Hertford images and attractions – Part 3

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War Memorial

War Memorial

 

War Memorial sculpture

War Memorial sculpture

 

Green Dragon Hotel building

Green Dragon Hotel – another of the McMullen buildings in the town

 

Castle Hall

Castle Hall – entertainment venue

 

General Synod sculpture on Castle Hall

'Five Bishops' sculpture on Castle Hall – commemorates the 13th Centenary of the First General Synod of the All England Church in 673 AD. Designed by Ronald Pope in 1973.

 

Reverend Samuel Stone statue

Reverend Samuel Stone statue – Hertford Millennium sculpture 1999. Commemorates the Reverend Samuel Stone, born in Hertford in 1602, one of the co-founders of Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

 

River Lea from Mill Bridge

River Lea from Mill Bridge

 

Mill Bridge Rooms

The Mill Bridge Rooms – A McMullen & Co Ltd

 

Lombard House

Lombard House – home of Sir Henry Chauncy, historian, JP and barrister (and now a private club). His history of Hertfordshire was used as a reference by Hatfield's first historian, Reverend Jocelyn James Antrobus.

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Ironmongers sign - 1798 Nunn with a golden key underneath - outside Hertford Museum

Hertford Museum, Bull Plain – the building dates back to 1610 although it has an 18th Century exterior (the sign belongs to an ironmonger). At the time of writing (December 2009) the museum is closed for renovations.

 

Beadle House

Beadle House, Bull Plain – Queen Anne Period building belonging to the Dimsdale family (a local family of repute).

 

Confluence sculpture, Salisbury Square

Confluence sculpture, Salisbury Square

 

Close up of Confluence sculpture, Salisbury Square

Confluence sculpture – it represents the meeting of the four rivers of Hertford.

 

Longboat on a river

Longboat near Folly Island

 

Sites of interest not shown include Richard Hale School (originally founded on 16 April 1617); Friends Meeting House (Quakers); County Hall and All Saints Church.

 

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