Long Par News Today

Some of the animals here possess the power of speech, deploying it to often subversive ends.

An experimental, post WWI housing development, just a stone’s throw from Amersham Station, is one of Amersham’s best kept secrets. The Elm Close Conservation Area is a private estate built around a central green. It is entered by a single-track road and hidden behind tall laurel hedges. Few people even know it is there. Living conditions in 1918 Home ownership was rare in the early 20th century and 90% of householders were tenants. Housing became a hot topic during the war when it was...