The highly offensive smells which emanated from Wiles & Lewis’s Tallow Works on George Street meant that in 1886 the owners ...
Reflecting on fishing’s reputation as being the preserve of old men, Brian Clarke, the Angling correspondent for the Times, pointed out in ...
In January 1922 Loreto College was founded as an all girl’s boarding school with only 7 pupils. Now it’s a ...
The history of Victoria Street, St Albans Victoria Street is a constantly changing area of St Albans. Shops have changed hands ...
Favourite residence of John the Duke of Marlborough, and his wife, Sarah Churchill
The Hunt family are photographed outside The Coach House in Gorhambury where the father served as a chauffer to Earl ...
One foggy morning… fellow potato pickers got devious One foggy morning a gang of us were sent potato picking at Wormley. ...
Pages from a promotional booklet for the newly rebuilt hotel in 1899
It’s now the custom everywhere to eat hot cross buns on Good Friday, but there’s good evidence to suggest the ...
The story of the road from London to St Albans.
St Albans Steeplechase – the route Following the previous piece on this gone but not forgotten horse race in the St Albans area, ...
The St Albans steeplchase
In 1649, John Palmer and his kinswoman Elizabeth Knot were condemned and executed for Witchcraft at St Albans.
Changes in St Albans over the last 100 years
The route of the Roman Watling Street
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The drought of summer 2010
The watercolour paintings shown here are just some of the numerous images in the County Views collection that is held at HALS ...