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The original Hemel Hempstead School building (known as 'Main Block' today) opened in 1931 along with a canteen and gymnasium block to the west and north of it. In the early 1960s an outdoor swimming pool was installed. In the latter half of the 1960s a new assembly hall, canteen, sports hall and changing rooms, and technology block were ...
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From 1970 the school became a comprehensive school, The Cavendish School. In 2018, Cavendish School closed and reopened as Laureate Academy ; the takeover was part of an expansion of Lord Nash 's Future Academies multi-academy trust [ 2 ] which controversially extended to other schools in Hertfordshire in 2019 despite concerns about the trust's ...
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Gaddesden Place, near Hemel Hempstead in Hertfordshire, England, was designed by architect James Wyatt and built between 1768 and 1773, and was the home of the Hertfordshire Halsey family. The house is set in an elevated position overlooking the Gade Valley and is said to enjoy one of the finest views in the Home Counties .
The school introduced a new school uniform in September 2008. It consists of a black blazer with the school logo, a white shirt worn with a burgundy and light blue necktie, black trousers, and black shoes. Pupils in years 10 and 11 may continue to wear the previous uniform, which includes a burgundy school sweatshirt and white polo shirt.
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 ...
Hemel Hempstead officially became a New Town on 4 February 1947. The initial plans for the New Town were drawn up by architect G. A. Jellicoe. Bennetts End was the second district to commence construction which began in 1951 and by autumn 1952 300 houses were occupied. The architect who planned its 821 acres (332 hectares) was Judith Ledeboer ...