Sir John Boteler granted some property and land to John Kent in free socage (that is for payment of rent ...
Buildings along High Street, Flamstead
Thomas Saunders of Beechwood was responsible for the construction in 1669 of Flamstead’s almshouses. The four dwellings were originally provided ...
Water pumps used in Flamstead until piped supply from 1937
View northwest from the church tower, in the 1900s and in 2020
I visited a supermarket for the first time in a year or so last Thursday! It was not too busy ...
Frank Pulley was born and enlisted in Royston. He was one of the first to leave for France and one ...
Frederick Percy Gee was from Thorley and was already in the 1st Hertfordshire Regiment at the outbreak of war. He ...
The Church almshouses or poor-houses were located at the south east corner of St Mary’s churchyard. There were six dwellings. ...
When he was vice-chairman of Jesus Hospital, Lancelot Hasluck realised there was still a great need for almshouse provision. That ...
Many tactics were used to persuade men to volunteer for the army. ‘Patriotic’ meetings and ‘recruitment’ parties were two examples. Women ...