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High Street, GREAT MISSENDEN, HP16 0AW

This information board has recently been erected at the corner of High Street and Link Road. It has a map and wording on the left hand side and notices on the right. Below the board, it says "This way for the ROALD DAHL MUSEUM →", https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1264147 refers.

This photo shows the information board in Great Missenden with information on the left and the map of Great Missenden to the right. It has the following wording: Left The village of Great Missenden lies in the heart of the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, surrounded by rolling hills, beech woodlands and packed with historic character. Our history In Saxon times, Great Missenden lay on the route between the Royal Estates of King Harold in High Wycombe and Queen Elgiva of Chesham. By the time the Domesday Book was compiled in 1086, there were 12 households in the village. The George Inn and Court House date from the 15th Century when the High Street was part of the route between London and the Midlands. As the village grew to cater for more travellers, coaching inns appeared, and in Victorian times, there were 12 inns along the High Street and Church Street. In the 18th and 19th centuries, bodgers worked in the beech woods to produce components for High Wycombe's renowned furniture industry. In 1892 the railway arrived. This changed the whole area and economy as Great Missenden grew to accommodate commuters. The children's author Roald Dahl lived in the village between 1954 and 1990, and wrote all his books for children in the Writing Hut in his garden. Photo: No 10 High Street, Great Missenden. Photo from the Buckinghamshire County Museum collections. Below is a map of The Chilterns. Middle Map of Great Missenden with the wording: "Welcome to Great Missenden - Roald Dahl Country - Heart of the Chilterns" with two red kites below, in the top right corner Right Make the most of your visit 1) Visit the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre, home of Roald Dahl's archive. 2) Stroll down the historic High Street and Church Street, packed with diverse and listed buildings. 3) Visit Missenden Abbey and The Walled Garden. 4) Browse the independent and specialist shops. 5) Visit the church of St. Peter and St. Paul and look for Roald Dahl's grave. 6) Enjoy the Buryfield, with its playgrounds, skatepark and tennis courts. 7) Take one of the marked footpaths to the surrounding hills and beech woods and enjoy the views. 8) Seek out the River Misbourne when it's flowing, an important chalk stream. Photo: local beech woods.

Located at 34 High Street HP16 0AU, this building was the former Post Office until the Autumn of 2016, when it moved to Samways at 35 Station Approach. It is now a café and handloom boutique being open from Mondays to Saturdays. The entrance to the Royal Mail delivery office is to the right of The Stamp, with several trolleys positioned against the side of the building.

This photo shows the telephone kiosk in High Street HP16 0AU outside the Royal Mail sorting office. A BT notice has been fixed above the payphone mentioning that the kiosk is likely to be taken out in the near future due to lack of usage. Update: the kiosk has since been removed from this location.

Located at 28 High Street HP16 0AU, this bank is opened on Weekdays except Thursdays between 9.30am and 4.30pm. However, a poster in the bank's window with the heading "This branch is closing, but your bank is always open" announces that the final day of this branch being open is Friday 25th September 2015. It is a trend occurring at present within the banking industry of branches closing down, due to online banking becoming more prevalent. The blue ATM cash machine on the wall to the left of the photo, will also be taken out at the same time when this bank closes. Station Approach can just be seen to the right of the photo.

The lettering on the front is in relief.