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Did you know that Hertfordshire had 132 ancient parishes? Hertfordshire also has a long tradition of religious dissent, and Hertford had the first purpose built Quaker meeting house established in 1670.

  • All Saints Church Choir, Hertford
    All Saints Church Choir, Hertford
    c1950
  • And so the bells were silent
    And so the bells were silent
    Bell ringing, or rather, change ringing origins lie in the sixteenth century when church bells were hung with a wheel. ...
  • Ashwell Church
    Ashwell Church
    Medieval graffiti and an impressive spire
  • Ashwell United Reformed church
    Ashwell United Reformed church
    Burnt down in the great fire of Ashwell The church stands on the corner of the high street and kingsland terrace. ...
  • Ayot St Peter Church
    Ayot St Peter Church
    A listed Arts and Crafts treasure
  • Bell Ringers Wanted
    Bell Ringers Wanted
    The origins of change ringing lay in the 16th century when church bells began to be hung in a full ...
  • Bells of Weston
    Bells of Weston
    Holy Trinity Church Weston
  • Broxbourne Parish Church
    Broxbourne Parish Church
  • Buntingford's Churches
    Buntingford's Churches
    In the Domesday Book, the area that’s now Buntingford was part of the parish of Layston, and the parish church ...
  • Christ Church, Waltham Cross (Formerly Holy Trinity)
    Christ Church, Waltham Cross (Formerly Holy Trinity)
    Until the 19th century, Waltham Cross simply constituted the southern part of the parish of Cheshunt, served by St Mary’s ...
  • Christening at Pankhurst Crescent Church, 3rd September 1961
    Christening at Pankhurst Crescent Church, 3rd September 1961
    I was very pleased to find a photograph of the converted garages where I was christened.  Apparently I was christened ...
  • Ecclesiastical Procession
    Ecclesiastical Procession
    Do you recognise this picture?
  • Gargoyle
    Gargoyle
    Willian grotesques
  • Great Gaddesden Parish Church
    Great Gaddesden Parish Church
    Altar
  • Hatfield Hyde Church
    Hatfield Hyde Church
    St Mary Magdalene’s church at Hatfield Hyde was built by Lord Salisbury in 1882 to replace the so called “mud ...
  • Hert-felt Friendship
    Hert-felt Friendship
    A little about Quakers in Hertfordshire
  • Hertford baptist church
    Hertford baptist church
    The congregation celebrate new leadership
  • Hertfordshire church
    Hertfordshire church
    Can you identify this church? Probably taken somewhere in West Herts. My husband was a very keen photographer but didn’t ...
  • Hertfordshire Churches
    Hertfordshire Churches
    Pictures of all Hertfordshire Anglican, Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches and an increasing number of other groups too
  • Hitchin - Back Street Meeting
    Hitchin - Back Street Meeting
    Hitchin life in the 18th century
  • Holy Rood Roman Catholic Church Watford Hertfordshire Heritage
    Holy Rood Roman Catholic Church Watford Hertfordshire Heritage
  • Ickleford Church
    Ickleford Church
    Important To Me
  • Minsden Chapel, Hitchin
    Minsden Chapel, Hitchin
    Warning Falling Masonry and Ghosts!
  • Origins of the Church
    Origins of the Church
    The Abbey Church of Elstow
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