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Following the acquisition of part of the St Mary's Churchyard, the market place was extended in 1888. [3] This was recorded by a stone plaque on the front of the building, which stated "Bailiwick of Hemel Hempstead: this market place was formed and these buildings erected by the Bailiff and the Town Improvement Committee AD 1888." [5]
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The Old Town Hall Hemel Hempstead Old Town Gadebridge House (demolished 1963) In the 18th and 19th centuries, Hemel Hempstead was an agricultural market town. Wealthy landowners built a few large country houses in the locality, including The Bury, built in 1790, and Gadebridge House, erected by the noted surgeon and anatomist Sir Astley Cooper ...
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In fact, speaking of fires: the town has been the real-life setting of at least one action movie-worthy tale.Back in 2005, Hemel hit headlines across Europe after a massive explosion and ...
From the council's creation in 1974 until 2017, the council was based at Dacorum Civic Centre, also on Marlowes in Hemel Hempstead. That building had previously been called Hemel Hempstead Town Hall, having been built for Hemel Hempstead Borough Council in 1966 to replace the Old Town Hall on High Street. On 16 January 2017 the council opened ...
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Old maps show the pre development area to have been agricultural with some small-scale brick making. It was the sixth new town district to begin construction with work starting in 1959. It was largely complete by 1966. A former branch railway line that linked Hemel Hempstead with nearby Harpenden, called the Nicky Line runs through the district ...