Chipping Hill green looking west. Left to right, 30 Chipping Hill, 28 Chipping Hill, 26 Chipping Hill (these three were later combined as 28 Chipping Hill), entrance to churchyard, parish church, and 22 Chipping Hill. The original Frith picture WIT 24 has more on it, and shows that the item leaning over at the extreme left is a small tree. An oak tree was planted here on 31 December 1937 but by 1944 was dead, and replaced by another given by Harry Ashby. Later photos show that the new tree stood straight up and had a cage round it, as it does today. So this is perhaps the first tree. Assuming the photo was not taken during the Second World War, this dates the picture from 1938 or 1939. Perhaps taken at the same time as M1977 (Frith WIT 22).

Ref	M1980
Publisher	Frith. Number 24 F
Date taken	1938-39
Source	Legg, Edward. Sent on CD called 'Edward Legg. Witham Essex Postcards'. His ref 'Chipping Hill 4'.