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East Street, CHESHAM, HP5 1ED

Chesham is the furthest north and the furthest west station on the London Underground system. The distance from here to Chalfont & Latimer is also the longest distance between two stations on the Underground system at nearly four miles. Needless to say it is also the furthest station from central London, being 25 miles from Charing Cross. Travelling out through the countryside from Rickmansworth to Chorleywood, Chalfont & Latimer and Chesham, London seems a very long way away. The station was opened on 8th July 1889 by the Metropolitan Railway. It is Grade II listed. The line from Chesham to where it meets the line from Amersham is single track as seen at http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4208963 Although there was originally this island platform with a track either side, the western one was taken away in November 1970 and only the eastern side is now in use. The water tower is at the end of the disused platform. A train bound for Aldgate waits for the off. For more information on the station see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesham_tube_station

This noticeboard in Station Road HP5 1DH, has the heading "Discover The Chess Valley in the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty". It then has the following wording: "The CHESS VALLEY WALK follows the River Chess for 10 miles (16km) linking Chesham and Rickmansworth, passing through some of the most attractive countryside in the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.You can also create your own circular walks, returning by public transport from the railway stations along the route". "The River Chess, one of several chalk streams in the Chilterns, is an important but vulnerable wildlife habitat. It supports some of our most threatened species, such as water vole, white-clawed crayfish and brown trout". The pictures show "The River Chess" (Left hand side), "Some of the wildlife you might see in and around the Chess and other chalk streams in the Chilterns" (Middle) and "Canon's Mill as it would have looked in the early 1900s" (Top right) The wording on the right says the following: "The Chess Valley Walk takes you on a journey into the fascinating past of this beautiful part of the Chilterns. Discover the site of a Roman farm-villa at Latimer, 13th century Chenies Manor House & Gardens, and historic Latimer House & parkland. Water meadows and ancient field systems can still be seen near Sarratt, as can the last working watercress beds on the Chess. Mills played an important role in the history of the valley and some of them can still be seen straddling the river. The site of old Flaunden village and its long derelict church, abandoned after the villagers relocated to the present site in the 1830s, is a symbol of the dramatic changes that have taken place in the valley over the centuries. The Chilterns logo can be seen at the top right hand corner of the noticeboard.

A single stop branch at the far end of the Metropolitan Line

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A view along the platform at Chesham station, facing the buffer stop. The dark blue pole in the foreground supports a mirror that was used by drivers to see the doors of four car trains, but is redundant now that all trains on this line are formed of eight cars. The water tower behind it on the left has been redundant for much longer, as it existed to supply water to steam locomotives. In front of it, some small trees have taken over the trackbed in the former bay platform.

A train of London Transport 'A' stock has just arrived from Baker Street. Chesham is now the furthest-flung outpost of London Transport's railways, although in former years they ran as far as Aylesbury, and even Verney Junction.