Old Camp Track
Follow the former track between Camp Road and Grimston Road.
Oaklands
The country house turned agricultural college tucked away from the road beyond Wynchlands.
Wartime East End
How many circumstances changed during times of conflict.
Dell Cottage
A secluded cottage next to the railway in Sandpit Lane.
Turnpike Road
The Reading & Hatfield Turnpike road finally closed in 1881.
Beaumonts Manor
Fleetville's very own Manor House, though it is no longer visible.
Butterwick Wood
The woodland east of Oaklands now factory and retail space.
Streets catch-up
Of over six hundred streets in the East End. Here are a few more.
Marshalswick
Old and New – with different spellings – created residential areas from a park and its farms.
Mile of Shops
Well, not quite a mile, but plenty of retail opportunity!
Camp Hill
The hamlet from which Camp grew at the top of the hill.
The Rats' Castle
From the site of a turnpike toll house to a thriving Fleetville pub.
Cambridge Road
The story of a road on the original Camp estate.
Hill End Hospital
A former mental hospital in Hill End Lane, and now a residential area named Highlands.
Cell Barnes Hospital
A former mental colony in Highfield Lane, now part of a new residential area called Highfield.
Fleetville Cinema
Could have been St Albans' fourth cinema – had it opened.
Clarence Park
For a century and a quarter St Albans people have enjoyed the colour and activity of this open space.
Alban Way
A walking and cycling route between Hatfield and Abbey Station.
Hatfield Road east
Residential development ribboned its way eastwards from Ashley Road towards the former Butterwick Farm.
Rec and nursery
The gift of a field and what happened next; the arrival of a nursery, eventually a cafe, and soon a new purpose-built community centre.
Evacuees
A key page about a few years in which thousands of St Albans people played host to children in the biggest upheaval ever experienced in Britain. This is a MUST-READ.
Ballito Hosiery Mill
Ballito Hosiery Mill – "the Ballito Works" – opened in 1925 and was closed by the new owners, Courtauld, in 1967. This is the story of Ballito in a single page.
Sander, the Orchid King
A man from Bremen arrived in the UK and fell in love with orchids. He leased a shop and then purchased some land. The result was Sander's Orchid Nurseries. Through his descendants his name and his love live on.
Marconi Instruments
Collaboration in 1936 of Marconi Wireless and EKCO of Southend led to the formation of world-renowned Marconi Instruments of St Albans. The early story.
de Havilland
The story of the former de Havilland Aircraft Company is now a topic. The Company was one of two major aircraft manufacturers in the district, becoming part of Hawker Siddeley and then a contributor to British Aerospace.
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