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Walkern, Hertfordshire
Walkern maps
Historic maps of Walkern and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Walkern maps
Historic map of Walkern
Illustrated Victorian map of Hertfordshire
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Walkern books
Displaying 3 of 4 books about Walkern and the local area. View all Walkern books
Hitchin Town and City Memories
Paperback
£13
Hertfordshire Living Memories
Paperback
£14
Hertfordshire Photographic Memories
Paperback
£14
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Memories of Walkern
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Last year, as part of a two month trip from New Zealand, in mid September, my wife and I made a pilgrimage to Walkern, the place of my paternal ancestors. During the war I was taken by my mother and grandfather to Clay End, near Walkern where we stayed for a few days to avoid the bombing in London. I don't... [more]
Shared on 04 July 2009
Hertfordshire memories
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
I remember when I was just a young teenager... you could roam around the village and just about everyone knew you.
I loved to wander down to Mill Stream Lane with my jam jar and fishing net and walk along the stream searching for stickle backs and anything else I could catch. The fields behind us would whisper in the... [more]
Shared on 04 June 2008
Looking after Mungo Walker at Wyddial Hall
My mother - Peggy Barker - looked after Mungo Walker, the grandson of the Heaton-Ellises when he returned from Kenya as a 7 year old in the late 1930s. This was only for a few months until he went to boarding school. She was supposed to be teaching him Maths but I think from the sound of it, they just had... [more]
Shared on 02 November 2009
Extracts From Walkern & Hertfordshire books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Walkern, inspired by Frith photos.
North and East Hertfordshire Photographic Memories
The River Beane runs close to the church, and is liable to heavy flooding. The church stands on a slight mound to the north-east where it is safe from damage, although photographs of flooding show water lapping up against the path leading to the south porch. In 1340 an outbreak of 'murrain', possibly anthrax, made farming impossible and left large areas... [more]
This is an extract from North and East Hertfordshire Photographic Memories.
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Although in 1960 Walkern was a peaceful village, its history included many scenes of violence. During the Civil War, the rector, John Gorsuch, was smothered in a haystack by two of Cromwell's supporters. Later on, in 1728, when returning from the market at Hertford, Thomas Adams was violently murdered in the High Street.
This is an extract from Hertfordshire Living Memories.
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North and East Hertfordshire Photographic Memories
The White Lion, one of many public houses in the village, was called the Rose and Crown in 1766, when it formed part of a marriage settlement between Mary Field and John Smith of Hitchin. Although the marriage settlement is the earliest mention of the house, much of the building dates from the 16th century. Around 1800 the name changed to... [more]
This is an extract from North and East Hertfordshire Photographic Memories.
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