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Guide Books to Hertford (early 20th century) At the beginning of the 20th century guidebooks started to become available for the larger Hertfordshire Towns |
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The Homeland Association's Handbooks - No 43.
Hertford and its Surroundings
with notes on the Country of Charles Lamb and Izaak Walton
by William Graveson
Published by The Homeland Association, 1905
A pocket-sized hardback book with of 150 pages, including about 50 illustrations (plus another 50 pages of adverts) and a map in a pocket in the rear cover.
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The guide is a useful introduction to the town and the surrounding area, as it was 100 years ago, and also contains a fair number of advertisements.
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Hertford - Bygone Days
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Hertford - Walks about the Town
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From Hertford to Ware - The Warren, Ware Park, and New River Head
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Ware and Thundridge
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Amwell and its Associations
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The Country of Charles Lamb - Widford, Hunsdon, and Stanstead.
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Broxbourne Woods and Broxbourne
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The Country of Izaak Walton - Hoddesdon and Rye House
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The Country between Hertford and Hatfield - Bayford, Little Berkhamsted, Essendon
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The Valley of the Beane - Waterford, Stapleford, and Watton-at-Stone
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Bramfield, Queen Hoo and Tewin
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The Valley of the Mimram - Hertingfordbury, Panshanger Park, Welwyn
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Haileybury College
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Cycle Rides
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Angling and Golf
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"Borough" Guides - No 257.
A GUIDE TO
Hertford
Containing a Map of the District, A plan of the most interesting Walks, 17 Pictures and Descriptive Letterpress.
by William Graveson
Published by Edward J Burrow, circa 1908
A slim booklet of 48 pages.
This is effectively a rewrite of the above, with different pictures, and very much shortened text descriptions. It is undated, but the year 1907 is mentioned and motor cars have started to appear.
Fore Street, Hertford. Meet of Automobile
Club
There is a web page for Hertford
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Books At the time this page was last updated a second hand copy of the "Homeland" book was listed online. |
| October 2010 | Dimsdale Arms Hotel added |