It seems that there was an almshouse, or poor house, on the site of the present St Michael’s JMI school ...
Charles Collison died at St Bees, in Cumbria, in 1951, and left funds to the vicars of St Mary’s Hitchin ...
A link between New England, St Bees, Hitchin and St Ippolyts is Charles Collison, but at first sight that link ...
At the very start of World War One, Watford resident Edward Theobald got more than he bargained for on his regular business trip to Alsace.
Some of us keep in touch with school friends. John Inns had a different idea. The provision was four almshouses ...
Hertfordshire Archives and local newspapers are two primary, contemporary, but complementary sources. They have been mentioned in another article, ‘A ...
The Society of Friends, better known as the Quakers, has a long and prominent history in Hertfordshire. From the first ...
There is a single newspaper reference to an almshouse by Radlett station. There was an inquest into the death of ...
There’s no reason for almshouses to be purpose built, though most were. All that’s needed is a suitable place to ...
The pillar box at Goffs Oak had a Jubilee makeover. In recent years there has been a trend in various ...
To celebrate the Platinum Jubilee a book, Queen Elizabeth: A Platinum Jubilee Celebration, was given to primary school children, throughout ...
Wadesmill can boast of the first toll road in the country, dating back to 1663. According to the information plaque this ...
