News: Useful Links
Published: 09 Dec 09
Lemsford Local History Group is part of the community of Lemsford Village, Handside, Cromer Hyde, Stanborough and the surrounding area including Welwyn Garden City and Hafield. Below are useful links for the local area
Orange Pippin Fruit Trees
Lemsford Local History Group is Sponsored by Orange Pippin Fruit Trees
www.orangepippinshop.com
St John's Church, Lemsford
St Johns Church Lemsford Village
Our friendly church is prominently located in the village of Lemsford, Hertfordshire. You can find us north of Hatfield, close to Welwyn Garden City on the B653 at the South East side of Brocket Hall Park. The village of Lemsford itself is well known throughout the area for its large mill on the River Lea which winds its way through Brocket Hall Park.
Click here to view St Johns Church Website
Children Of Lemsford School early 1900s
Lemsford School
Our school is situated in attractive grounds behind Lemsford Church. It has a large playground with a variety of play equipment and a large playing field. We have a conservation area and visiting wildlife enrich the outdoor environment
Click here to view Lemsford School Website
Lemsford Springs
Lemsford Springs
Lemsford Springs is a small nature reserve on the edge of Lemsford it has a long history dating back to the Doomsday book when it was owned by the Bishop of Ely
Click here to view Lemsford Springs Website
Lemsford Village Website
The Lemsford Village Website is produced by Lemsford residents for our villagers. If you would would like to contribute to the Lemsford Village Website or be part of the Team, please contact Lemsford News team or any member of the newsletter team. Telephone numbers and email addresses are listed on website: Click Here.
The future King George V with Lord Mount Stephen
H.J.Brown
Herbert John Brown,always known as Jack to family and friends, was born in 1924 at Southwark,London ,where his father was a London policeman. Both parents came from Hertfordshire, his mother ,
Emma Brown (nee Adams ) 1881--1974 came from Hertingfordbury, near Hertford.His Father was born at St Pauls Walden, but spent most of his young life at Cromer Hyde, where his father Alfred Henry Brown 1867--1943, was a gamekeeper for Lord Mount Stephen of Brocket
Bathing the Brocket babies
Brocket Babies
8,338 Brocket Babies were born within the safety of the walls of Brocket Hall, and in the peace of the countryside.By the kindness of Lord Brocket, Brocket Hall was used by the City of London Maternity Hospital before and after the destruction by enemy action of the in patient section of that hospital in London EC1.
This website was created to allow those who were born, gave birth, or who worked at Brocket Hall to share the events of those times and to make contact with each other. Whilst many babies have always known they were born at Brocket Hall there is a small but increasing number of those who were born in Hatfield and subsequently adopted and only found they are one of the World Famous Brocket Babies when they obtained their original birth certificates.
Welcome to Welwyn Garden Heritage
Welwyn Garden City (WGC), as its name suggests, is a garden city, founded by Sir Ebenezer Howard in the 1920s following his previous experiment in Letchworth Garden City, and designed by Louis de Soissons.
Howard had called for the creation of new towns of limited size, planned in advance, and surrounded by a permanent belt of agricultural land, as a role model for lower-density urban development. Howard believed that such Garden Cities were the perfect blend of city and nature.
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Ebenezer Howard
Aerial Photo c1924 Brockswood Lane
Welwyn Garden City Society (Registered with the Civic Trust)
The Welwyn Garden City Society fully supports all the above ideals, although the town has now outgrown itself, and many residents commute to London and elsewhere.
These and other social changes, such as the car becoming the main means of transport and the growth of supermarkets, chain stores and multi-national industrial conglomerates, means that Ebenezer Howard's original vision has already given way to the demands of modern living. It is therefore even more important that we help improve what we feel is wrong and safeguard what we have and value. With the help of our members, we aim to represent local public opinion (non-politically), as well as preserve and conserve the environment and local heritage, ultimately striving to create a 'modern-day Garden City'
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All images used on this site have been donated to our group or have been sourced from various friends of the group. Every effort has been taken to find owner of image and request permission. If any image used you wish us to remove, please contact us immediately.
