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Letchworth Garden City, commonly known as Letchworth, is a town in the North Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England. It is noted for being the first garden city. The population at the time of the 2021 census was 33,990. Letchworth was an ancient parish, appearing in the Domesday Book of 1086. It remained a small rural village until ...
A number of organisations have collected archival examples of documents and objects related to the Spirella Factory. The Garden City Collection in Letchworth includes over forty objects and documents in its collection. [15] Additionally, collections are maintained by Hertfordshire's Community Archives Network. [16]
Ebenezer Howard pioneered the idea of creating garden cities; they would benefit the whole community, they would be well planned and integrate the best aspects of town and country. The first garden city was Letchworth, on a site acquired in 1903. It was planned in 1904 by the architects Barry Parker and Raymond Unwin. This included a broad ...
Letchworth Museum and Art Gallery was founded in 1914 to house the collections being amassed by the Letchworth and District Naturalists’ Society. [1] The building was designed as a single storey structure by Richard Barry Parker, one of the principal architects of the early Garden City movement.
One of Letchworth Garden City’s most distinguished and unique early buildings, Howgills was commissioned by Juliet E. Reckitt, the philanthropic niece [4] of the Hull industrialist Sir James Reckitt; she had moved to Letchworth in its early days and allowed the local Society of Friends (Quakers) to meet in the large Meeting Room in the ...
The Cloisters has been designated by Letchworth Garden City Corporation as one of the 'great historic buildings' of North Hertfordshire. It is a Grade II* listed building . [ 9 ] In June 2013 The Cloisters appeared in episode 4 of ITV 's five-part series Britain's Secret Homes , placing it in 16th place out of 50 historic buildings in Britain ...
Letchworth Garden City, North Hertfordshire: House: 1904-5: 7 September 1979: 1101993: Upload Photo: Church of All Saints Willian, Letchworth Garden City, North Hertfordshire: Parish Church: 12th century: 27 May 1954
Howard Park and Gardens is a public recreation ground in Letchworth, in Hertfordshire, England, laid out when the garden city of Letchworth was created. It is listed Grade II in Historic England's Register of Parks and Gardens. [1]