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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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