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Buried in the loft: The legend of Henry Trigg and the Old Castle Inn
In the early eighteenth century, Henry Trigg was a wealthy grocer, living in Stevenage. He was also a church warden at St Nicholas Church and, according to legend, one night he and two of his colleagues were passing the church when they were attracted by noise, and flickering lights coming from within the church grounds. Making their way to the surrounding wall they looked over and saw body snatchers, removing the remains of the newly-buried corp...
Thomas Hibbert
... Thomas Hibbert is recorded in the 1911 census as being the science and mathematics master at Alleyne’s Grammar School. He came originally from Westhoughton in Lancashire, and his father and grandfather, both his namesakes, were a surveyor and an engineer respectively. ...
Stevenage National Fire Service
Do you have any relatives who belonged to the Stevenage National Fire Service? The National Fire Service was formed in 1941 by amalgamating the wartime national Auxiliary Fire Service and the local authority fire brigades . It existed until 1948. The men (and women) all served part time, and performed a valuable and often dangerous service in the war. The photo on this page shows the Stevenage firemen who were in service probably around 1944 or...
The Girl that Lived : A short film about mental health set in Stevenage
Turkan Ahmet’s short powerful psychological drama THE GIRL THAT LIVED was produced in association with the mental Health charity Mind in Mid Herts. The two leads are played by professional actors but the supporting cast was drawn from Stevenage’ s own local amateur dramatic group The Lytton Players. The film focuses on a young woman who is struggling with mental health issues and addiction problems who finds herself living on the streets. The fil...
Yarmouth Road
... We were among the very first family’s to move into Yarmouth Road, it was still being built in fact. I remember me and some other kids would have a lot of fun playing with the construction site/equipments (probably very dangerous). We got into the ‘Co-op’ as it was under construction and even on to the roof! It was a fun area in the 70s & 80s ...
George W. King Drawing Office
... Was the Drawing Office in the first photo taken at the King Factory in Hitchin or, at the Argyle Works in Stevenage? Walter Wilson Morriss (known as, Wilson Morriss) is on the extreme right of the photo. Does anyone recognise anyone else in the photo or, the other two men with Wilson in the second photo (Wilson is on the left in the second photo)? ...
Stevenage Town Centre 1970
... This was my first ever serious panorama, taken about 1970. At the time I was living in a block of flats similar to the one shown here on the left hiding behind St George’s Church spire. My flat was on the eighth floor, which is where I took the pictures from. There were 6 portrait images on black & white negative film which I have now stitched together with panoramic tools. They were taken on a Mamya 35mm SLR camera with a 50mm lens. ...
Broom Barns Reunion
... Submitted as a comment recently: Broom Barns School is having a 60th reunion to end their birthday year off. If you know anyone that went to Broom Barns (opened 1953), have photos etc please see the link below for details to pass on. Thank you. https://www.broombarns.herts.sch.uk/news_dates/index.html By T Pomroy (14/01/2014) ...
Staff at Geo. W. Kings
... These photos were sent in by Tom McCall and show staff working at the Geo. W. Kings factory in Stevenage. Do you recognise anyone in these photos? Can you add a name to any of the faces? ...
White Pelican
... Martin Hanson He was very lucky, the fishermen wanted to kill him in case he ate the park fish. Luckily sprats are quite cheap so my son Cain and I kept him fed until the zoo picked him up. ...
Are You Being Served?
Take a trip down memory lane at this FREE event at Stevenage Museum. Stevenage Town Centre has been host to many different shops over the years. Do you remember the Co-Op, C & A, Chelsea Girl, Fine Fare, Littlewoods, Macfisheries, Zodiac toys, Woolworths, Le Roi, Martins Newsagents, Pearces Bakers, Dixons and Bejam to name a few? Do you recognise the shops featured on this page? Try the quiz! Come along and share your memories at this event run b...
Martins Newsagent, Queensway
... This is a photo of the staff of Martins Newsagent in Queensway, Town Centre taken in the early 1980s. Shown are Maureen Thompson, Rose Burrett and Iris Cartwright. ...
Fossil Tree, by John Mills
Four artists from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales were commissioned by the National Cycle Network to design mileposts to celebrate the Millennium. The first was designed for England by John Mills. According to Sustrans, it was entitled “The Fossil Tree”, and “it takes the form of an abstract tree with relief imagery of fossils depicting the passage of time from early primitive creatures to the ultimate demise of fossil fuel driven technology...
C.W.S. mural, by G. Bajó
The architects’ department of The Co-operative Wholesale Society Limited commissioned Gyula Bajó, a Hungarian artist working in its offices, to produce a piece of public art for its new building on the corner of the Town Square in 1958-9. A ceramic mural, 27’ by 20’, it depicts symbolic figures of the four cornerstones of a balanced economy; industry, commerce, transport and agriculture. The spinning wheel and its products represent textiles and ...
Looking for School Records and School Photos
Well as The Headings say, I’m looking for records & Photographs of Collenswood Secondary Modern School. I was there only for about 6 years(1963 to 1969). I cannot remember too much about my school life really, but I had a real good friend at Broadwater Crescent. I lived on the Corner of Broadwater Cres & The main road which I cannot remember either. After I left School I went to work as an apprentice toolmaker at Marconi Instruments & Stevenage C...
Stevenage Old Town
... Here are a few old photographs of Stevenage – mostly the northern end of the High Street. ...
Did you get an invitation to meet the Queen?
On Monday 25th April 1959, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II visited Stevenage New Town. The archives of the Stevenage Development Corporation held at Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies give an idea of the amount of planning which went into such an occasion. Whilst in Stevenage, the Queen would tour the industrial area, which was still in its infancy, name Queensway and unveil a commemorative plaque to note the occasion of her visit. Those luc...
Another founder pupil
Hi everyone When I had just turned five my mum had to put me on a bus to go to Camps Hill School. When Ashtree opened a few months later it was fantastic as mum could walk me the mile or so to the school. The headmaster Mr Speight seemed very old to me at the time, but I can see from the old photos that he was probably still in his 20’s. He was enthusiastic about everything, but most particulary about sport and music. I was fortunate to have Davi...
William Mitchell visits Stevenage
William Mitchell, the internationally renowned sculptor, artist and designer, revisited Stevenage on 25 April 2013. Mr Mitchell, responsible for the underpass reliefs ‘Abstract’ and ‘Scenes from Everyday Life’ beneath St Georges Way and the now-destroyed mosaic which adorned the Longship pub on the ground floor of Southgate House, was received by Council officers at Daneshill House, before visiting Stevenage Museum. He is seen here alongside ‘Sce...
Geo. W. King Ltd
From the 1940’s to the late 1960’s Geo. W. King Ltd was one of Stevenage’s major employers. The iconic Argyle Works beside the Railway (opposite the present Railway Station) was a notable landmark. The Company produced cranes, hoists, pulleys, mechanical handling gear, sliding door gear and agricultural equipment, exporting to Australia, North America, South Africa, Russia and Mongolia. Founded in 1914 Geo. W. King Ltd was founded in 1914 at Stra...
The Rolling Stones at the Geo. W. King Apprentice Association All Fools Charity Beat Ball April 1st 1964
Following the success of having the Tremeloes appearing at their Charity Beat Ball in 1963, the following year, 1964 the Geo. W. King Apprentice Association secured the appearance of a group that would become world-wide superstars, The Rolling Stones. At the time they had just had their first hit record, “Not Fade Away” which had reached number 3 in the UK Singles Charts two months earlier. Not only had the Apprentices had the “Stones” perform at...
Geo. W. King Apprentice Association Charity Beat Ball August 28th 1963
On August 28th 1963 the Geo. W. King Limited Apprentice Association held a Charity Beat Ball at Locarno Ball Room in Danestrete (now the Mecca Bingo Hall). The Ball was “headlined” by Brian Poole and The Tremeloes who, at that time of their appearance, were a “Chart Act” with their first single, “Twist and Shout” at number 4 in the Charts. They would go on to become one of the most successful bands of the 1960’s. The support Acts, Tommy Bruce and...
Bedwell Scouts 1960
These photos were taken by the late Jim Shaw, a keen photographer who took many photos of Stevenage during his lifetime. His Grandson Mark Bruce is a professional photographer based in Knebworth and he has kindly shared his Grandfather’s photos with us. These photos show the Bedwell Scouts group in 1960. It appears that they were in the process of building a scout hut at that time- can you supply anymore information? Do you recognise anyone in th...
Stevenage Town Centre 1963
... These lovely aerial photos were taken in and around Stevenage Town Centre in 1963 by the late Jim Shaw. Jim was a keen photographer and took many photos of Stevenage during his lifetime. His grandson Mark Bruce is a professional photographer based in Knebworth and he has kindly shared his Grandfather’s photos with us here. Click on the image to view a larger version. ...
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