Weedon's Almshouses (9)
Weedon's Almshouses in Waterside date from 1624. Close by, on the opposite side of the road at the junction with Amersham Road, is the site of The Pound (plaque F) where stray animals were impounded until a fine was paid. Further along Amersham Road is Mineral Cottage, at the site of a chalybeate spring, (plaque G). This was built in 1820 by a committee trying to establish Chesham as a spa town, to accommodate visitors coming to take the iron-rich water