▁were ▁used ▁to ▁carry ▁gro cer ies ▁and ▁other ▁goods ▁to ▁houses , ▁this ▁tradition ▁continu ing ▁until ▁as ▁recently ▁as ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁Ch alf ord ▁expanded ▁rapidly ▁with ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁Th ames ▁and ▁Se vern ▁Canal ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 9 ▁and ▁the ▁village ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁cent res ▁for ▁the ▁manufact ure ▁of ▁broad cl oth . ▁Its ▁wealth y ▁cloth iers ▁lived ▁close ▁to ▁their ▁mill s ▁and ▁built ▁many ▁fine ▁houses ▁which ▁surv ive ▁to ▁this ▁day . ▁ ▁Architecture ▁▁ ▁In ▁common ▁with ▁other ▁towns ▁and ▁villages ▁in ▁the ▁area , ▁buildings ▁are ▁generally ▁constructed ▁of ▁C ots w old ▁stone , ▁with ▁local ▁fields ▁en closed ▁by ▁dry ▁stone ▁wall ing . ▁The ▁area ▁is ▁designated ▁as ▁an ▁Area ▁of ▁Out standing ▁Natural ▁Beaut y ▁and ▁the ▁village ▁itself ▁is ▁a ▁designated ▁conservation ▁area . ▁ ▁Ch alf ord ▁is ▁noted ▁for ▁two ▁fine ▁Arts ▁and ▁C raft s ▁movement ▁churches . ▁Christ ▁Church ▁( Ch urch ▁of ▁England ) ▁contains ▁work ▁by ▁Norman ▁Jew son , ▁William ▁Sim mond s , ▁Peter ▁Wa als , ▁Edward ▁Bar ns ley , ▁Norman ▁Buck nell , ▁amongst ▁other ▁distinguished ▁artists ▁and ▁craft s men ▁working ▁in ▁the ▁C ots w old ▁tradition . ▁The ▁Church ▁of ▁Our ▁Lady ▁of ▁the ▁Ang els ▁( R oman ▁Catholic ), ▁Brown sh ill , ▁by ▁W . ▁D . ▁Car oe ▁( 1 9 3 0 ), ▁contains ▁out standing ▁st