http://www.lowewood.com Your guide to local history, news and events in the Borough of Broxbourne Sat, 06 Mar 2010 09:00:56 +0000 en hourly 1 http://www.lowewood.com/walthamcross/shops/whsmith-waltham-cross http://www.lowewood.com/walthamcross/shops/whsmith-waltham-cross#comments Sat, 06 Mar 2010 09:00:56 +0000 admin http://www.lowewood.com/?p=2696 The town centre is a a bustling pedestrianised shopping district attracting shoppers to the mix of chain stores and independent shops, supermarkets, banks, a covered shopping mall (Pavilion) and the department store Fishpools which has been in the town since 1899. A general market is held on Wednesdays and Fridays, plus occasional French and farmers’ [...]]]> http://www.lowewood.com/walthamcross/shops/whsmith-waltham-cross/feed 0 http://www.lowewood.com/local/leisure/hello-dolly-at-broxbourne-civic-theatre http://www.lowewood.com/local/leisure/hello-dolly-at-broxbourne-civic-theatre#comments Fri, 26 Feb 2010 07:19:28 +0000 admin http://www.lowewood.com/?p=2674 It Takes A Woman, Put On Your Sunday Clothes, Before the Parade Passes By, Elegance, It Only Takes a Moment and of course the title song Hello Dolly are just a few of the musical numbers that are sure to delight audiences at the latest colourful and spectacular Broxbourne Theatre Company show. Based on Thornton Wilder’s [...]]]> http://www.lowewood.com/local/leisure/hello-dolly-at-broxbourne-civic-theatre/feed 0 http://www.lowewood.com/hoddesdon/rye-house-generating-station http://www.lowewood.com/hoddesdon/rye-house-generating-station#comments Sun, 21 Feb 2010 11:41:54 +0000 admin http://www.lowewood.com/?p=2610 The old Rye House Generating Station was officially opened on July 22nd 1954 by the Hon. David Bowes-Lyon, Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire. The Station was designed and engineered by the North Metropolitan Power Station Company Ltd, with Sir Giles Gilbert Scott advising upon the architectural design. Under the Electricity Act, 1947, the Station became the responsibility of [...]]]> http://www.lowewood.com/hoddesdon/rye-house-generating-station/feed 0 http://www.lowewood.com/cheshunt/st-mary%e2%80%99s-church-cheshunt http://www.lowewood.com/cheshunt/st-mary%e2%80%99s-church-cheshunt#comments Sat, 13 Feb 2010 15:20:58 +0000 admin http://www.lowewood.com/?p=1476 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 western side of College Road. The area has a rich history, containing several distinguished old buildings and a beautifully landscaped park. St Mary’s church provides an attractive [...]]]> http://www.lowewood.com/cheshunt/st-mary%e2%80%99s-church-cheshunt/feed 2 http://www.lowewood.com/hoddesdon/hoddesdon-conservation-area http://www.lowewood.com/hoddesdon/hoddesdon-conservation-area#comments Sat, 13 Feb 2010 15:05:03 +0000 admin http://www.lowewood.com/?p=2599 The market town of Hoddesdon lies in the northern part of the Borough, about 18 miles from central London on the old High Road. The area has been inhabited since medieval times, and although the early history of Hoddesdon is obscure, it appears that the town began life as a small off-shoot of nearby Broxbourne. [...]]]> http://www.lowewood.com/hoddesdon/hoddesdon-conservation-area/feed 0 http://www.lowewood.com/hoddesdon/hoddesdon-town-football-club http://www.lowewood.com/hoddesdon/hoddesdon-town-football-club#comments Sun, 07 Feb 2010 10:50:45 +0000 admin http://www.lowewood.com/?p=1817 HODDESDON TOWN F.C., founded on 14th April 1879, is the third oldest Club in Hertfordshire, beaten in age only by Bishop’s Stortford F.C., founded in 1874, and Royston Town F.C. in 1875. Along with Bishop’s Stortford F.C., St. Alban’s F.C. (not the City Club) and Watford Rovers F.C., Hoddesdon were co-founders of the Herts. F.A. [...]]]> http://www.lowewood.com/hoddesdon/hoddesdon-town-football-club/feed 0 http://www.lowewood.com/local/leisure/rave-on-a-tribute-to-buddy-holly http://www.lowewood.com/local/leisure/rave-on-a-tribute-to-buddy-holly#comments Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:00:31 +0000 admin http://www.lowewood.com/?p=2535 Rave On brings you songs from ‘Blue Days’ to ‘True Love Ways’. Marc Robinson founder member of ‘Rockin’ on Heavens Door, alongside the Counterfeit Crickets gives you an accurate performance of Buddy Holly and a celebration of his music. His attention to detail with attire will have you believing that you are back in a [...]]]> http://www.lowewood.com/local/leisure/rave-on-a-tribute-to-buddy-holly/feed 0 http://www.lowewood.com/learning/worldwar2/the-v-1-flying-bomb http://www.lowewood.com/learning/worldwar2/the-v-1-flying-bomb#comments Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:18:18 +0000 admin http://www.lowewood.com/?p=2332 The V-1 flying bomb was a terrifying weapon which the Germans used against Britain during WW II. Unlike other bombs which were dropped from planes, the V-1 bomb had an engine which allowed it to “fly” from where it was launched.  The bomb was very powerful and caused a lot of death and destruction to [...]]]> http://www.lowewood.com/learning/worldwar2/the-v-1-flying-bomb/feed 0 http://www.lowewood.com/news/the-history-of-market-gardening-in-the-lea-valley http://www.lowewood.com/news/the-history-of-market-gardening-in-the-lea-valley#comments Sun, 17 Jan 2010 09:40:03 +0000 admin http://www.lowewood.com/?p=2431 Harris Digital Productions in association with Lowewood Museum is producing a film about the history of the Lea Valley Nursery Industry. A dedicated website has now been set-up where you can follow the production and learn about the history of market gardening in the Lea Valley. The programme features archive film footage (from our film archive) of Rochfords at Turnford which includes interviews [...]]]> http://www.lowewood.com/news/the-history-of-market-gardening-in-the-lea-valley/feed 0 http://www.lowewood.com/wormley/the-queens-head http://www.lowewood.com/wormley/the-queens-head#comments Tue, 12 Jan 2010 19:35:25 +0000 admin http://www.lowewoodmuseum.org.uk/?p=303 By the mid-eighteenth century when stage-coaches were running regularly, the trade of the wayside taverns in Wormley must have been one of the principal industries of the village. From the Court Rolls of the manor we find that from 1742 the Manorial Courts were held at the Queen’s Head, which formed part of the Wormley Bury [...]]]> http://www.lowewood.com/wormley/the-queens-head/feed 0