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Great Amwell, Hertfordshire
Great Amwell maps
Historic maps of Great Amwell and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Great Amwell maps
Historic map of Great Amwell
Illustrated Victorian map of Hertfordshire
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Great Amwell books
Displaying 3 of 4 books about Great Amwell and the local area. View all Great Amwell books
Hertfordshire Living Memories
Paperback
$28
Hertfordshire Photographic Memories
Paperback
$28
Hitchin Town and City Memories
Paperback
$26
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Memories of Great Amwell
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Nineteen years pleasurable living in Great Amell.
My family of four childen, my husband and I, moved into part of a large country house known as 'Ravenscourt', standing in 3 acres of land: we named our semi "Little Ravenscourt'. Within our back garden stood a beautiful large 'Indian Bean Tree' (catelpa), which the children loved to climb on: in the spring it was covered in small orchid-like... [more]
Shared on 05 May 2007
Hertfordshire memories
Not really a memory - rather a request for information. My grandfather, Alfred Pain, was licensee of the Crown Inn from possibly the late 1920s through to the middle 1930s. If anyone has any memories/information/photos of the public house and/or my grandfather's time there, I would be most grateful to hear them.
Incidentally, my mother, Doris Bird, used... [more]
Shared on 29 May 2008
Wow, I have many fun memories about St Andrew's Church, living next door for many years and being a member in my younger years. To me it was like my second home. Does anyone remember Skipp? He was a lovely man, I got many a telling off for ringing the church bells, which I did on most days ,driving the neighbours... [more]
Shared on 04 December 2008
Netherfield House is now up for sale, the estate agent lists it beautifully, I have photos of the house as it was, and am glad to see that the current owners kept it beautifully as a house of that age should be
Shared on 13 September 2008
I would be pleased to hear from anyone with connections or memories of the village --- I was born & grew up there.
Feel free to e-mail me on --- greenviewpark&yahoo.co.uk
Leslie
Shared on 27 January 2009
I have a sketchy memory of my childhood in Easneye, between the ages of around 3-5 years old. I remember my mother dropping me off and being terrified. She said I was having a holiday but never came back for me. All I can remember of my time was the dormitory, just a row of unfriendly beds, and the "farm" with... [more]
Shared on 29 December 2007
What was at the top of the hill?
At the top of Cats Hill were three large houses, one was called Netherfield House and had been donated by the Booth family to the Salvation Army. My father ran the house as a residential home for 29 gentlemen, and I worked with him for several years. The house now, I believe has been converted into luxury apartments, and I would... [more]
Shared on 11 June 2007
Glen Faber, Rye House Chalet Park
Does anyone at all remember the small island called Glen Faber at Rye House which had dozens of old chalets, caravans and odd assortments of old bungalows near the river lea lock. There was also a provisions shop made out of wood selling sweets and other foods, I think it was called, or at least the lady was called Mrs Kew.... [more]
Shared on 22 February 2010
Extracts From Great Amwell & Hertfordshire books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Great Amwell, inspired by Frith photos.
Hitchin Town and City Memories
In 1901, Hermitage Road was a pleasant, open avenue. The building on the left in view 46642, left, is the Hermitage, home of Frederick Seebohm; very little of it still remains. Windmill Hill is just visible in the background.
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Hitchin Town and City Memories
A view of St Marys church in 1931, with the War Memorial in the foreground. In 1752, the Rewd William Cole wrote that the tower was `one of the most clumsy and heavy ones I ever saw`. Perhaps `solid` is a kinder description.
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Hitchin Town and City Memories
In the 1960s, the Sun Hotel's yard did not include fire escapes from the upstairs rooms, as it does now. Otherwise, there is little but the parked cars to give a clue to the date of this photograph. The timber- framed buildings, on the left, are believed to date from the 16th century.
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