Chesterford Families

This family photograph taken in 1907 shows, from left to right, the Reynolds family, the Whitman family and the Turner family.

Coronation Green

This Edwardian photograph of Coronation Green shows three small cottages on what has now become the village green. The cottages were demolished over eighty years ago and an oak tree planted on the green space. In 2003 a village sign was erected with a time capsule...

The Queen’s Coronation

The Coronation of Elizabeth II on 2nd June 1953 was celebrated in the village with a carnival procession; a competition for the best decorated house; a comic football match and other sports; a ham salad and beer tea in a marquee; a bonfire and singsong with fireworks...