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<br/>Part of the National Society for Epilepsy colony, see [[123736]] for more information. John Passmore Edwards was a notable philanthropist, see a website about him, http://www.passmoreedwards.org.uk/. The page of this http://www.passmoreedwards.org.uk/pages/Misc/Chalfont.htm about the National Society for Epilepsy tells us: "In 1894 the Society purchased a farm in Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire, establishing the Chalfont Centre for Epilepsy. Passmore Edwards contributing £5000. Passmore Edwards remained closely involved with the Society's work at Chalfont St Peter, funding the provision of five homes and an administration building within the next 6 years, and in recognition was made a Vice President of the Society."
©David Hawgood
<br/>The Chalfont Centre is a colony run by the National Society for Epilepsy. Their website http://www.epilepsynse.org.uk/ tells us: "The National Society for the Employment of Epileptics (NSEE) was launched in 1892 by a group of London philanthropists and medical men. The aim of the Society was to establish a 'colony' for people with epilepsy who were capable of work but couldn't find employment due to their condition and the prevailing social attitudes of the time. At that time, many people with epilepsy were confined to workhouses or asylums due to difficulties in finding work and lodgings." The photographer has successfully used their service for hardcover binding of a small number of books.
©David Hawgood
Dist:0.3km north<br/>Houses at the top of the southern limb of the road, looking east up the road.
©David Hawgood
Dist:0.3km north<br/>Chesham Lane passing Foxdell Way
©Shaun Ferguson
Dist:0.7km north<br/>Looking north-east on the path from Skippings Farm and The Chalfont Centre.
©David Hawgood
Dist:0.7km east<br/>Path from Chalfont Common, view east. The public footpath has been restored to keep it passable through the wheat field.
©David Hawgood
Dist:0.8km east<br/>A victorian chapel of ease, within the parish of Chalfont St Peter. More information on page http://www.achurchnearyou.com/venue.php?V=153 on church of England website.
©David Hawgood
Dist:0.8km east<br/>Across the road from St Paul's church
©David Hawgood
Dist:1.2km north<br/>Main entrance to Bucks new University Chalfont Campus on Newland Park
©Shaun Ferguson
Dist:1.3km south<br/>Two roads leave the A413 at this point climbing up the valley side to the north and east respectively.
©David Squire
Dist:1.3km southeast<br/>An old landfill site on the south side of West Hyde Lane that has poor drainage and can only provide rough pasture for horses. The tyres have been dumped over the fence.
©Nigel Cox
Dist:1.3km west<br/>From the South Bucks Way looking up to Dibden Hill
©Shaun Ferguson
Dist:1.3km southwest<br/>South Bucks Way on the edge of Chalfont St Peter
©Shaun Ferguson
Dist:1.4km southeast<br/>A chalk dry valley with Middle Wood viewed from Bloom Wood and West Hyde Lane.
©Nigel Cox

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