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Chesham objects in other collections

  • Have you spotted an object associated with Chesham in another museum? If so, we would love to know about it. Chiltern Toys had a factory making wooden and other toys in Waterside, Chesham until the outbreak of WWII. This Chiltern Toys bear is in the collections of the Victoria & Albert Museum in London.

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The Market Square and Chesham Museum (4)

The Market Square

The Market Square contains some of Chesham's oldest buildings. The Town Hall used to stand in the middle of the Square but was demolished in 1965 as part of a road-widening scheme. It was replaced in 1992 by the Clock Tower, a replica of the 19th century original, as part of Chesham's pedestrianisation scheme. The new Town Hall can be reached via Baines Walk, off the High Street. Chesham Museum moved into number 15, the old Chapter One booksellers, in 2009. The Chesham Building Society (plaque A), with offices in Market Square and in the Broadway, was established in 1845 and is the oldest independent building society in existence.

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