Notable people who have a connection with Hoddesdon Arthur James Balfour Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour (1848 – 1930) Conservative politician and prime minister of the United Kingdom 1902 – 1905. Attended the Grange Preparatory School, Hoddesdon. Francis Maitland Balfour (1851 – 1882) Comparative embryologist and morphologist, younger brother of the above, also attended... 

HODDESDON was rocked this week by news that the developer of the new Fawkon Walk complex has gone into administration. The bombshell means that relocation of the Amwell Street Surgery to a brand new purpose-built medical centre in the revamped shopping mall will be delayed for months while new shop units remain empty. The cracks started to show earlier this year when police were called as workers began... 

Hoddesdon’s present day image owes much to Henry III who granted a weekly market and annual fare on the Feast of St Martin’s in 1253. From this time the town grew to be a centre of commence and home to a prosperous market. Through the centuries wealthy traders built town houses, many of which still survive. One of them, Lowewood , is now a local museum. By the 18th century Hoddesdon had... 

59 High Street, Hoddesdon, Herts EN11 8ET Tel: 01992 450223 Bowmans Homestores, Hoddesdon (image courtesy Harris Digital Productions) Site of Hampshire House 1886: Barnett – Ebeneza & Helen Barnett, retired civil servant, India Office, daughter and servants 1906: Barnett 2002: Thresher Wine Shop (photographic survey of Hoddesdon High Street on 12 September 2002) 2009: Bowmans Homestores... 

Local  news from around the Borough of Broxbourne, which covers Hoddesdon, Broxbourne, Wormley, Turnford and the surrounding area. Local News from Hoddesdon and Broxbourne Mercury Hoddesdon town show kicks off on Saturday September 2, 2010 HODDESDON Town Show kicks off on Saturday, with promotions and activities in the High Street, by the Clock Tower, and in the Tower Centre between 10am and 3pm.Six-year-old... 

The Town of Hoddesdon has changed quite dramatically in the past 50 years.  Sadly many of the so-called improvements of the 1960’s were not successful, and we have been left with a legacy of what the planners of the time thought was the way forward. Hoddesdon in 1962 This superb aerial view of Hoddesdon was taken in 1962 by Bishop Marshall. It captures the centre of the town just before it... 

Yew House There is no record of when Yew House was built but it contained traces of 17th century work. It was refronted in the early part of the 19th century. The garden had its own well, with a supply pipe from Rawdon House. In 1790, it was the home of Edward Christian, a barrister and later Professor of Law at the East India College at Haileybury, who was also the brother of Fletcher Christian, leader... 

Hoddesdon’s present day image owes much to Henry III who granted a weekly market and annual fare on the Feast of St Martin’s in 1253. From this time the town grew to be a centre of commence and home to a prosperous market. Through the centuries wealthy traders built town houses, many of which still survive. One of them, Lowewood , is now a local museum. By the 18th century Hoddesdon had... 

Lowewood Museum is situated in the Borough of Broxbourne, which covers Rye Park, Hoddesdon, Broxbourne, Wormley, Turnford, Cheshunt, Flamstead End, Goffs Oak and Waltham Cross. Local Events FREE!!! Submit a local event that you would like included in our events calendar/listing. On-screen presenter required We are currently looking for an on-screen presenter for a series of online history programmes....