The Great Northern Railway (GNR) line from St Albans to Hatfield was opened on 16th October 1865 but there had been plans to construct this branch line much earlier than that. Local landowners were encouraged to form an independent company… More about ‘Hatfield – St Albans Railway (Alban Way)’»
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Roots in St Vincent – Adelle Stapleton
Adelle was born in St Vincent in 1959 and came to St Albans with her parents when she was three years old. The family lived in Berners Drive and she went to St Peter’s school and then St Julian’s Girls… More about ‘Roots in St Vincent – Adelle Stapleton’»
Wartime – Mary Myers
Mary, who lived in New House Park during the war, shares her wartime stories: her father in the Home Guard, air raids, the Electrical Apparatus Company (EAC) which made munitions during the war, escaped sheep on the golf course, planes… More about ‘Wartime – Mary Myers’»
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