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People

This section of the site is about people who have played a role in the life of the town. Some are well-known; some are not. Some are historical figures and some are alive today.

  • Muck, soot and pigs trotters

    Muck, soot and pigs trotters

    William Ellis, formerly a brewer from London, moved to the Little Gaddesden area in 1717, after marrying a rich widow.  ...
  • My Daughter's Birth

    My Daughter's Birth

    12th December 1958
  • My Hertfordshire

    My Hertfordshire

    Moving to Hemel Hempstead in 1956
  • Never was a soldier more fearless and devoted to duty

    Never was a soldier more fearless and devoted to duty

    Francis Vercoe was born at Adeyfield in 1889 and was the second son of James Vercoe, a carpenter at Adeyfield ...
  • Nowhere else I would rather live

    Nowhere else I would rather live

    Memories of Hemel Hempstead from 1957
  • Portraits from a much-loved wildlife artist

    Portraits from a much-loved wildlife artist

    Legacy of one of the area's best known artists lives on as the Trust collates books and paintings
  • Postcards saw romance blossom for photographer

    Postcards saw romance blossom for photographer

    Edward Sammes was born in Chipping Ongar, Essex, in 1883.  His parents ran the Wheatsheaf, a beerhouse, in Bovingdon from ...
  • Private Christopher Cox VC

    Private Christopher Cox VC

    On Christmas Day 1889, a boy was born in Kings Langley who was destined to become a National Hero, and ...
  • Reg rewarded with DCM for his daring Great War deeds

    Reg rewarded with DCM for his daring Great War deeds

    Reginald Josiah Thomas Evan was born in January 1888, a month after his father died. He was educated at the ...
  • Round the world on a penny farthing

    Round the world on a penny farthing

    Berkhamsted adventurer covered mountains, deserts and forests on heavy machine
  • Royal Visit

    Royal Visit

    Queen Elizabeth II visits Adeyfield Estate.
  • School books its place in history

    School books its place in history

    Story of the Heath Lane school favoured by wealthy Victorian families
  • Snappers who could count Queen Victoria among fans

    Snappers who could count Queen Victoria among fans

    William Claridge (1797-1876) was a good amateur artist and lifelong resident of Berkhamsted.  He lived at 32 High Street; this ...
  • The Austin Family

    The Austin Family

    c1962
  • The exciting life and times of the boxing hero of Hemel

    The exciting life and times of the boxing hero of Hemel

    Edgar Charles Collett was born in Hertford in 1921, the only son of William and Hannah Collett.  The family moved ...
  • The golden boy of Berkhamsted Town

    The golden boy of Berkhamsted Town

    Frank Broome's prolific scoring transformed the club's fortunes in the 1930s
  • The rise and fall of Coopers

    The rise and fall of Coopers

    In the 1880’s “Lower Works” was built at the eastern end of the High Street. The company continued to expand after ...
  • The Roberts family c1918

    The Roberts family c1918

    Originally from Markyate
  • The Sebrights of Beechwood Park

    The Sebrights of Beechwood Park

    Beechwood Park,near Markyate, is one of Dacorum’s finest country houses. Now an independent school, it was once the home of ...
  • The Story of Coopers

    The Story of Coopers

    Developing the sheep dip William Cooper arrived in Berkhamsted in the early 1840s, seeking to start a new business as a ...
  • Treacle Bumpstead: The Movie.

    Treacle Bumpstead: The Movie.

    A local Myth.
  • Treasured sketch is a link with creative Constance

    Treasured sketch is a link with creative Constance

    The Dacorum Heritage Trust holds an ink drawing of a dog signed by the artist, Constance Lane, dated 1924.   An ...
  • William Hall

    William Hall

    My Great Uncle who gave his life in WW1
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