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In February 1986, the building was destroyed by fire and only the external walls remained standing. [10] Mironnet's wife, alone in the château at the time of the fire, managed to escape from the flames by tying bed sheets through a window. [4] In 2017, the property was put up for sale on the French classified ads website Leboncoin. [11]
In 1930, Chalfont Lodge became a girls' school. [9] Chalfont Park House was later used as a training centre by the National Provincial Bank, [19] and during the Second World War the house was used as a home for recovering servicemen. [20] In 1944, the remaining estate and house was purchased by British Aluminium Company. [21]
St Aidan's Roman Catholic church is on Finch Lane. It was opened in 1964, having been built on land bought from the Beel House estate. [8] Little Chalfont Methodist Church is on Chalfont Avenue. The original church building was opened in 1959. After the church was damaged by fire in 1993, the current church building was opened in 1996. [9]
Chalfont St Giles has hosted numerous Beer Festivals that take place on the village green, with the most notable being in 2014 when DJ Brandon Block hosted a set. [33] In May 2023, Chalfont St Giles hosted a street party to celebrate the Coronation of King Charles III. The event hosted thousands of people, with live music, barbeques, pop-up ...
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Chalfont St Peter is a large village and civil parish in southeastern Buckinghamshire, England. It is in a group of villages called The Chalfonts which also includes Chalfont St Giles and Little Chalfont. The villages lie between High Wycombe and Rickmansworth. Chalfont St Peter is one of the largest villages, with nearly 13,000 residents.
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The house was bought by George Jeffreys in 1680 and was his place of residence whilst the house at Bulstrode Park underwent reconstruction after a fire and held court at the Greyhound Inn in Chalfont St Peter. [8]