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The Berkhamsted buildings were sold to Hertfordshire County Council for use as a school and the Foundling Hospital changed its name to the Thomas Coram Foundation for Children and currently uses the working name Coram.
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Berkhamsted and buildings
The children were sent to temporary premises in Redhill until 1935 when the Georgian-style buildings in Berkhamsted were ready for occupation.
The Hertfordshire town of Berkhamsted unveiled a set of 32 blue plaques in 2000 on some of the town's most significant buildings, including Berkhamsted Castle, the birthplace of writer Graham Greene and buildings associated with the poet William Cowper, John Incent ( a Dean of St Paul's Cathedral ) and Clementine Churchill.
Berkhamsted and were
Other towns were forbidden to hold markets within 11 miles of Berkhamsted.
During the Second World War much of London's statuary including the statue of Charles I now found at the top of Whitehall on Trafalgar Square, were relocated to the grounds of Berkhamsted Castle.
They were formed in 2009 after the demise of Berkhamsted Town F. C ..
The children were moved to Redhill, Surrey, where an old convent was used to lodge them, and then in 1935 to the new purpose-built Foundling Hospital in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire.
There were two sections-the £ 23. 9m Berkhamsted bypass, opened September 1993 and the £ 32. 7m Kings Langley bypass, opened August 1993.
Instead of single ditches, occasionally double-ditch defences were built, as seen at Berkhamsted.
Born at the Old Rectory, Little Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, the youngest of four children ( elder siblings were Anne, Michael and Christopher ).
Petitions were accordingly sent to the king in many instances to remove his Jews from the boroughs, and they were expelled from Bury St. Edmunds in 1190, Newcastle in 1234, Wycombe in 1235, Southampton in 1236, Berkhamsted in 1242, Newbury in 1244.
2000-01 was disappointing as far as League performances were concerned, but the team had an excellent run in the FA Vase before being knocked out by eventual finalists Berkhamsted after an exciting replay.
Seven young men aged 18 – 26 were killed while working on the Berkhamsted section of the railway.
Many landowners and turnpike trustees in Hertfordshire were opposed to the new railway line, and protest meetings were held at the King's Arms Hotel in Berkhamsted.
Various plans were put forward in the 1880s by the LNWR ( successor to the L & BR ) to build a branch line from Berkhamsted to, but these were not realised.
A planning inspector for the Department of the Environment reported that Nye's building contributed to the " diverse nature " of Berkhamsted High Street and that the quality and quantity of the surviving interior features merited preservation, and redevelopment plans were quashed.
Berkhamsted and sold
Governors of the hospital decided in 1926 to realise the value of the London site ( it was sold for £ 2 million ) and to build a new hospital on the Ashlyns site at Berkhamsted.
Berkhamsted and Hertfordshire
After the Norman conquest, Hertfordshire was used for some of the new Norman castles at Bishop's Stortford and at the royal residence of Berkhamsted and at King's Langley, a staging post between London and the royal residence of Berkhamsted.
They played their first gig at Berkhamsted Civic Centre, Hertfordshire, on 1 March 1980.
When in England, Edward's chief residence was at Wallingford Castle in Berkshire ( now Oxfordshire ) or Berkhamsted Castle in Hertfordshire.
Having failed to muster an effective military response, Edgar's leading supporters lost their nerve, and the English leaders surrendered to William at Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire.
While negotiating a peace accord, he was at first held in the Savoy Palace, then at a variety of locations, including Windsor, Hertford, Somerton Castle in Lincolnshire, Berkhamsted Castle in Hertfordshire and briefly at King John's Lodge, formerly known as Shortridges, in East Sussex.
On 2 April 1272, Richard died at Berkhamsted Castle in Hertfordshire.
* Church of St Peter, Great Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire: restoration, 1870 – 71
Barkhamsted was named after Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England.
Berkhamsted () is a historic town in England which is situated in the west of Hertfordshire, between the towns of Tring and Hemel Hempstead.
Berkhamsted is located in the Chiltern Hills, Hertfordshire, in the wide valley of the River Bulbourne, to the west of Hemel Hempstead.
* Berkhamsted ( A Guide to Old Hertfordshire )
He was born in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England where his father John Cowper was rector of the Church of St Peter.
The Poplars, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, birthplace of Sir Michael Hordern.
Hordern was born in The Poplars, an 18th century townhouse in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, the son of Margaret Emily ( Murray ) and Capt.
* Church of St Peter, Great Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire
* Chief Steward and Keeper of the Courts of the Honour of Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Northampton ( part of the Duchy of Cornwall ).
* The Thomas Coram Middle School, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire
* The Thomas Coram Middle School, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire
They live in an £ 800, 000 grace-and-favour house in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire provided by Unite for the duration of Simpson's entire lifetime or that of his most recent partner, whichever is longer.
Paddick retired from the police force on 31 May 2007, and is currently a Visiting Fellow of Ashridge Business School near Berkhamsted in Hertfordshire, where he lectures on leadership, change management and diversity.
Berkhamsted and Council
When Berkhamsted joined Hemel Hempstead and Tring in Dacorum the new Borough Council in Hemel Hempstead drew plans to demolish the site.
* Berkhamsted Town Council.
The web site of Berkhamsted Town Council
In 1974, the government abolished the Borough of Hemel Hempstead and the town was incorporated into Dacorum District Council along with Tring and Berkhamsted.
Berkhamsted and for
A traditional local legend refers to Berkhamsted as the real capital of England ( if only for a few minutes ).
Berkhamsted today is most well known for its castle, now in ruins but once a popular country retreat of the Norman and Plantagenet kings.
Having defeated Harold II and the English at Hastings, William of Normandy led the Norman invading army to circle London crossing the River Thames at Wallingford making for the Anglo Saxon castle at Berkhamsted.
Following his coronation William granted Berkhamsted to his half-brother, Robert, Count of Mortain, who rebuilt the castle which became a Royal Castle and became the favourite country retreat for the Norman and Plantagenet dynasties.
The entry for the town in the Domesday Book in 1086 describes Berkhamsted as being in the Tring Hundred and includes descriptions of vineyards, 26 plough teams and 1 priest.
Local hero Augustus Smith MP ( 1804 ) led gangs of local and hired men from London's East End brought out on the new railway on a specially chartered train to break the fences and protect Berkhamsted Common for the people of Berkhamsted.
He died having reformed working class education in the Scilly Isles and today is commemorated by the award of the Augustus Smith scholarship for state school students in Berkhamsted.
However, according to Percy Birtchnell, one of the reasons for Beckett's fall from grace and assassination was his overspend on Berkhamsted Castle which stretched the kings finances.
The entire court celebrated for five days to celebrate the marriage in Berkhamsted and on Berkhamsted Common.
Much of the stonework was plundered for building materials for the town and nearby manor house Berkhamsted Place ( demolished in 1967 ) but the impressive earthworks and two of the original three moats remain.
But following a 10 year citizens ' campaign during the 1970s and 80s, which eventually ended at the High Court, the site was saved for the people of Berkhamsted.
The present school was formed in 1997 by the amalgamation of the original Berkhamsted School, founded in 1541 by John Incent, Dean of St Paul's Cathedral, Berkhamsted School for Girls, established in 1888, and Berkhamsted Preparatory School.
The former Incents House was renovated into a study for the Headmaster and Deputy Head of Berkhamsted Boys.
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