Goffs Oak

Law and Order

Apr 12th, 2009
Sir Robert Peel The story of law and order as we know it didn’t really start in our area until 1839 when the Metropolitan Police Act of 1829, introduced by Robert Peel... 

Goffs Oak

Going to School

Apr 12th, 2009
In the 19th century, working class educational opportunities were grim and children had little prospect of acquiring more than a few scraps of education. A reasonable education... 

Cheshunt

St Mary’s Church, Cheshunt

Feb 13th, 2010
A guide to St Mary’s Churchyard The parish church of St Mary the Virgin, located in the Churchgate Conservation Area, lies half a mile from Cheshunt Old Pond at the... 

Cheshunt

Woolly Beasts Stalk Lee Valley

Aug 28th, 2009
Take a walk around the Lee Valley today and you’re unlikely to come up against anything more menacing than an enthusiastic cocker spaniel. It’s quite a shock then to discover... 

Goffs Oak

Law and Order

Sir Robert Peel The story of law and order as we know it didn’t really start in our area until 1839 when the Metropolitan Police...