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The trials and tribulations that led Ashridge to today
The name Bridgewater is familiar not only to local people, but in the wider world also. It was Francis, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater, who outshone all his predecessors and ensured that the name would not be forgotten. Born in 1736, he was the second surviving son of Scroop Egerton, 1st Duke of Bridgewater. Francis was a dull-witted and sickly lad, mostly left to the company of the servants. His elder brother John inherited the title in 1745 but died o...
John Saunders Sebright: an "uncouth paradox of a man"
Without doubt the most colourful of the long line of Sebrights of Beechwood (stretching back over 250 years) was the seventh baronet. An eccentric, larger-than-life, irascible, uncouth paradox of a man whose eyebrows were prodigious natural curiosities in colour and projection. He was described as clumsy and uncouth, yet he took it upon himself to teach his eight ugly daughters dance and deportment, a sight which, from the ungainly gestures of bo...
Fanning the flames of the mysterious fire of Trowley
Trowley Bottom is part of Flamstead village whilst at the same time being totally isolated and separate from it, providing that is, if you know where to look for the boundary. This is because, when they built the first Flamstead Council houses in Trowley Hill Road in the 1920s, they essentially bridged the open-country gap between the two distinctly compact communities. That first batch of council houses were on the west side and subsequently fur...
The many faces of site that filled 100 million aerosols
Having invested in a strong research organisation, the company was able to adapt to changing conditions. The site in Berkhamsted which was once occupied by much of the dip production was being re-developed to accommodate a new project, aerosol filling. Another company, Walter Gregory & Co of Wellington, had already set up a single production line, and had exhibited an aerosol dispensing an insecticide at the British Industry at Birmingham in May ...
A vital source of education or a hotbed of infidelity
The nineteenth century witnessed many developments in the quest for education, but Mechanics’ Institutes are perhaps the least familiar. The industrial revolution highlighted the need for an educated workforce amongst the adult population as well as the child population, the future workers. George Birkbeck (1776-1841), who is commonly credited with founding the movement, was born at Settle in Yorkshire. In 1799, as Professor of Natural Philosphy ...
Water the Vital Resource
... Joyce Scott One of my ancestors (Sells) was one of the people who used to take paper from Dickinsons to London on a barge. I have yet to find out their full names though. If anyone can provide this information it would be most helpful or maybe let me know where I can get find this out. ...
Flints and elephant bones tell story of early residents
Worthington G. Smith was a freelance illustrator and eminent amateur archaeologist. His main interest concerned finding evidence of early man in this area. By 1884, his studies had reached the point when he could publish Man the Primeval Savage, a book that is still referred to and quoted today. Prior to this, he had written articles in the Journal for the Anthropological Institute and the Transactions of the Essex Field Club. In the early 1890s,...
Needlework shows girls in training to be young ladies
The Dacorum Heritage Trust worked with two local schools on a cross-curricular history, art and design project in the winter term of 2010, using the Trust’s collection of samplers. The main aim of this project was for the pupils to learn what life was like for children in the Victorian period. In an introductory workshop, pupils learnt why samplers were made and the significance of the design. They also thought about the importance of conserving ...
Leverstock Green War Memorial
... Stephen Stratford Hello. Private Edwin Thorn was twice awarded the Military Medal; what is known as Military Medal and Bar. The London Gazette details for his MM awards are 18 July 1917 Page 7268 and 29 August 1918 Page 19111. Hope the information helps. My article on Leverstock Green War Memorial can be viewed at https://www.stephen-stratford.co.uk/leverstock.htm ...
Changing Face of Hemel Hempstead Number 8
Before the war, Hemel Hempstead was a small market town and there were small farms in and around the town. Farming was one of the main industries. Most farms were small, with a few acres of land from which the farmers could make a living. In the summer holidays, we would go out to the fields when the wheat was being harvested and help stack the sheaves to dry. When the cutting machine got to the centre of the field, everyone would stand round rea...
Changing Face of Hemel Hempstead Number 7
... John Mackey I worked Saturdays at the Coop before going to University. Mr Berry, Deputy Manager when I started, took a keen interest and wanted me to stay and train as a future Manager, I declined. Mr Munday was my real boss. A wonderful, kind man who ran the decorating department at the side of the store. He even employed me in winter. His sons were great Watford supporters. All the staff were kind and really helped their customers....
On track for a rivalry on the railways
In 1830, the firm of George Stephenson and Son were called on to decide between rival routes for this major undertaking, promoted by the trading and manufacturing interests of the country. It was Robert Stephenson who undertook the necessary survey and decided that a route through Hertfordshire via Watford and Hemel Hempstead would be easier to construct and would require less land than its rival route via Oxford. A consideration was that it woul...
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 Farm, and Mary Louisa. His father died in 1895 and by the time of the First World War the family had moved to 25 West View Road (now part of Alexandra Road). During the First World War, Corporal Francis Vercoe served with the 145th Siege Battery of the Royal Garrison Artillery and fought at the Battle of Ypres. In January 1916, Corporal V...
Boxmoor Village
Luke Austin Luke Austin was born in Harbury, Warwickshire in 1916 & lived there until he moved to Hemel Hempstead in 1930’s. When he started work at George Mc Kay’s his customers thought he was George Mc Kay so every one called him George and the name stuck, In Hemel he was George & in his home town he was Luke. On the 15th August 1938 Luke started managing Mc Kay’s Hairdressers at 42 London Road in Apsley He meet May Grimwood in Hemel Hempstead ...
Chipperfield Photographs 2
... We don’t have much info on these photgraphs. Please comment if you have any info. Click on each photo to enlarge. ...
Snapshots of Berkhamsted
... A short glimpse of the Hertfordshire town by Ian Furlong. Courtesy of Hemel Hempstead Movie Makers ...
Baldwin's Sweet shop
... This is an image of Baldwin’s sweet shop, High Street Kings Langley around 1907. In 1976 it was the site of Langley Antiques. ...
Tring Church
... Tring Church taken in 1935. ...
Hemel Hempstead Movie Makers Posh History
Editor’s note: the following originally appeared on the Hemel Movie Makers website in the Alan’s Blog segment. Hemel Movie Makers is being brought to an end in 2021. Prologue Who is posh? No! Not Victoria Beckham! But Us! Yes folks. We Are posh. How come? Read on, in this thrilling article, and the truth will be revealed… Hemel Hempstead Movie Makers: The Posh History With Jubilee and Olympic fever being all the rage, it is imperative to make ava...
Pat Carey: Just Like That! Coming to Hemel
... In 1956, Pat was living in a bedsit with her new husband when she heard about the new town and the opportunities it offered. Within a very short time she was starting a new life in Hemel Hempstead with a lovely spacious house that boasted a room large enough for a party! And I said to her, “I’ll have that one on the end there, please!”. And that was because it was an end house. And she said, “Right! It’s yours”. ...
Deborah and Pat: The first days of the gardens
Water Gardens in Construction Pat remembers walking through the gardens before they were completed and Deborah recalls rolling down the mound and not quite into the water! Memories of the Formal Garden A place to be proud of in the early days of the new town. Muscovy Ducks Deborah and Pat reminisce about some early water garden residents. The Fig Leaf The Discobolus Statue was a copy of an ancient Greek original, but it caused quite a stir when i...
Deborah and Pat:Coffee Bars, Picnics and Playgrounds
The Carey family spent many happy afternoons in the gardens or overlooking them from the Co-op Cafe. They reminisce about this and some long kept secrets are revealed! Picnics and Playgrounds Summer days with sandwiches and exciting times on the big slide. The Co-op Restaurant Sweet memories of a bygone age when this was the only coffee bar in town. Pat remembers how glamorous it seemed and Deborah recalls clandestine visits when she should have ...
The pavilion
... These pictures come from a lovely card my father received when retiring as Arts & Entertainments officer for Dacorum Borough Council. They feature some of the folk that worked at the Pavilion with him. ...
Lesley Hopkins - Watching the Construction of the Gardens
Lesley watched the diggers at work and marvelled at the structure of Quality House, the first metal framed building she’d seen. Listen to the clips to hear her story. The Construction of the Gardens “I can remember seeing a …. you know those steam engines – the ones with the big wheel and um that chuff chuff chuff along the way? There was one of those in a state of decrepitude behind a fence in Cotterells on the river side of Cotterells and that ...
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