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MY GRANDMOTHER
My grandmother was born in Tring in the late 1800s and was married in Tring Church on Christmas Day in 1909. Her grandfather was a very peculiar character and had to be taken to the village pump for his weekly wash and he used to sit on the wall to jeer at the churchgoers. He was known as Grampy Rodwell. Once a week free bread was given out and he always was the first in the queue and used to bag his loaf by poking the bread with his filthy hands. I loved hearing stories about him. My grandmother was in service and worked for The Roschilds as a cook. She was, apparently, the first woman in Tring to ride a ...read more here
A memory of Tring contributed by Christine Beddows
Tring Parish Church
My brother Colin Lyall was christened in this beautiful church at the end of the summer of 1963. My parents, Val and Frank emmigrated to South Africa in 1967, with 3 small children. Robert (Rob) Jane and Colin. I wonder if anyone remembers us. We lived in Fantail Lane. My grandparents Kitty and Bob Lyall lived at the top of Chrischurch Road. We would go to them after school while Mum was at work at the Co-op in Aylesbury. I would be interested to hear from anyone who knows us.
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A memory of Tring contributed by Jane McKinnon
Christmas Shopping Evenings in Tring
Tring hosts a lovely Christmas shopping evening each year when the High Street is decorated, the shop windows have illuminated Christmas displays and stay open late and the place is transformed into a fairyland of old-fashioned entertainment and street traders. There are hot chestnut vendors, roundabouts, fairground organs, traction engines, musicians and dancers.
The Whitethorn Morris dancers provided part of this entertainment along with the Whitethorn Band. The group is from Harrow but perform clog dances from the north-west of England to lively jigs and polkas played by the musicians. Our favourite spot to play and dance is the wide pavement in front of the church opposite the Rose and Crown. Handy for a traditional pint of beer ...read more here
A memory of Tring contributed by John Howard Norfolk
Childhood memories of my Aunt Claire and Uncle Jim Webster
I used to spend happy holidays with my aunt and uncle and cousin Barry who have all now sadly died. They used to own the bakers shop, and I can remember the delicious smell of baked bread and being able to have sweets and pop while watching the TV at night.
A memory of Tring contributed by margaret finnis
Extracts From New Mill & Hertfordshire books
In the 18th century, during the coaching
era, Berkhamsted’s strategic position on the
old Akeman Street meant that the town
became a staging post on the road from
London to Aylesbury and the Midlands.
An extract from from"Berkhamsted - A History & Celebration".
For a number of years it had been
suggested that Berkhamsted School and
Berkhamsted Girls’ School should join
together, to the benefit of the children
from both schools. This had been resisted,
especially by Girls’ School parents. In 1996
the two schools came together with the
name of Berkhamsted Collegiate School,
and Dr Priscilla Chadwick was appointed as
first principal. Older residents still refer to
the Castle Street and Kings Road campuses
as the Boys’ and Girls’ Schools.
For the greater part of the century the
affairs of Berkhamsted had been governed
by the Berkhamsted Urban District Council
and the Berkhamsted Rural District
Council; the former was based in the Civic
Centre, opened in 1938, and the latter in
Boxwell House. With the local government
reorganisation in 1974 these bodies were
dissolved, and Berkhamsted became part
of Dacorum Council, based in Hemel
Hempstead. At first Berkhamsted was left
with only a parish council, but in 1976 this
became a town council with the right to
elect a mayor. This government from Hemel
Hempstead has been resented by many in
Berkhamsted, which jealously guards its
identity, and many of the ills of the latter
years have been placed, rightly or wrongly, at
the doors of Dacorum Borough Council.
This independent spirit was further shown
when a group of local citizens, feeling that the
existing Town Council did not represent the
wishes of the people of Berkhamsted, swept to
victory in the 1995 elections under the banner
of ‘Berkhamsted First’, taking the majority of
the fifteen seats. Lack of experience meant
that their control of the council was short-
lived, but it was a rude awakening for several
long-standing councillors.
An extract from from"Berkhamsted - A History & Celebration".
We are approaching the town centre. On the left is the Swan Inn, on the right is Graball Row.
as to make it easier to carry away stone from
the castle. In 1580 Elizabeth had leased Carey
the Manor of Berkhamsted, which included
the ruined castle and the deer park, at the
nominal rent of one red rose. Sir Edward
never lived in his new house in Berkhamsted,
preferring to live in Aldenham, so the house
was let to his brother Sir Adolphus Carey and
later to his son.
We cannot leave Berkhamsted Place without
mentioning the Great Barn at Castle Hill
Farm, the home farm of Berkhamsted Place.
The barn, probably 16th-century or earlier,
is a weather-boarded building with timber
framing - much of this original framing
survives. In recent years its condition has
deteriorated, but plans are afoot to convert it
into housing.
An extract from from"Berkhamsted - A History & Celebration".
Roman finds in Berkhamsted are
concentrated along Akeman Street, and
evidence shows roadside occupation. Pottery,
building materials and iron were found at
142 High Street, Northchurch. Other finds,
including the possible construction layer
of the highway, are recorded near St John’s
Well Lane, close to the sorting office. A
Roman lamp was found at the former gas
works in Billet Lane. These suggest extensive
but scattered occupation north of the High
Street. North of Berkhamsted Castle, two
flint and tile walls of a substantial building
were discovered in 1970, suggesting that
the building of the castle damaged part of a
Roman building. Small-scale excavations at
the edge of the golf course in 1954 revealed
(Berkhamsted Local History and Museum Society)
The mill was demolished in 1927 to make room for the Music School of Berkhamsted School (now the
Collegiate School).
An extract from from"Berkhamsted - A History & Celebration".
Berkhamstedians may exaggerate the
importance of Berkhamsted Castle in national
history, but no one can deny that much of
the town’s early history would be lacking
if the castle had never existed.
An extract from from"Berkhamsted - A History & Celebration".