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St Pauls Walden photos
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St Pauls Walden maps
Historic maps of St Pauls Walden and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all St Pauls Walden maps
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Illustrated Victorian map of Hertfordshire
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St Pauls Walden books
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Hitchin Town and City Memories
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£13
Hertfordshire Living Memories
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£14
Hertfordshire Photographic Memories
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£14
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Memories of St Pauls Walden
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My dad used to live in the end cottage up until the early 1950s (the one next to the car). Both my grandparents lived there until about 1965.
The cottage was very small, with no running water and an old earth closet toilet. The water had to be collected in pails from standpipes every day.
These were dotted around the... [more]
Shared on 18 December 2008
When I was small my mother used to help out in the farm run by Mr Coleson, which was behind the photographer. His son Tommy still lives there I think.
I remember collecting eggs and Mr Coleson drinking milk that was still warm from the cows he had.
The house at the bottom is now called the Old Queen's Head after... [more]
Shared on 18 December 2008
A delightful place to work if only for six months. We would lunch at the Brocket Arms or take a picnic into the grounds by the swimming pool. We did work as well; caring for the silk worms in the mornings and showing visitors around in the afternoons. My favourite task would be to walk the grounds collecting... [more]
Shared on 29 August 2008
This is simply my most favourite place in the whole world! No words can describe the peace and tranquility I feel when I walk along The Avenue with my family and dogs. The autumn months are my favourite! The range of colours in the trees, the conkers falling to the ground, and the sound of the branches swaying in the wind.... [more]
Shared on 30 October 2008
Extracts From St Pauls Walden & Hertfordshire books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about St Pauls Walden, inspired by Frith photos.
North and East Hertfordshire Photographic Memories
A Morris 8 Series E waits patiently outside the church of All Saints in the village of Whitwell, which, with Bendish, forms the parish of St Paul's Walden. Two traditional occupations - straw plaiting and watercress cultivation - provided an income for the inhabitants. Stagenhoe Park to the north-east of the villages was the home of Sir Arthur Sullivan.
This is an extract from North and East Hertfordshire Photographic Memories.
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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.
This is an extract from Hitchin Town and City Memories.
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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.
This is an extract from Hitchin Town and City Memories.
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