about there, early 60's, had a brilliant parrot, "Good morning, can I help you" when you walked in ... sounded exactly like the owner.

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Originally posted by Chilternman Chilternman wrote:

I remember a photographer that was at the back of the pet shop I think next to the newsagent by the vale, I think the same guy used to run both businesses, I still have the pic of my sister and me aged about 1 & 3.


The pet shop ( with the parrot) was owned by Mr Hearn
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Originally posted by Garry Garry wrote:

I stand to be corrected but the Lower Road starts from Chiltern Hill towards Gerrards Cross, the High Street runs from the Waggon & Horses through to Chiltern Hill, and there was the Kings Arms and the Rose & Crown pubs more or less opposite each other, then as is today the Greyhound and The George, and the Carpenters Arms was approximately where HSBC is today (no eyesore of a precinct in those days) and of course Poachers was the Bakers Arms and then opposite as is today The White Hart, 7 pubs in the old High Street.
Andrews (Menswear) was The Mans Shop and was of course in the High Street.
Robertsons Butchers was run by Tom Robertson who still has a butchers in Little Chalfont to this day.
There was another butchers Allum & Glandfield next to Claydons (now Birrings) tucked back by where the Tile shop used to be.



So going on from here.
It seems there was a pub named “The five bells” it stood where “ The Bakers Arms “ used to be. In the early 1700’s.






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Old records suggest Chalfont St Peter used to be known as 'the village of the seven pubs', which must have been an inordinately large ratio of pubs to villagers even back then.
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Originally posted by Bucks Fizz Bucks Fizz wrote:

Old records suggest Chalfont St Peter used to be known as 'the village of the seven pubs', which must have been an inordinately large ratio of pubs to villagers even back then.

Wandering down the High Street to just past the garage at Gravel Hill it used to be:  

Bakers Arms (ex 5 Bells) (R), White Hart (L), Carpenters Arms (R), George (R), Greyhound (L), Kings Arms (R), Rose & Crown (L), Wagon & Horses (R), Coach & Horses, (R) ... add to them: Jolly Farmer, Three Pigeons

... some pub crawl.

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There used to be nine pubs in Chalfont St Giles, two at Three Households, (one was demolished for housing), the other being the White Hart, Milton's Head (now demolished), Fox & Hounds, the Feathers (now the Stone Place restaurant), the Crown (now Costa Coffee), Merlin's Cave, the Pheasant (now a Vet's), and the Ivy House. I've drunk in all of them except the one that was demolished at Three Households. How times, (and pubs), change!
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The pub at the Three Households that was demolished was Uncle Toms Cabin. I remember it vaguely as I went into it at a young age, Kids didn't really go in pubs in them days, Have great memories of sitting outside it.
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Yes, you're right Garry, it was called Uncle Toms Cabin, I couldn't remember the name.
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