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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.

  • Memoirs of Alan French
    Memoirs of Alan French
    The Bargee
  • Memories of James Hayter and Roger Livesey
    Memories of James Hayter and Roger Livesey
    Two distinguished actors
  • 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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