U3A Local History Visit to Berkhamstead – 24th October 2019 Photos courtesy of Rupert Anson Berkhamstead Our Three Guides… and Their Dog! Blue Plaque Above Barber Shop Is One Of Many That Mark The Heritage Trail Anglican Parish Church Of St Peter, Dating From 1220 Elizabethan Court House, Now The Parish Hall Dean Incent’s House (1500). John Incent Was Dean Of St Paul’s Cathedral he Red House. One Previous Owner Was Hanged For Murder In 1845 Plaque Marks The Founding Of Berkhamsted School In 1541 Bust Of William The Conqueror Marked 950th Anniversary Of Battle Of Hastings The Gardener’s Arms, One Of A Pair Of Mid 19th Century Former Ale Houses On The Right Is Entrance To A Former Dairy. There Is Still Stabling Within No.68 Castle Street, One Of Many Buildings Owned By Berkhamsted School The Boote (1605) One Of More Than 6 Former Ale Houses In Castle Street Canadian Totem Pole On The Site Where John Alsford’s Timber Yard Once Stood View Of The Grand Union Canal From The Castle Street Foot Bridge Commemorative Stone In Mill Street Marking The Site Of The Old Mill Building Purchased By Berkhamsted School Still Retains The Old Pub Sign A Modern Building Now Stands On The Site Of The Old Market Hall
