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Frogmore photos

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Frogmore maps

Historic maps of Frogmore and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis.   View all Frogmore maps

Frogmore map

Historic map of Frogmore

Hertfordshire map

Illustrated Victorian map of Hertfordshire

Frogmore map

Historic Map of any Frogmore postcode

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Frogmore books

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Hertfordshire Living Memories
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Hertfordshire Photographic Memories
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Hitchin Town and City Memories
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Frogmore books
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Memories of Frogmore

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Frogmore; the land of dreams

Upon passing frogmore recently the other day, I, Fred Whatmore, saw a small sign directing me to what I would later come to call Frogmore; home; the land of my dreams



The luscious green fields spread before my eyes, and fromore mausoleum doors wide open welcomed me in. . . ? I sat for a while with Willy... [more]

Shared on 16 January 2008 by Brogan And Fred.

Brogan dedicating my life to frogmore.

It has now been little more than three moons since glorious Frederick Francis, arrived home; eyes shining; hair wild (per usual), to tell me of a small village he had encountered.

The spirit of the place had completely encaptured him, I too felt a rush of desire as tales of green fields as far as the eye could see, &... [more]

Shared on 16 January 2008 by Brogan And Fred.

Hertfordshire memories

Spooner's Corner

Living in Park Street Lane from 1940 to 1961 I passed this corner every day to go under the railway bridge to the recreation ground and school or on to the village. The branches of the Horse Chestnut tree in the foreground gave a copious supply of the very best 'conkers' to us local children. Many's the time it also... [more]

Shared on 25 September 2008 by Valerie Tomlinson.

Swimming on a hot summer evening

My family lived in Stanmore, Middlesex and on a hot summer evening (yes there were some!) my dad would pile mum and I into his little 1932 Austin 7 and off we would go to the 'swimming bath' at London Colney. I loved it, occasionally dad would swim with me but most of the time he and mum would sit and... [more]

Shared on 22 October 2009 by Susan Rundles.

Radlett Park Estate Help

Hello, I am a Radlett Resident and I am desperate for any knowledge you may have of the Radlett Park Estate and its development in the early 1900s. Please call me as soon as you can - 01923 856754. Thanks. Nov/2009

Shared on 19 November 2009 by Gordon Parsons.

family history

I was born in Borehamwood but moved to Radlett when I was two weeks old. My father came from Radlett, his name was Peter Cole. His father was Charley Cole who owned the electrical shop in the high street, C&R COLE. My father played for the local football team. He also used to work for his father driving around Radlett doing... [more]

Shared on 21 March 2008 by Carol Bolton.

Growing up in Radlett

I was born in the King Street Nursing Home in Watford and spent the first few years of my life with my parents and Grandparents in Radlett on Gills Hill Lane.  I went to the Infant School and then the Girl's School at the bottom of Loom Lane.  When I was 4, we moved to some prefabs in Phillimore Place (which... [more]

Shared on 14 January 2008 by Julie Dowdle.

School Days

I am not quite sure of the year, but I attended Radlett Girls School which was at the bottom of Loom and the A5.  I used to walk to and from school, sometimes through the village and up Aldenham Road.  I passed shops and old Mr Allen who was a cobbler would be sitting in the window mending shoes and would... [more]

Shared on 01 August 2007 by Jean Powell.

Extracts From Frogmore & Hertfordshire books

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Hemel Hempstead - A History & Celebration

What life was like for the unfortunate plait children can be gleaned from a Factory Inspector's report in 1870. He associated their mothers, the plait women, with 'vacant minds, dirty cottages and neglected children'. The decline of the plait schools was caused mainly by the deterioration of the plait industry; aided by the fact that from 1891 education was not only compulsory, it was also free. The 19th century was... [more]

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Hemel Hempstead - A History & Celebration

The 18-storey Kodak House was built in 1971. As one of the town's major employers, Kodak gave £10,000 for a new children's playground to be built in Gadebridge Park to replace the one lost by the construction of the Plough roundabout. Kodak are now considering turning the photographic giant into a digital company. Plans have already gone ahead to sell Kodak House and to move its HQ to Harrow, with... [more]

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Hemel Hempstead - A History & Celebration

HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, in Hertfordshire, is probably best known as a New Town, being built after the Second World War, but this overlooks its long and historic past. Over the years there have been a variety of spellings of the name Hemel Hempstead. For instance, Hamaele is the Saxon name for the district of the early settlement, but by the 13th century the town was known as Hamelhamstede. Later, by the 17th... [more]

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