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Harpenden Town Trail 2 - The Common

A gallery of the pictures and links to further information

By Rosemary Ross

Photo: Illustrative image for the 'Harpenden Town Trail 2 - The Common' page

Our new Town Trails are available from Harpenden Town Information Point, Town Hall, Leyton Road; Harpenden Library; St Albans Tourist Information Office; hotels and B&Bs; or contact us. They can also be downloaded.

Town Trail 2 follows the fringes of the Common - sometimes called The Triangle - close to the High Street from No.2 Southdown Road, behind the Harpenden Arms, round the Baa Lamb trees and back towards Leyton Green. To view the enlargements of the photos click on the first one and the sequence can be viewed by clicking on 'next'.

There are more pictures of Harpenden Common in the Picture Gallery

Pages about many of these buildings can be found by clicking on the blue links. Some of these pages are provisional and will be updated as more information or scanned photos become available :

The Baa Lamb Trees

1  - 2 Southdown Road
2  - Harpenden Public Halls 
3  - Harpenden Hall 
4  - Henry Tylston Hodgson - cottages
5  - The Institute - The Friends Meeting House
6  - The Dene 
7  - The Welcome - Harpenden House Hotel
8  - Coach Lane Cottage - 39 Leyton Road
9  - The Silver Cup 
10 - Heathfield Works - Harpenden Fire Station
11 - The Old House - Bull Inn
12 - Rothamsted Park Gates
13 - Park Hall 
14 - Bennetts (Royal British Legion) & Stables 
15 - Inn on the Green
16 - Yew Tree Farm, 15 Leyton Road

      

Town Trail 2
Town Trail 2 (2035k)
Harpenden Common

Photo:2 Southdown Road - probably Harpenden's oldest house.
Photo: Illustrative image for the 'Harpenden Town Trail 2 - The Common' page
Photo: Illustrative image for the 'Harpenden Town Trail 2 - The Common' page
Photo: Illustrative image for the 'Harpenden Town Trail 2 - The Common' page
Photo: Illustrative image for the 'Harpenden Town Trail 2 - The Common' page
Photo: Illustrative image for the 'Harpenden Town Trail 2 - The Common' page
Photo: Illustrative image for the 'Harpenden Town Trail 2 - The Common' page
Photo: Illustrative image for the 'Harpenden Town Trail 2 - The Common' page
Photo: Illustrative image for the 'Harpenden Town Trail 2 - The Common' page
Photo: Illustrative image for the 'Harpenden Town Trail 2 - The Common' page
Photo: Illustrative image for the 'Harpenden Town Trail 2 - The Common' page
Photo: Illustrative image for the 'Harpenden Town Trail 2 - The Common' page
Photo: Illustrative image for the 'Harpenden Town Trail 2 - The Common' page
Photo: Illustrative image for the 'Harpenden Town Trail 2 - The Common' page
Photo: Illustrative image for the 'Harpenden Town Trail 2 - The Common' page
Photo: Illustrative image for the 'Harpenden Town Trail 2 - The Common' page
Photo: Illustrative image for the 'Harpenden Town Trail 2 - The Common' page
Photo: Illustrative image for the 'Harpenden Town Trail 2 - The Common' page
Photo: Illustrative image for the 'Harpenden Town Trail 2 - The Common' page
Photo:Baa Lamb Trees in winter with two carters; postcard by Donald F Merritt
Photo:Baa Lamb Trees - charcoal sketch by unknown artist
Photo:Baa Lamb Trees - Ernest Heasman
Photo:Baa Lamb Trees - Ernest Hasseldine, 1923
Photo:Baa Lamb Trees - A T Mardall
This gallery was added by Rosemary Ross on 29/03/2013.
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The Society's publications - 1973-2018
  • The Story of Harpenden from Village to Town
  • Harpenden Town Trail 1 - The High Street
  • Harpenden Town Trail 2 - The Common
  • Published in March 2013 - Two Trails
  • Theodora's Journals
  • Theodora's Journals
  • The story of Theodora's Journals
 
 
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