When Queen Victoria came to the throne in 1837, Shalmsford was still very much a separate settlement from Chartham Village, but by the end of her reign in 1901, is had become part of Chartham Village as a it is today.Shalmsford is still the home of ordinary people, and as you read this study, I think you will find that our lives are not that different from those of the people who came before us.