St John's Church - "The Hatfield Series" postcard posted 1906

LEMSFORD is another modern ecclesiastical parish, formed forty years ago. It is nearly 3 miles N. from Hatfield, on the S. E. side of Brocket Hall Park. It is widely known for its large mill on the River Lea. The church, erected in 1859 as a memorial to the sixth Earl Cowper, is Early English and Decorated, with a good East window, also to the memory of the earl. The tower (W.) is lofty and embattled.

Hertfordshire Little Guide 1903

from Hertfordshire - A Guide to the Countryside

Lemsford - Brocket Hall across River The Hatfield Series - circa 1905		Lake, Brocket Hall   Cattle, Brocket Hall
Entrance to Brocket Park - De Voil & Co postcard posted in 1912		Ruth Brown (andune15 @t ntlworld.com) write to say that when City Of London Maternity Hospital was bombed in 1940 it moved to Brocket Hall. Children, such as Ruth, who born there were the so-called Brockett Babies.

 See Watercress Beds in the Lemsford area

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