Bovingdon, High Street And The Ryder Memorial c.1965
Photo ref:
B409012
More about this scene
The memorial was built in 1881 as a protection over the village well. The main benefactor was Granville Dudley Ryder. A few years later, piped water came to the villages and the well became redundant; by 1908 it had fallen into disrepair. Suggestions were made that it should be moved to another site or even demolished, but local opinion was opposed to any such possibilities. In 1949, a London Transport bus ran into the memorial and achieved the latter proposal. However, it was rebuilt in 1952 at a cost to LTE of £145. The Bell public house (right) dates from the 18th century. In the 1920s, Arthur Lake was the landlord - he was a familiar sight pushing his hand-cart from Hemel Hempstead, where he collected the spirits for sale at the Bell.
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