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Aldenham
Aldenham is a village and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in the borough of Hertsmere in Hertfordshire, England. The parish includes Radlett and Letchmore Heath as well as Aldenham village itself. The village of Aldenham lies north-east of Watford and southwest of Radlett. Aldenham was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086, and is one of Hertsmere's 14 conservation areas. The village has eight pre-19th-century listed buildings and the parish (Church of England), parish itself is largely unchanged, though buildings have been rebuilt, since History of Anglo-Saxon England, Saxon times when the majority of the land was owned by the abbots of Westminster Abbey. In the IMD2000, Index of Multiple Deprivation, the ward of Aldenham East was ranked the least deprived ward out of 8414 in England, while Aldenham West also featured among the least deprived three per cent in the country. History The parish of Aldenham historically had two main settlements, being Aldenham itself ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aldenham Works
The Aldenham Works, or Aldenham Bus Overhaul Works, was the main London Transport bus overhaul works. It was located on the edge of the Hertfordshire village of Elstree and not in Aldenham. In its heyday, 50 buses a week were overhauled there, and it was the most comprehensive bus overhaul operation in the world. It opened in 1956 and closed in November 1986. The buildings were demolished in 1996. History 1930s Origins The London Transport site at Elstree had originally been bought for the Northern line extension to Bushey Heath, as part of the 1930s New Works Programme. Construction of the railway extension was underway and the tube depot was partially complete at the outbreak of World War II. The railway works were stopped and the site was modified for use as an aircraft factory, producing Handley Page Halifax bombers as part of the London Aircraft Production consortium, together with Handley Page, Duple, Park Royal and London Transport. After the war, the construction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radlett
Radlett is a large village in Hertfordshire, England, between Elstree and St Albans on Watling Street, with a population of 10,060. It is in the council district of Hertsmere in the south of the county, and forms part of the civil parish of Aldenham. Radlett is located inside the M25 motorway. Locality Radlett lies in the valley of Tykes Water, a stream that runs north from Aldenham Reservoir to the River Colne. Now entirely surrounded by the Metropolitan Green Belt, it is subject to significant 'infill' development and there is pressure to relax the Green Belt restrictions. Radlett is located 14 miles (22.5 km) north west of the centre of London. It is one of the wealthiest places in Britain and the second most expensive town to buy a house outside London. The town contains many substantial detached houses with large gardens. In the older centre there are also a few streets with Victorian semi detached and terraced houses. Watling Street, which is the main road t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hertsmere
Hertsmere is a local government district with borough status in Hertfordshire, England. Its council is based in Borehamwood. Other settlements in the borough include Bushey, Elstree, Radlett and Potters Bar. The borough contains several film studios, including Elstree Studios and the BBC Elstree Centre at Borehamwood. The borough borders Three Rivers, Watford, St Albans, and Welwyn Hatfield in Hertfordshire and the three north London boroughs of Harrow, Barnet and Enfield. Hertsmere is located mainly within the M25 Motorway. History Hertsmere was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, covering the whole area of three former districts and a single parish from a fourth district, which were all abolished at the same time: * Aldenham parish from Watford Rural District *Bushey Urban District * Elstree Rural District * Potters Bar Urban District The Potters Bar Urban District (which coincided with the parish of South Mimms) was historically part of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hertsmere (UK Parliament Constituency)
Hertsmere is a Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, constituency in Hertfordshire, England, represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons since 2015 by Oliver Dowden, Sir Oliver Dowden of the Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party, who is a former Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, deputy prime minister. Constituency profile Just beyond the northwestern boundary of Greater London and with fast railway links into the capital, Hertsmere is a Parliamentary constituency in the Home Counties. The constituency is in the London Commuter Belt, largely inside London's orbital motorway, M25 motorway, the M25, and within the London Metropolitan Green Belt , green belt, in the South-West of Hertfordshire. Political consultancy Electoral Calculus classifies the constituency's population as broadly Conservative 'kind yuppies'. Hertsmere has the third-highest Jewish population of any UK Parliamentary constituency. According to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Letchmore Heath
Letchmore Heath is a village in Hertfordshire in England, situated about three miles east of Watford. General The village, consisting of about 150 houses, lies to the east of Watford, southwest of Radlett and southeast of Aldenham. The Institute of Grocery Distribution is based in the village. Due to its proximity to Elstree Studios, the village has often been used as a set in films, in particular the 1960 British horror movie '' Village of the Damned''. It has a village green, a pond and a pub, the Three Horseshoes, which is on the north side of the green. The name Letchmore is derived from the Old Saxon "leche mere", meaning muddy pond. The present pond is located to the south of the village green. To the west, but still within the village, is Bhaktivedanta Manor. Transport Letchmore Heath has no main roads running through it and no public transport. It is, however, close to the M1 and M25 motorways. The nearest railway stations are at Radlett, Stanmore, Elstree & Bor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radlett Railway Station
Radlett railway station is on the Midland Main Line in England, serving the village of Radlett, Hertfordshire. It is down the line from London St Pancras and is situated between to the south and to the north. Its three-letter station code is RDT. The station is served by Thameslink-operated trains on the Thameslink route. East Midlands Railway services from , , and run through at speed, but do not stop. Interchange with inter-city services can be made at and St Pancras. It was built by the Midland Railway in 1868 on its extension to St Pancras. The original intention had been to name the station Aldenham. In the early 20th century, Walter Phillimore, who owned Radlett, built many houses, one of the first "commuter villages". The station has a PlusBus scheme where train and bus tickets can be bought together for a cheaper price. In Summer 2019 Radlett became part of TfL's Oyster card and contactless payment travel system. Services All services at Radlett are operated b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Life In Technicolor II
"Life in Technicolor II" (stylised as "Life in Technicolor ii") is a song by British rock band Coldplay released as the first single from the '' Prospekt's March EP.'' It is the full-vocal version of the instrumental track "Life in Technicolor", from the band's fourth studio album, '' Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends''. The songs starts with a loop consisting of a santoor accompanied by tabla-like percussion. The loop is then repeated through the verses and part of the chorus. A promotional CD single was released in December 2008 while the 7-inch vinyl and digital download came out on 2 February 2009. While the promotional CD includes two different edits of the song ("Radio edit" & "Prospekt's March Version"), the vinyl includes a previously unreleased and unheard track called "The Goldrush", one of the few Coldplay songs featuring lead vocals by drummer Will Champion. The track was nominated for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and Best Music Vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elstree Studios
Elstree Studios is a generic term which can refer to several current and demolished British film studios and television studios based in or around the town of Borehamwood and village of Elstree in Hertfordshire, England. Production studios have been located in the area since 1914 when film production began there. Films shot at Elstree include: Britain's first sound film, Alfred Hitchcock's ''Blackmail'' (1929), '' The Dam Busters'' (1955), ''Moby Dick'' (1956), '' Summer Holiday'' (1963), '' 2001: A Space Odyssey'' (1968), ''Where Eagles Dare'' (1968), '' Goodbye, Mr. Chips'' (1969), ''Star Wars'' (1977), '' The Shining'' (1980) and the ''Indiana Jones'' films. Television shows shot at Elstree include '' The Avengers'', ''Danger Man'', ''The Prisoner'', '' UFO'', '' Robot Wars'', ''The Muppet Show'', ''EastEnders'', ''Holby City'', '' Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?'' and '' Big Brother''. The music video for Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" was filmed at Elstree in November 1975. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire ( or ; often abbreviated Herts) is a ceremonial county in the East of England and one of the home counties. It borders Bedfordshire to the north-west, Cambridgeshire to the north-east, Essex to the east, Greater London to the south and Buckinghamshire to the west. The largest settlement is Watford, and the county town is Hertford. The county has an area of and had a population of 1,198,800 at the 2021 census. After Watford (131,325), the largest settlements are Hemel Hempstead (95,985), Stevenage (94,470) and the city of St Albans (75,540). For local government purposes Hertfordshire is a non-metropolitan county with ten districts beneath Hertfordshire County Council. Elevations are higher in the north and west, reaching more than in the Chilterns near Tring. The county centres on the headwaters and upper valleys of the rivers Lea and the Colne; both flow south and each is accompanied by a canal. Hertfordshire's undeveloped land is mainly agricultural ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberty Of St Albans
The Liberty of St Albans (also known as the ''Hundred of Albanestou'' or ''Cashio'') was a liberty situated within Hertfordshire, but enjoying the powers of an independent county. At the time of the Domesday Book the liberty was known as ''Albanestou'' and originally had the powers of a hundred. It was originally associated with the Abbey of St Albans, and later with the borough corporation. It was absorbed by Hertfordshire in 1874. The origins of the liberty are unclear, but the abbots of St Albans claimed that the privileges had first been granted by King Offa of Mercia, who founded the abbey in 793. The Liberty appears to have contained parts of the Dioceses of London and Lincoln. Haslam proposes that Cashio and Danais hundreds were originally a larger "proto-hundred" which was originally created to support the burh at St Albans by King Edward the Elder in the 900s to defend against the Danes. The interlocking nature of the two hundreds, together with the unique status of C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
History Of Anglo-Saxon England
Anglo-Saxon England or early medieval England covers the period from the end of Roman Empire, Roman imperial rule in Roman Britain, Britain in the 5th century until the Norman Conquest in 1066. Compared to modern England, the territory of the Anglo-Saxons stretched north to present day Lothian in southeastern Scotland, whereas it did not initially include western areas of England such as Cornwall, Herefordshire, Shropshire, Cheshire, Lancashire, and Cumbria. The 5th and 6th centuries involved the collapse of economic networks and political structures and also saw a radical change to a new Anglo-Saxon language and culture. This change was driven by movements of peoples as well as changes which were happening in both northern Gaul and the North Sea coast of what is now Germany and the Netherlands. The Anglo-Saxon language, also known as Old English, was a close relative of languages spoken in the latter regions, and genetic studies have confirmed that there was significant migrat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pathfinders (TV Series)
''Pathfinders'' (1972–1973, aka ''The Pathfinders'') is an ITV drama set in the Second World War, telling the story of the fictitious Royal Air Force 192 Pathfinder squadron. The Pathfinders were specialised RAF squadrons that marked targets for RAF Bomber Command. The series used radio controlled Avro Lancaster models for the flying scenes. The technical adviser for the series was Group Captain Hamish Mahaddie. The music was by Malcolm Lockyer. Premise A new squadron is formed with hand-picked, volunteer crews to rectify the highly inaccurate bombing of the Royal Air Force: 95% of all bombs are more than away from the target, according to Wing Commander MacPhearson. They are supposed to receive three weeks training and evaluation, but are instead given their first mission for that night by naysayers eager to discredit the concept. Cast * Robert Urquhart as Wing Commander MacPhearson (13 episodes) * Jack Watling as Doc Saxon (12 episodes) * Julian Orchard as The Padre ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
