You are here: Home>Herts history>Towns and Villages>Hitchin>Hitchin HitchinOld housesBy Jol Pegrum old houses 1971H Pegrum old houses 1971H PegrumThese are my fathers slides of some of the old houses of Hitchin taken in 1971.This page was added on 15/08/2011. Add your comment about this pageYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Your comment:Name * Email * Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.I consent to my name and e-mail address being stored along with this comment, and to the website editors communicating with me by e-mail about the comment if necessary. My name may be published alongside the comment on the website, but my e-mail address will not be published. My information will not be shared with any third party (see our Privacy Statement - opens in a new window). * Δ ReplyIt’s hard to believe that picture was taken in 1971 – it could have been 1871.By Chris (18/06/2020) ReplyIt is strangely ironic that 40 years ago they were knocking down houses to build shops and open up an area to move market and now it is going the other way with shops and businesses making way for homes and flats.By Andy (26/11/2014) Hitchin1959 - Gray's Garage Collapse20s style travelA Brief History of Hitchin’s Train StationA Hitchin HeroineA Hitchin LifeA SHORT-LIVED 'ODDITY' ON THE HERTFORD LOOPAnti-Slavery Society in Hitchin, 1825Apprentice indentureBills and ReciptsChanor Sports SuppliesChristmas in the WorkhouseContinuity and change in Sun Street, HitchinCulture frozen in timeDame Margaret Tuke, Academic/EducatorDance and Fancy Dress, HitchinDecember 1918Early years in WGC and HitchinElizabeth Impey, SuffragetteEmily Davies, Suffragette & Founder of Britain’s First Women’s College.Events at The British SchoolsFrozen in timeGirton College’s Hitchin OriginGrowing up in HitchinHermitage Road, HitchinHertfordshire’s Emerging Writers 2024 : Nic Wilson from HitchinHitchinHitchinHitchinHitchinHitchin - Back Street MeetingHitchin British Schools celebrate 200 yearsHitchin Lavender FieldsHitchin Library Comes of Age : 50th anniversary of the library locating to its new building at Paynes Park on 24th May 1965Hitchin PhotographsHitchin Riot 1914Hitchin Trades, Bancroft Drier BedsHitchin. Charles CollisonHitchin. Church and WarnerHitchin. Edward RadcliffeHitchin. Elizabeth Simpson or DissentersHitchin. Holy Saviour or St SaviourHitchin. James CarterHitchin. John and Ralph SkynnerHitchin. The BigginHitchin. William BrownHitchin's High Street: a 1911 snapshot.Isabelle Ellis (Harris)Katherine Warington and Winifred Brenchley - ScientistLeisure time in HitchinMaternity ww2MerrickMinsden Chapel, HitchinMy Favourite PlaceMy Favourite Place in HertfordshireMystery photosNews from the FrontOld Street ScenePast Pupils' ReunionPetition from Hertford and North Herts re the abolition of slavery, 1830Pinehill FieldPiracy and the PrioryPoor relief in HitchinRailways ExcursionsRaising the Dead in Tilehouse Street- how a disused graveyard was cleared for a housing projectRhythms of the World 2012School photo taken in Hitchin probably about 1926Slum housing in Hitchin, 1850s - 1930sSpring-heeled Jack in HertfordshireSt Mary's Church, HitchinSt. Mary's Church BellsSun Street, HitchinSun Street, HitchinThe BBC 'Just William' at Hitchin British SchoolsThe Hitchin Boys School Football team 1926-7The Local Yokels Hitchin & Letchworth CarnivalThe Priory PicnicThe Queen's visit to HitchinThomas and Annie CurrellTour of St Mary's Church, HitchinUpstairs and downstairs at Hitchin PrioryValentine’s Day in HertfordshireWalsworth Evening TGWartime MemoriesWatercolour Images of HertfordshireWindmill HillBritish Schools MuseumHitchin Girls' SchoolWalsworth Evening Townswomens Guild Share thisFacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedin
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It’s hard to believe that picture was taken in 1971 – it could have been 1871.
It is strangely ironic that 40 years ago they were knocking down houses to build shops and open up an area to move market and now it is going the other way with shops and businesses making way for homes and flats.