Hitchin Town
I know of two web sites which contain information about Hitchin which could be of interest to family historians.
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This is a comprehensive town site which includes a section on its history including a tour of the "Blue Plaque" buildings in the town which is well worth a visit:
William Ransom and Son PLC, Bancroft
William Ransom
1826-1914
Quaker, Philanthropist, Archaeologist and Naturalist, founder on this site in
1846 of William Ransom and Son PLC, Pharmaceutical Chemists.
Frederic Seebohm, Hermitage Road
Hawkins Russell Jones, Portmill Lane
The old Library and Mechanic's Institute, Brand Street
The Old Town Hall, Brand Street
Barclays Bank, High Street
Hitchin Corn Exchange, Market Place
Gatward's, Market place
Gatward the Jewellers
Believed formerly to have been
an old Drovers' Inn.
Established in 1760 by James Gatward as a Jewellers.
Remaining in the family to the present day.
see GATWARD, Hemel
Hempstead & Hitchin, from 1760
Sun Hotel, Sun Street
The Priory, Tilehouse Street
Chapman's, Tilehouse Street
Lord Lister Hotel, Park Street
Hitchin British Schools, Queen Street
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Bucklersbury in 1908
On the east side of the river Hiz, The Biggin has a history stretching back to 1361.
This site also contains general information on Hitchin, has a summary history, some pictures, and an active discussion forum on historical topics.
The Churchyard of St Mary the Virgin
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