Last year Dave Roberts from Western Approaches HQ Museum, Liverpool contacted the Amersham Society about the early days of 30 Commando (later 30 AU) created by Ian Fleming. He knew that the unit was originally based in Amersham and Chesham Bois and was hoping to find out more about their […]
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At the end of April, Amersham Town Council reported that the first stage of the repairs project to Market Hall had been completed. The major renovation was done to the historic structure within the clock turret, which houses the bell and clock workings. Also the clock now chimes between 8am […]
On Sun 14 Nov 2021 the Remembrance Day Service took place in the Memorial Gardens in Old Amersham after Covid-19 restrictions affected the event last year. Large numbers of residents, local youth groups, the Royal British Legion, all came together to pay tribute to the fallen in the First and […]
Below is the statement by Amersham Town Council explaining the current status and further plans regarding the repairs to the Market Hall.
The Amersham Society May 2021 Newsletter told the story of The Wellerman, a sea shanty which had become very popular on the social medium TikTok earlier in the year.
Buckinghamshire Local History Network (BLHN) 2020 Conference will be held online on Sat 24 Oct 2020 from 1.30pm to 4pm. This free half-day conference “Wellers, Wethereds, Wheelers and the ABC – Buckinghamshire brewers through three centuries” will be accompanied by the Virtual Local History Fair – a website with a […]
We are getting a number of requests via our website asking about the status of Amersham Charter Fair this year. Below is the leaflet delivered to the local residents which clarifies the situation:
The Society’s Committee is pleased to release the first (beta) version of Old Amersham Interactive Map. Following our tradition to accomplish at least one heritage project per year, this is our response to times of lockdown and social distancing during the pandemic. This map can be used on your computer […]
The Vagrant Notice is back up on the wall of no. 60, The Broadway. As Peter Borrows, our project co-ordinator, reports: it has been cleaned, woodworm treated and the lettering carefully re-painted and now much more legible – all thanks to Martin Cook of Martin Cook Studio.
The Society’s 2018 heritage project was to design and install a new map for the Amersham Old Town. Keeping up with the tradition of producing maps and promoting walks in and around the town, the new map slogan reads: “Walk the paths and enjoy the town’s hidden corners”.
This is an update on the progress of the Vagabond Notice conservation work commenced by the Amersham Society.
When the Amersham Society was formed the first item on the agenda of the first Committee meeting was to discuss the fate of Shardeloes House, the home of the Lords of the Manor of Amersham. It was decided that the Society should do all in their power to prevent its […]
Although the Amersham Society started originally as a historical society, very soon it became clear that it needed to deal with preservation of old buildings, signs, monuments, footpaths in and around the Town. One of the first heritage projects initiated and supported by the Society was a restoration of the […]
The Amersham Society Committee has decided to go ahead with conservation work on the Vagabond (or Vagrant) notice later this year. It has been 25 years since the previous restoration performed by the Society. Back in 1994 the work was carried out by Martin Cook, the local carver and expert […]
The first town trail leaflet “Amersham: A Walk around the Old Town” was published in 1975 as a contribution to European Architectural Heritage Year. The Society joined the Council of Europe’s initiative to raise public awareness that architectural heritage consists not only of the most important monuments, it also includes […]