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Chipping Campden History

Chipping Campden
History Society

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    Haymaking
  • 'Digging' Old Campden House
    'Digging' Old Campden House
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    The men are standing in front of the ‘scratter’ – the machine that pulps the apples before they are put ...
    Cidermaking

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Welcome to the website of Chipping Campden History Society

 

The Archive Room is now OPEN to visitors by appointment only on Wednesday afternoons 2.00pm-4.00pm and Saturday mornings 10.00-12.00.  If you wish to make an appointment to search the archives, please complete and submit the Enquiry form on this website giving brief details of the reason for your visit.  You can also leave a message by telephoning 01386 848840 or email us.

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  • Special offers for tourists?

    Special offers for tourists?

    It seems that Campden was aware of the value of holiday visitors over 100 years ago –  specially commissioned china ...
  • Campden Vicarage

    Campden Vicarage

    notes on Campden vicarage
  • Letter from the Battle of Talavera

    Letter from the Battle of Talavera

    Extraordinary coincidence – we were sorting a box of assorted family history papers from the Archives and came to the ...
All new pages
  • Who was Pauline?

    Who was Pauline?

    Carol’s meticulous research follows the story of Pauline and reveals the connections with the Hart and Huyshe families.
  • The census is important

    The census is important

    Did you fill in your census return this year –  it will matter to family and local historians 100 years ...
  • The Mortality Crisis of 1741 in Chipping Campden

    The Mortality Crisis of 1741 in Chipping Campden

    In the third of his series of articles using the parish registers and other Campden sources, Nick Woodward examines the ...
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  • Talking Local History: The Hobbs Family - Warts and all!

    Talking Local History: The Hobbs Family - Warts and all!

    On Tuesday 23rd November at 7.30pm Richard Hobbs and Faith Quin will be talking about their family and what they ...
  • The Festival of Britain 1951 in Campden

    The Festival of Britain 1951 in Campden

  • Letters between the Horne Family & Georg Haupt

    Letters between the Horne Family & Georg Haupt

    CCHS has received transcriptions of letters, written from 1948 until 1962 between the enquirer’s grandparents, Andrew and Kathleen Horne, and ...
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  • Get involved...

    Get involved...

    If you are interested in getting more actively involved in local history, but don’t know what to do, we can ...
  • CCHS Members' Section

    CCHS Members' Section

    For CCHS members only – a password-protected web section Access to the Members’ Section, which contains more detailed information, is given ...
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    Explore our archive

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