I am researching the history of Walnut Tree House, known locally as Halsey Hall, the Masonic Centre. I have the Masonic ...
"You ask why? Well why not! That was my motto Why not! I was always a bit of a tomboy - a thrill seeker. When I was a wee girl I decided to jump off the top of the roof with just an umbrella to break my fall!"
Some unconventional ideas create amusement on the basis of ‘who could ever have thought that could work’. The Palmer railway ...
The National Health Service Act came into effect 75 years ago on 5 July 1948. Changes included local voluntary hospitals ...
Like everyone else, elderly people need more than just a place to live. They also need social connections and activities, ...
The shops on the east side of Hoddesdon’s High Street include a range, numbered 64, occupying a large old house ...
Annie Hindle (c.1844 – after 1904) Annie Hindle was an extraordinary woman. She was also an extraordinary man. For many years ...
Henry Morris, C.B.E. (1889-1961), is remembered as the pioneer of the Digswell Art Trust in Hertfordshire and the inventor of ...
In the early 20th century, women’s rights activism in the UK centred on winning the right to vote. Efforts since ...
The histories of the two separate foundations by brothers John and Ralph Skynner are so interlinked that they have been ...
Nestling at the eastern end of St Peter’s churchyard, at the end of Clifton Street, you can find Church Cottages, ...
William Bennet & Horatio Dudding were the double act responsible for these 4 almshouses in St Peter’s Road. They would ...
