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Hertfordshire Collection

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: St Albans / Penrose 1926

St Albans / Penrose 1926
St Albans, Hertfordshire: French Row

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: The Spirella Building, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire

The Spirella Building, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire
The Spirella Building, Letchworth Garden City, near Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England. Date: 1938

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: St Albans Abbey 1802

St Albans Abbey 1802
St Albans Cathedral, Hertfordshire. The Abbey was founded in 793 by Offa, King of Mercia, supposedly on the site of the martyrdom of St Alban in A.D. 303

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: Hitchin, Herts 1940S

Hitchin, Herts 1940S
The corner of Bridge Street, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, where the speed limit for W.D. (War Department) vehicles is 15 m.p.h. The Half Moon pub, sells Noted Luton Ales, too

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: Welwyn Garden City, an example of town planning

Welwyn Garden City, an example of town planning
An advertisement for new houses and industrial sites at the new town of Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, an example of town planning, designed to take people away from polluted cities

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: St. Albans Market Day possibly 1920s

St. Albans Market Day possibly 1920s

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: The Village, Codicote, Hertfordshire

The Village, Codicote, Hertfordshire
The Village, Codicote, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England. Showing the George & Dragon Hotel Date: 1903

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: Harpenden High Street early 1900s

Harpenden High Street early 1900s

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: Wallingford Screen, St Albans Abbey, Hertfordshire

Wallingford Screen, St Albans Abbey, Hertfordshire
View of the 15th century Wallingford Screen (high altar) in St Albans Abbey, Hertfordshire. The statues were destroyed during the Dissolution, but were replaced in the 19th century

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: Crib Street, Ware, Hertfordshire

Crib Street, Ware, Hertfordshire
Crib Street, Ware, near Hertford, Hertfordshire, England. Date: 1930s

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: Market, Hitchin, Hertfordshire

Market, Hitchin, Hertfordshire
Market, Hitchin, near Letchworth, Hertfordshire, England. Date: 1904

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: Stevenage New Town

Stevenage New Town
This pedestrianised shopping centre at Stevenage New Town, Hertfordshire, England was the first in England, opened in 1959. It was also the first designated New Town in 1946. Date: July 1966

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: Ladies Cycling Club

Ladies Cycling Club
Jolly Hockey sticks! Its the Rosslyn Ladies Cycling Club, causing quite a stir as they cycle through the village of Hadham Cross, Hertfordshire, England. 1930s

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: Stanstead Abbotts - The Bridge

Stanstead Abbotts - The Bridge
The village of Stanstead Abbott in Hertfordshire lies on the Greenwich Meridian. Date: 1907

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: Letchworth / Hillshott

Letchworth / Hillshott
Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire: Hillshott, a street of small houses

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: Pishiobury Approved School, Hertfordshire

Pishiobury Approved School, Hertfordshire
Aerial view of the Approved School at Pishiobury, near Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire. A cricket match is taking place. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: St. Albans Cathedral

St. Albans Cathedral, Hertfordshire. A sacred site from ancient times, Benedictine monks built an abbey in St. Albans memory. Later rebuilt by the Normans. Date: 1930s

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: William Hale

William Hale
WILLIAM HALE Well-fed resident of Kings Walden, Hertfordshire, with his autograph Date: 1749 - 1829

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: The Ovaltine Factory and Farms, Kings Langley

The Ovaltine Factory and Farms, Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, England. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: England / Wareside

England / Wareside
The pretty little village of Wareside, near Ware, Hertfordshire, England. Date: 1930s

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: England / Sawbridgeworth

England / Sawbridgeworth
Bell Street, Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England, showing some of its quaint and picturesque old houses. Date: 1950s

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: Sir John Brockett

Sir John Brockett
SIR JOHN BROCKETT of Brockett Hall, Hertfordshire : merchant trading with Spain. Date: 1538 - 1598

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: Cinema, Letchworth

Cinema, Letchworth
Queuing to see The Golden Voyage of Sinbad at the Broadway cinema, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, England Date: circa 1969

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: Coal Narrow Boats

Coal Narrow Boats
A pair of laden narrow boats, with their cargoes of coal, passing through a lock on the Grand Union Canal near Watford, Hertfordshire, England

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: Hitchin, Herts 1940S

Hitchin, Herts 1940S
The corner of Bridge Street, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, where the speed limit for W.D. (War Department) vehicles is 15 m.p.h. A horse and cart keeps strictly to this limit

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: St Albans, Hertfordshire

St Albans, Hertfordshire
The medieval clock tower at St Albans, Hertfordshire Date: 1948

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: St Marys Church, Hitchin, Hertfordshire

St Marys Church, Hitchin, Hertfordshire
St Marys Church, Hitchin, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England. Date: 1910s

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: Multiview, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire

Multiview, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire
Multiview, Letchworth Garden City, near Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England. Date: 1930s

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: England / Rickmansworth

England / Rickmansworth
A solitary vehicle leaving Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, England, in the days when it was more like a country lane. Date: 1950s

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: Tewin Water House and Tewin Water, Hertfordshire

Tewin Water House and Tewin Water, Hertfordshire
View of Tewin Water House and Tewin Water, at Digswell, Hertfordshire, with a host of golden daffodils in the foreground

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: Napsbury Asylum Administration Block, Hertfordshire

Napsbury Asylum Administration Block, Hertfordshire
The administration block of the Middlesex County Lunatic Asylum, also known as Napsbury Asylum, originally opened in 1905 on Shenley Lane, London Colney, near St. Albans, Hertfordshire

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: Rickmansworth - 1922

Rickmansworth - 1922
Grand Union Canal, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: Grand Union Canal

Grand Union Canal
Narrow boats passing through the locks on the Grand Union Canal at Rickmansworth, in the Colne Valley, Hertfordshire, England

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: Rickmansworth / Herts / 50S

Rickmansworth / Herts / 50S
A sylvan glimpse in one of Rickmansworths pretty lanes, one of the beauty spots of Hertfordshire

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: England / Gorhambury House

England / Gorhambury House
Remains of Gorhambury House, Hertfordshire

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: Photograph of Stonehouse Hotel, Hatfield, Hertfordshire

Photograph of Stonehouse Hotel, Hatfield, Hertfordshire. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Right face on view of the pub

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: Photograph of Cuffley Hotel, Cuffley, Hertfordshire

Photograph of Cuffley Hotel, Cuffley, Hertfordshire. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Right face on view of the pub

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: Broxbourne Mill and Stream

Broxbourne Mill and Stream, the Old Mill and Meadows Site Lee Valley Park, Broxbourne, Hertfordshire. A mill stood here for 900 years before being destroyed by fire on 1 October 1949. Date: 1911

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: Woodcarvers Shop - Woolmer Green, Hertfordshire

Woodcarvers Shop - Woolmer Green, Hertfordshire
Harry Macdonalds Woodcarvers Shop - Woolmer Green, Knebworth, Hertfordshire. Harry MacDonald (a Yorkshireman) came south and brought this cottage for 1, 000 in 1937

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: Shaftesbury and Arethusa Boys Homes, Royston, Hertfordshire

Shaftesbury and Arethusa Boys Homes, Royston, Hertfordshire
The Shaftesbury & Arethusa Boys Homes at Royston, Hertfordshire, were set up by the National Refuge for Homeless and Destitute Children, founded in 1843 by William Williams

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: St Andrews Street, Hertford, Hertfordshire

St Andrews Street, Hertford, Hertfordshire
St Andrews Street, Hertford, near Ware, Hertfordshire, England. Date: 1900s

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: The Fall of the German airship L-21 by Fortunino Matania, WW1

The Fall of the German airship L-21 by Fortunino Matania, WW1
The destruction of the German Zeppelin L-21 over Cuffley, Hertfordshire after being shot down by Lieut. William Leefe Robinson on the night of 2nd/3rd September 1916

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: Eight Bells, Hatfield

Eight Bells, Hatfield
The Eight Bells inn at Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, referred to in Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. Bill Sykes met the pedlar here. Date: 1950s

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: Three Counties Asylum, Arlesey, Bedfordshire

Three Counties Asylum, Arlesey, Bedfordshire
The Three Counties asylum at Arlesey (misspelt on picture), near Stotfold, Bedfordshire, opened in 1859, serving Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Huntingdonshire

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: The Garden Model Village - Woodcarvers Shop - Woolmer Green

The Garden Model Village - Woodcarvers Shop - Woolmer Green
Harry Macdonalds Model Village in the Garden of his Woodcarvers Shop - Woolmer Green, Knebworth, Hertfordshire

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: Ayot Place, Hertfordshire

Ayot Place, Hertfordshire
A pair of architectural drawings showing various angles, including the entrance facade, of Ayot Place, in Hertfordshire. Date: early 1900s

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: St. Albans Abbey, west front, St Albans, Hertfordshire

St. Albans Abbey, west front, St Albans, Hertfordshire
St Albans Abbey (Cathedral), west front, before Grimthorpes additions in the early 1880s. circa 1870s

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: Market Place, St Albans, Hertfordshire

Market Place, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England. Date: 1910s

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: Guessens Court, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire

Guessens Court, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire. Date: circa 1920

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: John of Wallingford

John of Wallingford
JOHN OF WALLINGFORD monk of St Albans, Hertfordshire Date: 1231 - 1258

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: Hatfield aerodrome, Hertfordshire

Hatfield aerodrome, Hertfordshire

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: England / Watford

England / Watford
The Ponds, a well-known feature at Watford, Hertfordshire, England. Date: 1960s

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: Ford on the River Lea

Ford on the River Lea
The Ford on the River Lea, Waterend, east of Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, England. The lane is a fragment of a Roman Road, pointing towards Welwyn. Date: 1930s

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: YE OLDE FIGHTING COCKS

YE OLDE FIGHTING COCKS
Ye Old Fighting Cocks, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England, a quaint old hostelery which claims to be the oldest unaltered house in the country. Date: early 17th century

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: Gardens at Tewin, Hertfordshire

Gardens at Tewin, Hertfordshire
View of gardens at the village of Tewin, near Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, showing many shades of tulips growing in an open, grassy area

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: Union Workhouse, Hertford

Union Workhouse, Hertford
A view of Hertford Union workhouse, Hertfordshire, opened in around 1869 on Ware Road, Hertford. The imposing three-storey building has a clock tower at its centre

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: Laundry at National Childrens Home, Harpenden, Herts

Laundry at National Childrens Home, Harpenden, Herts
Girls iron and fold clean washing in the laundry at the National Childrens Home, Harpenden, Hertfordshire

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: Bee Hives Near Welwyn

Bee Hives Near Welwyn
A cyclist stops to admire the many rows of bee hives situated here along the Great North Road near Welwyn in Hertfordshire, England

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: Knight Templar Effigy

Knight Templar Effigy
The effigy of a Knight Templar in a niche in the south wall of St Marys Church in Walkern Hertfordshire. The knight is probably William de Lanvalei II

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: Lifting Potatoes

Lifting Potatoes
Potato lifting using horses and plough, near Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: Rickmansworth / 1926

Rickmansworth / 1926
Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: Letchworth / Houses 1913

Letchworth / Houses 1913
Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire: houses near Norton Common

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: Cedars Estate Rickmanswh

Cedars Estate Rickmanswh
Aerial view of Cedars Estate, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, England - showing homes tastefully laid out with large gardens

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: Watford in 1826

Watford in 1826
The High Street of Watford, Hertfordshire, with a carriage, a coach, a wagon and numerous citizens going about their business

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: Hatfield House

Hatfield House, Hertfordshire, England, the celebrated Jacobean mansion built by Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury and the home of the Cecil family ever since

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: St. Albans Market Place early 1900s

St. Albans Market Place early 1900s

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: Hatfield House, Hertfordshire

Hatfield House, Hertfordshire, around the time of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth I (1559). As Princess Elizabeth she lived there in a form of semi-confinement, during the reign of Queen Mary

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: Poster, Explore Your Country through the YHA

Poster, Explore Your Country through the YHA
Poster, Explore Your Country through the Youth Hostels Association. circa 1955

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: Selby Avenue, St Albans, Hertfordshire

Selby Avenue, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England. Date: 1910s

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: Temnocidaris sceptrifera, fossil echinoid

Temnocidaris sceptrifera, fossil echinoid
Temnocidaris (Stereocidaris) sceptrifera, 5.5 cm in diameter, from the Cretaceous Chalk of Hertfordshire, England, apical view

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: The Natural History Museum at Tring

The Natural History Museum at Tring
Gallery 3 at the Natural History Museum at Tring, the sister museum of the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: G. B. SHAWs HOME

G. B. SHAWs HOME
The home of Irish playwright GEORGE BERNARD SHAW (1856 - 1950), at Ayot St. Lawrence, Hertfordshire, England. Date: 1930s

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: COLD CHRISTMAS SIGN

COLD CHRISTMAS SIGN
An amusing signpost for the villages of Much Hadham and Cold Christmas in Hertfordshire, England! Date: 1950s

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: Straw-Plaiting

Straw-Plaiting
Three women plait straw, near St Albans, Hertfordshire

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: England / Nasty 1930S

England / Nasty 1930S
Not so bad as the name suggests. An interesting old village with a " bad" name: Nasty in Hertfordshire

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: Charles Lamb / Mackery End

Charles Lamb / Mackery End
CHARLES LAMB English writers farmhouse at Mackery End, Hertfordshire

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: Royal Masonic Institute For Boys, Bushey, Hertfordshire

Royal Masonic Institute For Boys, Bushey, Hertfordshire
The Royal Masonic Institute For Boys opened in 1903 Bushey, Hertfordshire. The school educated the sons of Freemasons. Date: Date unknown

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: Timber-Framed Cottages

Timber-Framed Cottages
Timber-framed Clergy Houses just within the gateway of the churchyard at Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England. Date: 16th century

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: Moor Park, Hertfordshire

Moor Park, Hertfordshire
Moor Park, near Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire. Date: circa 1770

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: ST GEORGEs SCHOOL 1930S

ST GEORGEs SCHOOL 1930S
St Georges School, Harpenden, Hertfordshire

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: Map of the Greater London area

Map of the Greater London area with council areas marked. Date: mid-20th century

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: Lady de Trafford and her children at Newsells Park, Herts

Lady de Trafford and her children at Newsells Park, Herts
Whos Who in Herts - Lady de Trafford and her children (Anne, Mary, Violet and Catherine) at Newsells Park, Hertfordshire. Date: 1930

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: Hatfield House, Victorian period

Hatfield House, Victorian period Date: circa late 19th century

Background imageHertfordshire Collection: St. George's Church, Stevenage

St. George's Church, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England. Date: 1964



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