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Berkhamsted
Berkhamsted ( ) is a historic market town in Hertfordshire, England, in the Bulbourne valley, north-west of London. The town is a civil parish with a town council within the borough of Dacorum which is based in the neighbouring large new town of Hemel Hempstead. Berkhamsted, along with the adjoining village of Northchurch, is encircled by countryside, much of it in the Chiltern Hills which is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). The High Street is on a pre-Roman route known by its Saxon name: Akeman Street. The earliest written reference to Berkhamsted was in 970. The settlement was recorded as a ''burbium'' (ancient borough) in the Domesday Book in 1086. The most notable event in the town's history occurred in December 1066. After William the Conqueror defeated King Harold's Anglo-Saxon army at the Battle of Hastings, the Anglo-Saxon leadership surrendered to the Norman encampment at Berkhamsted. The event was recorded in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. From 1066 to 149 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berkhamsted Town Hall
Berkhamsted Town Hall is a Grade II Listed building, listed municipal building in the High Street, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England. History The current building was commissioned to replace a 16th century town hall in Church Lane which still stands and is now known as the "Court House". It was also intended to replace a tudor architecture, Tudor market hall which had been located further east along the High Street and which had burnt down in 1854. Marian Alford, Lady Marian Alford was closely involved in the initiative to establish the new town hall and a site was selected for the new building which had previously been occupied by the offices and stables of a firm of London carriers. The new building, which was designed by Edward Buckton Lamb in the Gothic Revival architecture, Gothic Revival style was financed by public subscription and completed in 1859. A substantial contribution to the cost was made by Baron Brownlow, John Egerton-Cust, 2nd Earl Brownlow. The design invo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
