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St Albans Abbey

The earliest foundations of the building have been shown to be of Saxon origin in the 8th century. The Normans then developed the Abbey further and as time passed and trends changed a lot of additions were made. It changed from an Abbey to a Cathedral in 1877 and is the second longest Cathedral in the United Kingdom.

  • Images of St Albans Abbey before, during and after restoration
    Images of St Albans Abbey before, during and after restoration
    Spot the changes
  • No women allowed by order
    No women allowed by order
    A tour around the Benedictine monastery of St Albans
  • Protomartyrdom
    Protomartyrdom
    A legend of enduring and nationwide fame from deep in Hertfordshire's history
  • St Albans Bells
    St Albans Bells
    Replaced 2010
  • St Albans Cathedral
    St Albans Cathedral
    The second longest cathedral in the United Kingdom.
  • St Albans Chapter House
    St Albans Chapter House
    Memories of an archaeological dig
  • The Dissolution of St Albans Monastery, 1539
    The Dissolution of St Albans Monastery, 1539
    A 14th century manorial court book
  • The Peasants' Revolt, 1381
    The Peasants' Revolt, 1381
    Rebels burn manorial records
St Albans
  • 'A Day in the Life' Traveller Photography Project - Come Aboard!
  • 'Trespassers Welcome,' Squatlife Theatre Performance
  • 'Walk a Day in My Shoes' Photgraphy Exhibition
  • 'Walk a Day in My Shoes' Photgraphy Exhibition
  • "Ye Olde Fighting Cocks" - the oldest public house in England?
  • A forgotten relative
  • A Selection of WW1 Photographs Related to St Albans
  • Ballito's
  • Boudicca and her daughters, 30- 61 AD; the Terrorist – or freedom fighter?
  • Christina of Markyate, Religious Visionary.
  • Christmas shopping 100 years ago
  • Civil Ceremony at St Albans Town Hall
  • Crashed Aircraft - St Albans - 1955
  • Crashed aircraft St Albans 1955
  • Dame Juliana Berners, Writer
  • Donovan
  • Dr Mary Groves Rowe MBE
  • Eleanor Ormerod, Leading Entomologist.
  • Elisabeth Hudson, Disability Campaigner
  • Fighting with Food: St Albans in the English Civil War
  • Fishpool Street
  • Fishpool Street Haunting
  • Frogmore. Children of Francis Wigg
  • Frogmore. Francis Wigg
  • George Hill, last person executed in Hertford
  • Harry Benjamin Carrington
  • Horse Racing - St Albans Style
  • How much is it worth?
  • Jane Hawking Jones, Educator & Author
  • John Robert Scales
  • Kitty Hart-Moxon, Survivor
  • Latin graffiti on St Albans train station bridge 1970s
  • Lisa Buckingham OBE
  • Living in St Albans during WW2
  • Living in St Albans during WW2 cont'd
  • Liz Hobbs MBE, Watersking Champion, Businesswoman
  • Memories of Hill End
  • Memories of The Pilgrims Rest, St Albans
  • Mum's Story
  • Peggy Hodges OBE, Aeronautical Engineer
  • Pemberton Building in St Albans
  • Postcards from Hill End Asylum
  • Pupils in Class One at Hatfield Road School, June 1939
  • Register of wills proved at the court of the Archdeacon of St Albans, and the Battle of St Albans, May 1455
  • Religion in Hertfordshire
  • Roman Mosaics
  • Rubber and allotments
  • Sacred Wells and Springs of Hertfordshire
  • School of Cookery, St Albans
  • Seven railway stations for St Albans
  • Shelter in the Storm
  • Sir John Blundell-Maple and Clarence Park
  • Sopwell Memories
  • Sopwell Memories Launch Party
  • Sopwell Memories Project
  • Squatlife Images by Dave Kotula
  • Squatlife Images by Dave Kotula
  • St Albans
  • St Albans
  • St Albans in 1810
  • St Albans market
  • St Albans Punk & New Wave Film Launched On-Line
  • St Albans Rubber Company.
  • St Albans Shakespeare: James Shirley
  • St Albans. John Masterman
  • St Albans. St Mary de Pre
  • St Albans. St Michael's
  • St Albans. Vincent's Charity
  • St Albans. William Skipwith
  • St Albans' Own East End
  • St Peters Street
  • St. Albans in Brief
  • St. Albans photo gallery
  • Syeda Momotaz Rahim, Community Activist
  • Tess Road Police Station WW2
  • The Beating of the Bounds 1913
  • The Beating of the Bounds 1913 pt 2
  • The Boys Choir at St Peter's Church, St Albans 1973
  • The Clock Tower
  • The Death of a Duke Foretold in St Albans
  • The Devil’s Work in Hertfordshire
  • The Fire at Heath Tallow Works 1911
  • The first book on fishing
  • The history behind Loreto College, St Albans
  • The history of Victoria Street, St Albans
  • The house in the middle of the road
  • The Hunt Family at Coach House, Gorhambury
  • The Marshals Wick Murder
  • The Memoirs of Margaret Hurst Part Two
  • The Old Bell Inn & the Bird in Hand
  • The Peahen Hotel
  • The Popladys of St Albans
  • The River Ver A Meander through Time by Jacqui Banfield-Taylor
  • The road that moved.
  • The story of Tom of "The Turf"
  • The Toad, the Witch and the Voodoo Doll
  • The town that time forgot
  • Then and now
  • This road once led to Rome
  • Ursula Bloom, Music Maker For Silent Films
  • Vacations In the 60s
  • Verulamium Park
  • War work at Ballito
  • Watercolour Images of Hertfordshire
  • When it paid to be a voter in St Albans
  • World War 1
  • St Albans Football
  • St Albans Abbey
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  • A Railwayman's War
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