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August 2008 Newsletter

The "Hiker" visits

Places in Hertfordshire

This month brings a further 30 different places in Hertfordshire where the information about them has been updated. Many of the changes involve additional pictures scanned from early 20th century postcards - and in the case of Tring there have a large number of improvements and several completely new pages.

Many further changes are planned during August, and it is hoped that this will include 30 or more postcard images, many relating to St Albans.

Places Update Check List

Web Page Notes
Aldenham Additional evidence added suggesting that Aldenham was sometimes known as Arnham in the 17th century. See GURNEY, "Arnham", circa 1700
Aston
Details of a church guide, published 1981, together with brief extracts.  
Ayot St Peter
  Picture of the interior of the new church.

Also link to Joseph Fenwick Owen who owned the brickworks at Digswell Hill.
Baldock
  Postcard showing the church taken in 1925.
Barley An advert in the Royston Crow for 1874 for the exors of Thomas Savell, a builder of sufficient significance to get his own page with appropriate cross references.

Postcard showing interior of the church.
Berkhamsted Castle
  The airship Gamma visits Berkhamsted Castle in 1913 (From Dacorum within living memory)
Bishops Stortford: Frederick Scott Archer Information on the inventor of the Collodion photographic process, who was born in Bishops Stortford.
Bishops Stortford: Local Postcard Publishers

"Peeps of Bishops Stortford" multiview card added to page.

Names of publishers added to Names Index. Broadman, Copley, Goodfellow, Marden, Maxwell.

  
Bricket Wood
 

Postcard of The Old Fox with His Teeth Drawn (Temperance Pub)
Bygrave

Major reformatting and update of page with full directory description (1925), surname list from 1851, and multiple links to relevant external web sites.

  
Charlton

1899 account of the hamlet (where Henry Bessemer was born) plus details from 1895 and 1912 directories. Information added about two postcard views. Postcards rescanned and relocated.

  
Collier's End An investigation of trade directories, censuses and maps makes it possible to identify the publicans of the Red White & Blue and the Plough in about 1912.
Dacorum Hundred Link added relating to the petty session arrangements for the detached parishes.
Great Gaddesden
Thanks to Barney I have been able to add a calotype photograph of Gaddesden Place taken in 1855.  
Hemel Hempstead: High Street
  A real photograph of the High Street showing many shop signs - which allow it to be dated to about 1912.
Hemel Hempstead: Marlowes
 

The horse-drawn railway bus is from Dacorum within living memory. A postcard and brief notes are added on the Baptist Church..

  
Hemel Hempstead: Piccotts End
15th century wall paintings (From Dacorum within living memory)  
Hertford

  Postcards of Honey Lane, Hertford Castle, St Andrews Street, Fore Street & The Lock. (Quick Link)  
   
High Cross
  Postcard of High Cross looking south (Quick Link)
Hockerill
  Postcard and description of the Bishops Stortford Golf Club
Kings Langley
  The railway station (From Dacorum within living memory)
Northchurch
Northchurch village in the 19th century (From Dacorum within living memory)  
North Herts Area Maps

Addition of Morden Map (1695 - 1772 reprint) and modern Google Map with satellite view.

  
St Albans
 

Quick links to 6 postcards on "old" St Albans page

  
St Albans Walk
  Changed multi-view postcard for the start of the walk.
St Albans High Street
 

While walking along St Albans  High Street why not visit Fisk's drapery store.

  
Hill End Asylum, St Albans


Existing information reorganised into new page with added postcard, apparently sent by an inmate in 1906.
St Michaels
  Postcard of the parish church
St Peters
  Postcard showing interior of church.
St Saviours, St Albans
Postcard of St Saviour's showing the newly installed Rood Screen  
St Stephens
  Two early postcards of St Stephen's Church  
Stevenage
  Quick link to postcard of Holy Trinity Church
Tring Extensive changes have been made - such as the reorganisation and extension of the walk round the town to include the West End and New Mill to give a circular journey. Information has been added on the new Local History Museum which is currently undergoing restoration and adaption. The extensive Tring in 1947 pages have been made more accessible and other useful links have been added to census data and relevant answers. A good number of extra pictures have been added and the page on local photographers/post card publishers has been updated (although there is more to be done).
Ware
Postcard of Church of England  School  posted in the Rogues Gallery. Can you identify them?  
Watford: Market Place Additional information on the Rose and Crown Hotel including a Menu from 1909.
Wheathampstead: Gustard Wood Link add to the new page on the builder and brickmaker Joseph Fenwick Owen, who lived there
Wilstone
Peter  spotted an embarrassing spelling mistake which has now been corrected. (If you spot any similar errors on any page please tell me.)

Postcard showing Long Row, Wilstone, showing Mrs Denchfield's shop

  

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