Discover Hertford Historic Walk

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1 The White Hart -This splendid 17th Verger’s house and along with no’s 58 the late 11th Century (now the course Century pub forms a corner of the & 60 nearly opposite, they are the oldest of the Lea Navigation). A popular pub, square named after the Marquess of dwellings in Hertford still standing. the Old Barge, is on the island. Salisbury. In 1994 a water sculpture by 7 McMullen’s Brewery - McMullen 12 Bluecoats - Look at the two William Pye called ‘Confluence’ was and Sons limited is recognised as one of coloured figures above the gates to erected in Salisbury Square. This modern the country’s leading independent what was once Christ’s Hospital School. fountain represents the four rivers which brewers with an estate of 145 top This establishment for children dates flow into Hertford. These rivers are the quality pubs inn Hertfordshire, Essex and back to 1682, providing overspill Beane, Lea, Mimram and Rib London. The company was founded in education ‘for the recovery of their 2 Shire Hall - The most impressive Hertford in 1827 by Peter McMullen, health by the benefit of the air’. The building in the centre of town is Shire great, great, great grandfather of the “parent” school was in Newgate Street, Hall, once the administrative offices for McMullens who run the present day City of London. The figures are dressed the County and Borough Councils and company. in the traditional uniform for boys. From now the home of the Magistrates 1902 only girls were educated in 8 The Old Ford – leading towards the Courts. It was designed in 1769 by Hertford until the Girls School joined the river from Old Cross is St. Nicholas Lane. James Adam. The beautiful ballroom Boys school in Horsham in 1985. It is believed to be the original ford which graces the interior of Shire Hall is across the river which gave the town its 13 The Friends Meeting House - The believed to be the setting for the name. Old Cross was the centre of Friends Meeting House in Railway Street regimentals ball in Jane Austen’s ‘Pride Hertford in the 10th century. Nearby, is the oldest of its kind in the world still and Prejudice’. across Mill Bridge you will see the used as a place of worship. Many 3 Hertford Castle - Most people prominent statue of Samuel Stone, the original features survive. It is open to the think of the Castle when they think of founder of Hartford, Connecticut. public at certain times, and music Hertford. The remaining Gatehouse was concerts are held there regularly. 9 Beadle House - Bull Plain takes its built in the 15th century the second on name from a large coaching inn 14 The Salisbury Arms - This is the this site. On the east side a stone beside demolished in the 1850’s and contains elegantly decorated Salisbury Arms. The the path commemorates the first some fine buildings. Beadle House, of plaster work seen on the facade is called General Synod of the English Church the Queen Anne period was one of the pargetting, and further examples can be which was held in 673. homes of the Dimsdale family who are seen on buildings opposite. Inside the 4 St.Andrew’s Church - Next to still famous locally. Dr. Thomas Dimsdale hotel is a beautiful Jacobean staircase. Beckwith’s is St. Andrews Church. While used smallpox inoculation on the Cromwell and Fairfax stayed here before there has been a church with this name Russian Royal Court and was granted putting down their own army mutiny in on the site since before the Norman the title of Baron of all the Russians. 1647. The Inn was built on a medieval Conquest, the building you see was built plan, the original name was Bell & Three 10 Hertford Museum - Although the in 1869. Note the splendid spire. Cranes, but the Bell is written on the building dates back to 1610 the front as the name before 1800. 5 11. St. Andrew Street - No.11 St. frontage is 18th century. Explore the Andrew Street was the childhood home museum if you have time and discover 15 All Saints’ - The Church of All Saints of Alfred Russel Wallace, an explorer and to its rear a charming period garden. with St. John’s was burnt down in anthropologist his work on evolution Hanging outside the museum is a sign 1891. The present building opened in was published alongside from an old ironmongers dated 1798, 1895. Notice the wrought iron gates on Charles Darwin. He once described made in the shape of keys. both sides of the new dual carriageway Hertford as ‘one of the most pleasantly (Gascoyne Way) which were erected to 11 Folly Island - Across the bridge, situated country towns enable the assize judge to process from surrounded by wharves and warehouses in England’. the Church to the assize Court at the at the head of the canal, lays an area of Shire Hall. The gates at the end of 6 St.Andrew Street is worth admiring Hertford known as Folly Island. The Church Street, which originally led into for the variety of its historic buildings. ‘island’ was called Bray’s Folly in1766. the churchyard, are 18th Century and The most important is Beckwith’s The houses here were built between from the Priory House, the home of Dr Antique shop which was built in 1450 1866 and 1893. It became an island Dimsdale. They were a gift from Mr and restored in 1973. It was once the when a millstream was dug through in Purkiss-Ginn in 1963.