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The Baldock Methodist Church
The towers at the back of this picture are of the Baldock Methodist Church, by the 1960/70's the shop in front was a gentleman's outfitters. I and my sisters, were christened in the Methodist Church here, and my Mum ...Read more
A memory of Baldock by
The Pike
Many years ago in the late 1960s there was a stretch of canal down by old Royston. The local fishing club would spend hundreds of pounds on replenishing the fishing stocks with rainbow trout - the only problem with this idea was ...Read more
A memory of Royston by
The Wrong Guy
There at the time when Cawthorne was a tour operator and whether it was coincidence or not the tour operator was called Harry Cawthorne coach tours. I do believe that they were an established firm; it could well be that the village was ...Read more
A memory of Gawber in 1952 by
The Ghost
My dad, even though married he was one for playing the field. Mother was taking care of my brother's kids (his wife had died, he was a Flight Sargent), Mother was miles away and Dad played about. One afternoon he had picked up a ...Read more
A memory of Royston by
Hop Picking
My memories of Rolvenden will never be forgotten. I was eight years old, we lived in Brighton on the south coast, but every year our families would go hop picking at Little Holden farm. The farm was owned by Mr/Mrs Hilder - they had ...Read more
A memory of Rolvenden in 1945 by
The Ghost On Station Road
I lived at 59 Station Road, Royston. My parents moved there in the very early 1960's and I was born in 1969 and my brother David in 1972. It was a semi, with what seemed to be a garden that went on forever. I was ...Read more
A memory of Royston by
A Stroll Down Memory Lane
Hi my name is royston williams, i am 63 years old and have very fond memories of trecastle. I lived in trecastle for the first 10 years of my life, my mum and dad and i lived at 12 maesyberllan,my uncle wyndham and aunty ...Read more
A memory of Trecastle by
Royston Army Camp.
Was posted to camp in 1954 and demobbed in 1957.Was called up for National service but the CO persuaded you to sign on as a regular and you got 28 days leave.Probably nowadays they would be Court Marshalled for suggesting ...Read more
A memory of Royston by
Snapshots
As a very little boy we moved from Birkenhead in the North West, Merseyside to Luton. It was the 1950s and my Dad had a job in Vauxhall's. His brother Tom was already a General Foreman there and his younger brother John (that's what we all called ...Read more
A memory of Luton by
Isaac And Magretta Griffiths.
I am the granddaughter of Isaac and Magretta who are both buried at Tabernacle. My father was Ieuan, brother to David Glamor, Luther, Elfed, Royston and Dougwell. They all moved to the Midlands in the late 1930’s. My ...Read more
A memory of Cefneithin by
Captions
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Skirted by the Icknield Way on the right, the expanse of Therfield Heath originally stretched from the boundary of Baldock to Royston.
In the mid-1950s Royston still appears to be a place of cloth caps and head-scarves, and apart from a handful of little differences we could just as easily be looking at Royston in the mid-1930s.
The church of St John the Baptist at Royston was originally part of the 13th-century priory. At the Dissolution, the nave was demolished and the western arch of the tower was filled in.
Royston is another former colliery town north of Barnsley.
This picture must have been taken from the middle of the main Huntingdon to Royston road at the junction with the road to the Offords.
Up to the southern border of Royston, the A10 follows the route of the Roman Ermine Street, but close to the market Ermine Street becomes the Old North Road (which was the A14 and is now the A1198) taking
Royston is a relatively modern town - it is not mentioned in the Domesday Book - which grew up at the crossing of Ermine Street and the Icknield Way; it was not officially recognised until the late 1800s
Russell House, with the lamp, and Royston House are probably pre-Civil War, but were re-faced by Beales in 1887.
Next door was the Royston Crow, and opposite was the Bull's Head, which is still open for business today.
The descent from Barkway, the second highest point in Hertfordshire, down to Royston, one of the lowest places in the county, was a nightmare for horse-drawn traffic and cyclists.
It reminds us that Buntingford High Street and Royston Road follow the line of the Roman Ermine Street.
Just out of sight to the left stands the ancient parish church of Royston, whilst behind the photographer is the original priory from which the gardens take their name.
among the numerous inns which made this small town one of Hertfordshire's premier coaching centres, thanks to its position on the Great North Road and on the important link between Luton and Royston
Ahead are Rayston's, selling high-class provisions, and Thompson's New Market Restaurant.
The cost isn't helped by the fact that each winter around half a million starlings roost on the bridge!
