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Hunsdon, The Green c.1960
Photo ref: H475005
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More about this scene

The Village Hall at Hunsdon was originally the school until the building of the new school in 1924 at a cost of £4000. Now it is a meeting place for people of all ages from the youngest toddler to the most venerated member of the Over Sixties Club. When Hunsdon won the Hertfordshire Best Kept Village competition in 1960, the winner's sign was erected in the garden of the house next door. Now a quiet, peace-loving village, life is a far cry from 1690, when Moses Dunkley stole a shirt worth 6d and stocking worth 2d here. He was convicted and was 'whipped until his back was bloody' in Angel Inn Yard, Hertford.

A Selection of Memories from Hunsdon

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Hunsdon

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My parents, Peggy and Stan Pinner, moved to Hunsdon from Leyton in 1957. Stan's family was from Wyddial and Aspenden, so Hunsdon was a good fit for them. A small estate was being erected on Wicklands Road and they bought number 3. Our next door neighbours were  the Duddys, other neighbours were the Porters, the Joyces, the Fergusons, the Richardsons and the Normans. The local vicar was Mr Pumphrey. The local ...see more