Derek Roft

I now live in Birmingham having been born and bred in St Albans. I have always been interested in social and family history.

   

My pages:
Page link: A history of senior football in St Albans - Part 12
A history of senior football in St Albans - Part 12
On to the present
Page link: A history of senior football in St Albans - Part 11
A history of senior football in St Albans - Part 11
Through the 1990s
Page link: A history of senior football in St Albans - Part 10
A history of senior football in St Albans - Part 10
The return of John Mitchell
Page link: A history of senior football in St Albans - Part 9
A history of senior football in St Albans - Part 9
The rollercoaster 1970s
Page link: A history of senior football in St Albans - Part 8
A history of senior football in St Albans - Part 8
The next golden era
Page link: A history of senior football in St Albans - Part 7
A history of senior football in St Albans - Part 7
The war and after
Page link: A history of senior football in St Albans - Part 6
A history of senior football in St Albans - Part 6
From champions to re-election
Page link: A history of senior football in St Albans - Part 5
A history of senior football in St Albans - Part 5
The glory days continue
Page link: A history of senior football in St Albans - Part 4
A history of senior football in St Albans - Part 4
The glory days
Page link: A History of senior football in St Albans - Part 3
A History of senior football in St Albans - Part 3
From strength to strength
Page link: A History of senior football in St Albans - Part 2
A History of senior football in St Albans - Part 2
The foundation of the present club
Page link: A History of senior football in St Albans - Part 1
A History of senior football in St Albans - Part 1
Origins
Page link: The house in the middle of the road
The house in the middle of the road
Favourite residence of John the Duke of Marlborough, and his wife, Sarah Churchill
Page link: Sir John Blundell-Maple and Clarence Park
Sir John Blundell-Maple and Clarence Park
An open space for the enjoyment and leisure of the people of St Albans
Page link: The town that time forgot.
The town that time forgot.
Kingsbury, a Saxon town
Page link: The road that moved.
The road that moved.
The story of the road from London to St Albans.
Page link: The history of Victoria Street, St Albans
The history of Victoria Street, St Albans
Page link: The Marshals Wick Murder
The Marshals Wick Murder
August 22nd 1880
Page link: Samuel Ryder
Samuel Ryder
The founder of the Ryder Cup
Page link: St Albans in 1810
St Albans in 1810
Set in pleasant rural scenery
Page link: Seven railway stations for St Albans
Seven railway stations for St Albans
The coming of the railways
Page link: The story of Tom of
The story of Tom of "The Turf"
The St Albans steeplchase
Page link: When it paid to be a voter in St Albans
When it paid to be a voter in St Albans
The 1851 vote rigging scandal
Page link: No women allowed by order
No women allowed by order
A tour around the Benedictine monastery of St Albans
Page link: The Balloon Stone
The Balloon Stone
A flight of fancy over Welham Green
Page link: This road once led to Rome
This road once led to Rome
The route of the Roman Watling Street
Page link: How did the Great Nast Hyde get its name?
How did the Great Nast Hyde get its name?
An early 1600s house
 

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