This is one of the oldest Town Houses in the country, built around 1530 (probably 1526). Henry VIII was still ...
Important buildings and people in the history of Royston
Dr Gladys Margaret Proudlock Dunbar, dedicated Dr to the People of Royston.
Frank Pulley was born and enlisted in Royston. He was one of the first to leave for France and one ...
Not the real Queen Bess of course! Do you know when this event took place? Perhaps you know somebody in ...
For Black History Month, Graham Palmer explores the early life or Royston’s first recorded black resident. * The aim of every printer ...
In Part 1 Graham Palmer explored the early life of Royston’s first recorded black resident. In Part 2 he investigates ...
And an influential family in Kimpton
During a normal winter at Thriplow the 72 year-old chimney-sweep William Stockbridge could expect to snare a few songbirds for ...
This petition was sent by Hertfordshire freeholders to William Hale, High Sheriff of Hertfordshire, calling for a county meeting to petition Parliament ...
Do you play at the Golf Club? Please add your memories.
Stories from the 1911 Census By James Robinson Through family history websites such as Ancestry and Find My Past it is ...
Do you remember these places?
Thriving Market Royston used to have a thriving market, with many varied stalls and an auctioneers behind, where you could buy anything ...
Honey Way Party in honour of Charles and Diana 1981
150 years of music making in the town
Information about this establishment is shrouded in the mists of time and it may well be that it was not ...
In his report the Medical Officer recommends ‘the immediate breaking up of all the schools at Royston, at Foxton, and ...
The Devil is a common figure in folklore everywhere, and Hertfordshire is no exception. Besides featuring prominently in such tales ...
Gas Surge On Friday the 8th March 1991, Royston made national news headlines when it was rocked by numerous fires and explosions ...
Opening Opened on 27th November 1933 with Diana Wynyard in “Cavalcade”, it had an original seating capacity of 600 in stalls ...
Fighting fires the old way.
