Hertfordshire Collection (page 9)

Lunardis Grand Air Balloon which ascended from the Artillery Ground, London, and descended at Ware, Hertfordshire. With an inset portrait and numbered annotations. 15 September 1784

Lunardi in a balloon
Lunardis Grand Air Balloon, engraved for the Aerostatic Spy 1 April 1785. Probably depicting his flight from the Artillery Grounds to Ware in Hertfordshire on 15 September 1784. 1785

Lunardi ascent from Artillery Grounds
Lunardis ascent from the Artillery Grounds in Moorfields, London. He landed at Ware, Hertfordshire, 20 miles away. 15 September 1784

Winter Garden at St Pancras Schools, Leavesden, Hertfordshir
Young children with hoes and rakes tend the Winter Garden at the St Pancras Schools at Leavesden In Hertfordshire. The schools were used to house pauper children away from the workhouse

Carpentry Workshop at St Pancras Schools, Leavesden, Hertfor
Boys saw and plane wood in the carpentry workshop at the St Pancras Schools at Leavesden In Hertfordshire. The schools were opened in by the St Pancras Board of Guardians to house pauper children

Freedom of St Albans for Andrew Carnegie

W. H. Smith bookbinding works in Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire Date: c. 1905

Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England, with its fine old houses and shops and the 15th century church, in the distance. Date: 1960s

Ayot St. Lawrence, Hertfordshire, England - view from the village green, where a row of Medieval cottages leads to the tiny post office and inn. Date: 1950s

Great Offley Chancel
The fine chancel of the church of St. Mary the Virgin, Offley, Hertfordshire, England. Date: Medieval

Reservoir Anglers
Lads angling on the banks of the glistening waters of Aldenham Reservoir, Hertfordshire, England. Date: 1950s

KNEBWORTH HOUSE, Hertfordshire
Knebworth House, Hertfordshire, home of the Lytton family of writers and statesmen Date: circa 1830

England / St. Albans
The ancient Fishpool Street, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England, with its quaint raised pavement. Date: 1950s

England / Shephall
Cottages clustered around the village green at Shephall, near Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England. Date: 1950s

Camping Conviviality
Convivial campers passing the time of day on a campsite at Tylers Causeway, Hertfordshire, England. Date: 1930s

Hitchin Priory, Hertfordshire
The Garden View of the Priory at Hitchin in Hertfordshire Date: late 18th century

St. Albans Abbey Gateway
The great Abbey Gateway of St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England. This gatehouse was built in 1363 by Abbot de la Mare as the entrance to St. Albans Abbey Cathedral. Date: 14th century

Panshanger, Hertfordshire, the seat of Earl Cowper Date: 1810

William Leefe Robinson is awarded the Victoria Cross for destroying a Zeppelin over Cuffley, Hertfordshire, under very courageous conditions. Date: 1916

Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret digging
Princess Elizabeth of York (now Queen Elizabeth II) and Princess Margaret of York seen digging in the garden at St. Paul s, Waldenbury, Welwyn, Hertfordshire in August 1932. 1932

Unusual Farmyard Gate
An unusual farm gate, with a spade, scythe, axe etc, incorporated into its design, near Tring, Hertfordshire, England. Date: March 1939

New River, Hertfordshire
View of the New River, Hertfordshire Date: circa 1817

Much Hadham, Hertfordshire
Thatched cottage at Much Hadham, Hertfordshire Date: 1946

Barn and Carts
Upturned carts in and around an open-sided barn on a farm in Hertfordshire, England. Date: 1930s

Chadwell Spring, near Ware, Hertfordshire, England, one of the sources of the New River. This splendid pillar marks the Spring, which opened in 1608. Date: 1930s

Hitchin Dower House
A woman with her dog on the doorstep of the Dower House, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England. Date: Medieval

England / Aldbury
Aldbury, Hertfordshire, England, a most picturesque village, complete with a village green and stocks and whipping post at the side of the pond. Date: 1950s

VERULAMIUM
The remains of the Roman city of Verulamium, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England. Date: 1950s

Ermin Street Roman Road
A section of the Roman Road called Ermin Street, here seen running north from Bulls Cross, towards the gates of Theobalds Park, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England. Date: 1950s

England / Berkhampstead
A horse and cart on Castle Street, Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire, England. Date: 1950s

Camping Couples
Three happy couples enjoy a meal on a campsite at Tylers Causeway, Hertfordshire, England. Date: 1930s

The Wallingford Screen, inside St. Albans Cathedral, Hertfordshire, England, is a Victorian reconstruction of the original screen which was destroyed in the Reformation

Horses at a Ford
A Welcome Drink. Three horses and their riders take a welcome break at Barwick Ford, near Ware, Hertfordshire, England. Date: 1930s

Herfordshire Fox Hunt
The are few sights so picturesque in the countryside as the Meet of the foxhounds and these early arrivals make a colourful scene on a village green, Hertfordshire, England. Date: 1950s

Happy Campers
Happy days on a campsite at Tylers Causeway, Hertfordshire, England. Date: 1930s

England / West Mill
Neighbours pass the time of day in a corner of the village of West Mill, Hertfordshire, England. Date: 1950s

Aldenham Reservoir
A reservoir full of water, Aldenham, Hertfordshire, England. Date: 1939

England / Watford 1948
A birdseye view of The Parade and High Street, Watford, Hertfordshire, England. Note the Odeon Cinema, which is showing Station West. with Dick Powell and Jane Greer! Date: 1948

Sopwell Priory
The ruins of Sopwell Priory (or Nunnery), St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England, which was founded by Geoffrey of Gorham in the middle of the 12th century. Date: 12th century

Wheat Harvest
A harvest scene on a farm in Hertfordshire, England. While the engine goes for water, the bagged wheat is wheeled away from the thresher. Date: 1930s

Woodland Trackway
The sunken trackway approaching Goldings Wood, Hertfordshire, England, which acts as a parish boundary between Great Amwell and Stanstead St. Margaret s. Date: 1930s

Cycling Stop
A young male tour cyclist stands beside a tandem to admire the unusual combination of a farm and church at Graveley, Hertfordshire, England. Date: 1930s

Cycling Storm

Muddy Cyclist

Friendly Horses

Village Well House
This odd-shaped building on the village green at Offley, Hertfordshire, England is a well house, within which is modern pumping machinery providing water on tap. Date: 1930s

Hemel Hempstead Pump
An unusual combination of an old water pump cum lamp standard, at Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England. Date: 1960s

Tudor Cottage
An ancient Tudor cottage (now a museum) in the picturesque village of Ashwell, Hertfordshire, England. Date: 16th century

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