Much Hadham
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Much Hadham books (12 available)
Bishop's Stortford Town Walk Guide
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Visits to Wareside 1964 - present
My dad was born at Hillside Cottages in Wareside in 1929 (I think). I remember visiting my Grandmother there up until she moved to Ware round about 1978/9. She lived in the house with the "Hillside Cottages" sign on the front. I remember going to visit every Saturday afternoon. The front garden was a typical cottage garden where I would collect seeds in summer from the flowers and there was a huge apple tree in the back garden that dad would prune and we 3 children would climb to collect apples. There was also a well on one side that we were always told to say away from. One of my favourite pastimes was making "mud pies" using the earth from ...read more here
A memory of Wareside contributed by Sandra Penstone-Smith
The Picketts of Standon
The majority of my father's family lived in and around Standon from 1600 onwards and one of them was the Sexton of St. Mary's and another was the innkeeper of The Three Horseshoes at Farnham in 1881. My Grandfather was born in the Three Horsehoes. Does anyone have any connections with the Pickett family?
A memory of Standon contributed by Angela Kenny
Coopers
I remember this building being Handscombes Ironmongers. And one end of it being a pram shop in the early 80's I think . I bought my parents their 25th wedding anniversary present in Handscombes... a dinner service in a Poppy design. Full service with tureens etc only cost £24.99! This was in 1978. They held their party at the Bell in Stanstead.
A memory of Bishop's Stortford contributed by Sue Spooner
Where we used to go some Saturday nights
In the 50s my mum used to take us to see our Great Uncle Herb and Aunt Nell at Sawbridgeworth. He used to take my sister and I to his allotment, buy us both a toy then listen to the sports report and take us down the Old Bull Pub for a lemonade and crisps. Great Aunt Nell was bedridden and died soon after. Great Uncle Herb was a very nice old man.
A memory of Sawbridgeworth contributed by eddie tait
Extracts From Much Hadham & Hertfordshire books
Little has changed in the 100 years since this photograph was taken. On the left, peeping through the trees, are the white gables of the Old Rectory; in the foreground are the meadows skirting the River Ash which were part of the grounds of the Bishop of London's palace, just out of view to the right. The view is from the east, and shows the fine tracery of the church window and the traditional Hertfordshire spike on the tower.
An extract from from"North and East Hertfordshire Photographic Memories".
Some of the windows in St Andrew's have been replaced by others designed by the sculptor and artist Henry Moore, who lived at nearby Hoglands in Perry Green. The Anglican church welcomed the congregation of Holy Cross Roman Catholic church in 1982, and they have continued to use the church jointly. St Andrew's was built in the 13th century, and the tower was added late in the 1500s by Bishop Braybrook.
An extract from from"North and East Hertfordshire Photographic Memories".
St Andrew’s Church stands on the high ground to the west of the River Ash’s water meadows. Adjacent, to the north, is the old palace which belonged to the Bishop of London. Some of the windows in the church were designed by Henry Moore, who lived in the nearby hamlet of Perry Green. In 1982, the Anglican congregation combined with the Roman Catholic church of the Holy Cross, and St Andrew’s is now run jointly.
An extract from from"Hertfordshire Living Memories".
Looking southwards along Church Lane, we see the thatched Glebe Cottage, which was originally two dwellings. Beyond it is Wickham Cottage, which has since undergone major restoration. The furthest building is known today as The Cottage, but village people still remember it as Clements’ Cottage. It was here that Mr Clements used to cut men’s hair for sixpence, but as local lore has it, ‘not the hair of conscientious objectors’.
An extract from from"Hertfordshire Living 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.
An extract from from"Hitchin Town and City Memories".