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THE CHRONICLE Volume Date Page Author / Source Contents Dates I Mar-04 5 Jennifer Honour Berkhamsted connections - Cicely the Rose of Raby 1415-1495 I Mar-04 6 Jennifer Sherwood Percy Birtchnell (1910-1986), local historian 'Beorcham' 1910-1986 I Mar-04 10 Ann Nath Marlin Chapel Farm 1272-1485 I Mar-04 16 Museum Store Berkhamsted Place (home of Finch) 1588-1967 I Mar-04 18 Michael Browning Figg's The Chemists 1277 I Mar-04 21 Tony Statham Kingshill Water Tower 1935 I Mar-04 23 Eric Holland Britwell, Berkhamsted Hill (Castle Village) / Cooper family tree 1904 I Mar-04 26 Tony Statham Listing of Historical Buildings I Mar-04 29 Jennifer Sherwood Ashlyns School, formerly the Foundling Hospital 1739 I Mar-04 34 Jennifer Sherwood New Lodge, Bank Mill Lane 1788 I Mar-04 37 BLH&MS Collection Policy I Mar-04 38 Jennifer Sherwood The Duncombe Family of Barley End - family letter 1774 I Mar-04 43 Editor A local chronology (1066 to 1939) 1066-1939 I Mar-04 47 Society Barbara Russell (1910-2002) 1910-2002 I Mar-04 47 Society H.E. Pullen 'Jim' (1912-2003), Vera Pullen (1915-2003) 1912-2003 I Mar-04 48 Leslie Mitchell Tailpiece - The corner shop (from 1994 Family Tree Magazine) 1994 II Mar-05 3 Jennifer Sherwood Biographical note on Edward Popple (1879-1960), Headmaster of Victoria School 1879-1960 II Mar-05 7 Leslie Mitchell "It was but yesterday…" 1929-1939 II Mar-05 11 Jennifer Sherwood Gorseside - Ancient Farmhouse to Site Office 1607 II Mar-05 15 Veronica Whinney Memories of Gorseside - my grandparents' home 1901 II Mar-05 18 Jennifer Sherwood -
Berkhamsted Heritage Network and Hub – Main Report Appendices
Berkhamsted Heritage Hub and Network Berkhamsted Heritage Network and Hub – Main Report Appendices 1 Destination Audit 78 2 Heritage Groups 87 3 Collections 91 4 Arts Groups in Berkhamsted 94 5 Museums & Heritage Centres 96 6 History Festivals 99 7 “Berkhamsted - Ten Centuries Through Ten Stories” - Worked Example of Events and Performances Proposal 105 8 Increasing Enjoyment of Heritage by Young People and Working with Schools 113 9 The Historic Environment (M Copeman Report) 10 BLHMS Collections Analysis (E. Toettcher report) 11 HKD Digitisation and Digital / Virtual Interpretation 12 Workshop Notes 13 Socio-Demographic Profile – Berkhamsted 14 Socio-Demographic Profile – 30 Minute Drive Time 77 Berkhamsted Heritage Hub and Network 1 Destination Audit 1.1 Access The A4251 runs through the centre of Berkhamsted. It connects to the A41, which runs adjacent to the town. The A41 connects in the east to the M1 and M25. Figure 48: Distance & Drive Time to large towns & cities Name Distance (mi.) Drive Time (mins) Tring 6.7 13 Hemel Hempstead 7.4 15 Watford 12.6 25 Aylesbury 13.8 22 Leighton Buzzard 14.3 31 High Wycombe 15.2 35 Luton 18.2 32 Source: RAC Route Planner There are currently 1,030 parking places around the town. Most are charged. Almost half are at the station, most of which are likely to be used by commuters on weekdays but available for events at weekends. A new multi-storey will open in 2019 to alleviate parking pressures. This is central to the town, next to Waitrose, easy to find, and so it will a good place to locate heritage information. -
Aldbury and the Ashridge Estate
Hertfordshire Way Walk 6 Aldbury and the Ashridge Estate This walk covers the section of the Hertfordshire Way from Little Gaddesden through the Ashridge Estate to Frithsden Beeches. Start: Ashridge Estate Visitor Centre Nearest Post Code: HP4 1LT OS Map Ref: SP 971131 Distance: 9.3 miles (15 km) Ascent 600 feet (185 m) Parking: Monument Drive, Ashridge The walk follows the Hertfordshire Way from the start. From Monument Drive head towards the Bridgewater monument and the Visitor Centre. Take the tarmacked path and follow it round to the left with the visitor Centre and Café on your left. The track turns to gravel and heads down into the woods. Where it forks marked Medleys Meadow Track continue straight ahead. At the next fork bear right continuing downhill signed Hertfordshire Way. Ignore a crossing bridleway and pass a red brick house on the left as the village of Aldbury becomes visible ahead. On reaching the road turn right towards the village and at the road junction head towards St John the Baptist church passing the village green and duck pond on the right and the village shop on the left. After passing the church and as the road bears left look for a footpath on the right. Go through the wooden gate and head towards the farm buildings ahead. Go through another gate to the right of the farm buildings. Continue along the edge on the field with the farm buildings on your left, ignoring a path on the right. Go through another gate, on the left in front of a large green barn. -
Green Space Strategy 2011 - 2016
Green Space Strategy 2011 - 2016 January 2011 Green Space Strategy 2011 - 2016 GreenGreen Space Space Strategy Strategy 2011 2011 - 2016 - 2016 Our Vision In Dacorum, we aspire to protect and enhance our natural environment, heritage and habitats. With the involvement of the community, we will create attractive, sustainable, accessible and well-managed green spaces. Foreword Dacorum benefits from a tremendous resource of high quality parks and recreation areas, set within some of the most remarkable landscapes in the country. Our fantastic green spaces are one of the main reasons people choose to live, work, and visit here. This strategy sets out our commitment to manage and protect this legacy, to ensure it remains intact for current and future generations. The quality of some of Dacorum’s green spaces has deteriorated over time through the ageing of facilities and infrastructure, and new investment is required. This strategy gives us the impetus and tools to improve their quality and to help deliver what local communities want from their neighbourhoods. We will improve facilities, and encourage residents to become more involved in managing their local green spaces. We aim to balance the needs of the community with the demands on our service, working wherever possible to combat climate change and alleviate the pressures of the modern age. We have a number of challenges to face in the future, not least in providing enough homes for the community. This strategy provides a strong framework to help manage, refresh, and create new green spaces. -
Part 1), September 2019 Historic Environment Associates
Appendix 22: A conservation management plan for the central area of the Ashridge Estate (part 1), September 2019 Historic Environment Associates Ashridge Estate A Conservation Management Plan for the Central Area of the Ashridge Estate Part 1 Report Final September 2019 Contents Contents 1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 1 Background to the study ............................................................................................................ 2 National Trust Policy .................................................................................................................. 2 Spirit of the Place ....................................................................................................................... 4 Methodology .............................................................................................................................. 4 Authorship ................................................................................................................................. 5 Acknowledgements ................................................................................................................... 5 2 Baseline Information ......................................................................................................... 9 Ownership and Land Management ............................................................................................ 9 Covenants and Legal Restrictions on Management -
Newsletter 59
NEWSLETTER No. 59 JUNE 2010 Berkhamsted Bowmen’s Diamond Anniversary Berkhamsted Bowmen are celebrating the 60 years since the present archery club was formed in 1950; the sporting club is the oldest archery club in Hertfordshire. History of Archery in Berkhamsted Berkhamsted was the favourite home of the Black Prince and the fact that this residence coincided with the peak of the development of the longbow as a weapon of war gives Berkhamsted a special association with archery. Berkhamsted archers were among the victors at the battles of Poitiers, Crécy and Agincourt, and it is reasonable to suppose that many local men were engaged in making and repairing bows and arrows as well as associated equipment. Jones’ ‘History of the Black Prince’ states that in 1347 Robert Le Parker, keeper of the Prince’s Deer Park in Berkhamsted, was ordered ‘to choose in those parts twenty four companion archers, the best he could find, and come with them all speed to Dover’. This order was given when King Edward III and the Black Prince were keeping Christmas at Havering in Essex, and had received news of treachery at Calais. Berkhamsted had an archer called Little John. He was sent by the Black Prince to Chester to collect 1,000 bows, 2,000 sheaves of arrows and 400 gross bowstrings that had been ordered from the bowyers and fletchers of Cheshire and to take them to Plymouth. Little John was paid sixpence a day for his wages and a reasonable sum for carriage. He left Plymouth for Bordeaux on 19th September 1355 and eventually made his way to the battle of Poitiers. -
NEWSLETTER Dunstable District Local History Society No
NEWSLETTER Dunstable District Local History Society No. 48 August 2017 Chairman’s Notes uite a few changes to report since our last newsletter, including filling envelopes with, for example, this very newsletter. Qafter the dismaying news that, for family reasons, John Pratt will hopefully still be able to save enormous amounts Sue and David Turner have decided to leave Dunstable. of postage by hand-delivering mail around Dunstable. DEPARTURES A SOUND UNDERSTUDY This was very much a bombshell because in recent years Sue and Richard Hornsey, a former BBC sound engineer, has agreed to David have made themselves a key part of many aspects of local be Ron Frith’s “understudy” in operating the society’s sound life, not least in the history society. system in the church hall. David became active in the society’s work when our secretary, Finally, Jackie and David Jeffs will be helping Trevor Turvey and Joan Curran, asked him to use his professional skills to help Martin Nye to serve tea and coffee at the end of our meetings. Do provide a more-modern look to one of our exhibitions. David stay and chat...there’s no hurry to lock up the hall. and Sue had intended to move home from Dunstable to the John Buckledee Lake District, but they delayed a decision and then became increasingly involved in all sorts of town events. The permanent SAD NEWS information boards at Priory Gardens, Ashton Square and Grove House Gardens are examples of David and the society’s work, plus of course the superb series of displays in Priory House. -
HGT Newsletter Spring 2021
HERTFORDSHIRE GARDENS TRUST ANNUAL REPORT 2020 - 2021 1 2 Contents Page Welcome 1 The Trust’s Officers, Patrons and Supporters 2 Chair’s report - Sue Flood 3 Notice of AGM 4 Treasurer’s Report - Sally Pool 4 Research Report - Anne Rowe 5 Conservation and Planning Report - Kate Harwood 8 Schools Report - Bella Stuart-Smith 10 Membership update - John Craggs 10 Cover photo: The Walled Garden, Stanstead Bury, by Hannah Duffy 3 4 Welcome he Hertfordshire Gardens Trust is a voluntary organisation that T works to record, protect and enhance Hertfordshire’s rich heritage of designed landscapes. We offer expert, free advice to raise awareness of the value of these special places. Our research group investigates and records the history of individual parks, gardens and designed landscapes to identify their historic significance, build comprehensive records for use at county and national level, and inform their future conservation and development. The conservation team scrutinises planning applications throughout Hertfordshire, engaging with the process and providing advice to help conserve and protect the county’s parks and gardens. We work with schools to develop and sustain their grounds, for enjoyment and as a resource for the curriculum. Our annual programme of courses, walks, talks, members’ events and garden visits provide opportunities to enjoy the beauty and character of parks and gardens, and to learn why they are of interest and value. Registered Charity 1010093 www.hertsgardenstrust.org.uk 1 Hertfordshire Gardens Trust President Executive Committee The Countess of Verulam Liz Carlin John Craggs Vice-President Penny Figgis Christopher Melluish Sonja Fillingham Chairman Kate Harwood Sue Flood Anne Mitcheson [email protected] Sally Pool Honorary Treasurer Bella Stuart-Smith Sally Pool Trust Patrons [email protected] Sir Simon Bowes Lyon KCVO Honorary Secretary Mr Aubrey Barker Penny Figgis The Lord Cobbold [email protected] Mr Philip Harkness The Rt. -
The Ridgeway Run
History of Tring Running Club Chapter ……. The Ridgeway Run “I see you stand like greyhounds in the slips, straining upon the start” Henry V “A challenging trail run of approximately 15 kilometres over a scenic route mainly on footpaths and bridleways with stunning Chiltern views” This is the 2018 description of TRC’s flagship race which can trace its origins back to the earliest days of the club. The stunning views haven’t changed over the years (apart from the welcome disappearance of the Pitstone cement works) but many other aspects of the race have changed dramatically. Tring Jogging Club started life in Spring 1981 as part of the Athletic Club of Tring (ACT). The ‘jogging section’ of ACT was barely mentioned in its committee minutes. ACT focused on track, field and cross-country for both juniors and seniors. Indeed, the minutes refer somewhat dismissively to “the Joggers”. But in that first year the Joggers were busy planning their own destiny and one of their first decisions was to organise an event, albeit under the auspices of ACT. Is it a third? Is it a race? Founder member Jen Elliott, recalls club members sitting down at the Rugby Club to discuss what kind of event to put on. ACT was already holding 5k and 10k races so the Tring Joggers wanted to do something different. No doubt inspired by the marathon fever that had gripped the running community but wanting to distinguish itself from other events, they alighted on… a third of a marathon! Ken Laidler devised a circular route to start and finish at Pendley Manor. -
Volume 2 November 2008 – January 2009 Site Allocations Issues and Options Stage
SUPPLEMENTARY SITE ALLOCATIONS CONSULTATION REPORT ISSUES AND OPTIONS PAPER (NOVEMBER 2008) Volume 2 November 2008 – January 2009 (Issues and Options Stage) Published: July 2013 (based on the position as at 2009) 1 Consultation Reports The Consultation Reports outline steps taken in preparing the Site Allocations Development Plans Document. The responses and information contained in this report is based on the position as at 2009. It covers the nature of the consultations carried out, the means of publicity employed, and the outcomes. The document explains how the Statement of Community Involvement (October 2005) is being implemented, and how the Planning Regulations (and any changes to them) have been taken into account. The Consultation Report is presented in a set of volumes. Volumes currently available are: Volume 1 November 2006 – February 2007 Site Allocations Issues and Options Stage Volume 2 November 2008 – January 2009 Site Allocations Issues and Options Stage Further volumes will be prepared to reflect the Local Development Framework consultation process. 2 CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION 4 2. SUMMARY OF RESPONSES: 5 - Public Consultation 5 - Place Workshops 18 - People Workshops 22 - Citizens’ Panel 22 Appendices: Appendix A: Schedule of Sites Considered 24 Appendix B: List of Housing Sites from the Strategic Housing 35 Land Availability Assessment (November 2008) Appendix C: Public Notices (November 2008) 38 Appendix D: General letter of notification (November 2008) 40 Appendix E: List of organisations contacted 42 Appendix F: Summary of consultation results 45 3 1. INTRODUCTION Purpose of Report 1.1 This report contains the results of the consultation to the Supplementary Site Allocations Issues and Options Paper (November 2008), which was published for comment between 3 November and 19 December 2008. -
Development of Grand Junction Canal in Berkhamsted, 1760-1825 This
Development of Grand Junction Canal in Berkhamsted, 1760-1825 This step in the national transport revolution was conducted under the shadow of the French Revolutionary War in 1793 when coastal shipping became vulnerable and movement of goods was brought inland. Earlier successful canal- building ventures had captured the attention of investors and speculators; canal mania was underway and local aristocracy and gentry were in the forefront, influencing decisions about transport, either to exploit mineral wealth or to ensure that traffic was diverted outside their estates (unless they could see advantages with allowing passage across their land). The Grand Junction Canal was particularly versatile in handling full size narrow boats and barges; it was the longest wide-gauge canal in Britain and traders benefited from lower transport costs for non-time-dependent and bulky items. Before the canal Whereas there was a usable road before the turnpike, the River Bulbourne was not commercially viable for bulk carriage of freight prior to the canal. It was referred to as a winterbourne river in the upper reaches because it often dried out during the summer.1 An analysis of peat deposits has revealed that an undeveloped area adjacent to the river was waterlogged and boggy from early times, probably due to the construction of the millpond at Upper Mill which was one of two mills recorded in Domesday.2 It was this tendency to flood that caused severe problems for the town that were alleviated only with the arrival of the canal. The Bridgewater family was influential in the affairs of the turnpike trust, but the Duke of Bridgewater was better known as the “father of inland navigation”.3 The Bridgewater Canal connected his coal mines at Worsley with the river Mersey and opened up new markets for his coal. -
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