Little Chesterford Fete Hayride

Little Chesterford Fete is held every June in the field next to the Church.  This photograph from 2012 shows a popular attraction of a hayride pulled by a traction engine, the children sitting on bales of hay.

Carmel Street – The Old Bakery

This photograph shows the Old Bakery in Carmel Street in the early 1900s with a horse and cart taking deliveries for the village. On the right is one of the old cottages which were demolished when Mr Thurgood built Orford House.

Carmel Street – The Old Bakery

This photograph shows the remains of the Old Bakery after the fire in the 1980s. The house was restored and some original interior features remain but it no longer has a Grade 2 listing.

Carmel Street – The Old Bakery

Charles ‘Stodgy’ Searle ran the bakery from c.1912-1937 when Mr Bert Cole took over. It closed in 1953 and was converted to a private house. It lost its Grade 2 listing after a disastrous fire in the 1980s. The photograph shows the Searles standing in...