Places to see in ( Hatfield - UK )
Places to see in ( Hatfield - UK )
Hatfield is a town and civil parish in Hertfordshire, England, in the borough of Welwyn Hatfield. Hatfield House, the home of the Marquess of Salisbury, is the nucleus of the old town. From the 1930s when de Havilland opened a factory until the 1990s when British Aerospace closed, Hatfield was associated with aircraft design and manufacture, which employed more people than any other industry.
Hatfield was one of the post-war New Towns built around London and has much modernist architecture from the period. The University of Hertfordshire is based there. Hatfield is 20 miles (30 kilometres) north of London and is connected to the capital via the A1(M) and direct trains to London King's Cross, Finsbury Park and Moorgate. As a result, the town has seen a recent increase in commuters who work in London moving to the area.
In the Saxon period Hatfield was known as Hetfelle, but by the year 970, when King Edgar gave 5,000 acres (20 km2) to the monastery of Ely, it had become known as Haethfeld. Hatfield is mentioned in the Domesday Book as the property of the Abbey of Ely, and unusually, the original census data which compilers of Domesday used still survives, giving us slightly more information than in the final Domesday record.
Hatfield House is the seat of the Cecil family, the Marquesses of Salisbury. Elizabeth Tudor was confined there for three years in what is now known as The Old Palace in Hatfield Park. Legend has it that it was here in 1558, while sitting under an oak tree in the Park, that she learned that she had become Queen following the death of her half-sister, Queen Mary I. She held her first Council in the Great Hall (The Old Palace) of Hatfield.
The town grew up around the gates of Hatfield House. Old Hatfield retains many historic buildings, notably the Old Palace, St Etheldreda's Church and Hatfield House. The Old Palace was built by the Bishop of Ely, Cardinal Morton, in 1497, during the reign of Henry VII, and the only surviving wing is still used today for Elizabethan-style banquets. St Etheldreda's Church was founded by the monks from Ely, and the first wooden church, built in 1285, was probably sited where the existing building stands overlooking the old town.
Hatfield is 20 miles (32 km) to the north of London. It is 14 miles (23 km) from London Luton Airport and also near Stansted airport The A1(M) runs through the town, which is also close to the M25. The University of Hertfordshire is based in Hatfield.
Alot to see in ( Hatfield - UK ) such as :
Hatfield House.
Hatfield War Memorial
The Forum Hertfordshire (music venue) University of Hertfordshire.
Mill Green Museum and watermill.
Art and Design Gallery (contemporary art gallery) University of Hertfordshire.
The Weston Auditorium (theatre and cinema) University of Hertfordshire.
The Galleria.
Hatfield Business Park
( Hatfield - UK ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting the city of Hatfield . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Hatfield - UK
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Hertfordshire History: 'Ghosts and Gunpowder'
Part of my series of videos exploring rural Hertfordshire and telling the amazing stories of events that happened, many of which are long-forgotten. This video begins in the tiny village of Thundridge.
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Travelling to CANTERBURY
If you're a romantic at heart or really love the smell of flowers, Canterbury is the place to be. Also, Kent is known as ‘The Garden of England’.
I had a fantastic time in Canterbury and now sharing my experience with you guys. I hope it will help you as a city guide before arriving in this city.
In this episode, you will watch my punting river tour experience, St Augustine’s Abbey, a surprise free music festival with a fantastic group, Canterbury Cathedral, two excellent restaurant recommendation in Canterbury. A visit to Canterbury is not complete without experiencing Chaucer’s famous tales at Canterbury’s charming visitor attraction as well.
I couldn’t make a video about it. (Video is not allowed)
But you consider seeing The Canterbury Tales.
Thank you so much for watching, and I really hope to see you in my next video!!
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Busy Day at Romford Station, GEML | 12/04/19
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A busy late afternoon at Romford on the Great Eastern Mainline on a Friday afternoon.
Romford info:
Romford railway station is an interchange station on the Great Eastern Main Line, serving the town of Romford in the London Borough of Havering, east London. It is 12 miles 30 chains (19.9 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Chadwell Heath and Gidea Park. It is also the northern terminus of a branch line to Upminster operated by London Overground. Its three-letter station code is RMF and it is in Travelcard Zone 6.
The station is currently managed by TfL Rail. The majority of services call at Romford as part of the Shenfield-Liverpool Street metro service operated by TfL Rail, but the station is also served by off-peak Abellio Greater Anglia trains to and from Southend Victoria and Colchester Town.
In the future the TfL Rail service will be re-branded as the Elizabeth line as part of the Crossrail project. Eventually, the Elizabeth line service will be extended beyond Liverpool Street to Paddington and onwards to Reading and Heathrow Airport.
History:
The first Romford station, located to the west of Waterloo Road, opened on 20 June 1839 as the eastern terminus of the Eastern Counties Railway from Mile End. Both stations acted as temporary termini, with the line extending east to Brentwood and west to Bishopsgate (Low Level) in 1840. In 1844, the station was relocated to its current position, some 400m east of the original and at about this time, the gauge of the ECR was changed from 5' (1,524 mm) to standard gauge of 4 ft 8 1⁄2 (1,435 mm). On 7 June 1893 the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway opened a second station in Romford, on a branch line to Upminster. The two stations were combined in 1934.
In May 2015 the Upminster branch Iine transferred from Abellio Greater Anglia to London Overground and the regular Shenfield metro service transferred to TfL Rail.
Accidents and incidents:
On 29 December 1944, one person was killed and three were injured when, in darkness and heavy fog, a Chelmsford-London service passed two signals at danger on the approach to Romford and ran into the rear of a stationary freight train. The passenger train's speed at the moment of impact was about 15 mph. One crew member on the goods train was killed instantly. The Chelmsford train driver was held responsible for the collision in a Ministry of War Transport report.
On 4 February 2010, two people standing on the platforms at Romford were injured when a quantity of stone ballast was shed from a freight train passing through the station. Subsequent examination found that the train wagon's doors had not been properly closed when it departed from the goods yard at Acton, west London, bound for Ipswich.
Services:
The majority of services are currently operated by TfL Rail which runs the stopping metro route between Liverpool Street and Shenfield. Greater Anglia also operates medium-distance services between Liverpool Street and destinations in the East of England, while London Overground runs the half-hourly push and pull service between Romford and Upminster.
The typical off-peak Monday to Saturday service from Romford is:
8 trains per hour (tph) to London Liverpool Street, of which:
6 call at all stations (TfL Rail),
2 call at Stratford and Liverpool Street (Greater Anglia);
6 tph to Shenfield, calling at all stations (TfL Rail);
2 tph to Upminster, calling at all stations (London Overground);
1 tph to Southend Victoria calling at Shenfield then all stations (Greater Anglia);
1 tph to Colchester Town calling at Shenfield, Chelmsford, Witham, then all stations (Greater Anglia).
In 2017 new Class 345 trains began entering service as Crossrail partially opened. Platforms 2 to 5 will be extended from their current length of between 179 metres (196 yd) and 182 metres (199 yd) to accommodate the Crossrail trains which will be over 200 metres (220 yd) long once extended to nine carriages. New lifts, signage, help points, customer information screens and CCTV will also be installed.
Connections:
London Buses routes 5, 66, 86, 103, 128, 165, 174, 175, 193, 247, 248, 252, 294, 296, 347, 365, 370, 375, 496, 498, 499, 647, 648, 649, 650, 651, 674 and 686 and night routes N15 and N86 and LSP route 575 all serve the station.
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Some Hertfordshire Village Scenes: September 1 2011
Here are some Hertfordshire village scenes. The five villages seen in this video are: Puckeridge, Braughing, Barkway, Barley, and Westmill.
Garden Village Bed And Breakfast, Hatfield
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70000 Britannia meets 6024 King Edward I with lots of whistling!!
Saturday 23rd April was William Shakespeare's birthday and St George's Day. To celebrate, Steam Dreams ran the Cathedrals Express from London Paddington to Stratford Upon Avon, Shakespeare's birthplace.
The same day, the Great Western Society at Didcot Railway Centre had a special steam day with the two preserved GWR King Class loco's 6023 King Edward II and 6024 King Edward I in steam together for the first time in 49 years.
By a happy coincidence, the route of the Shakespeare Express took it past Didcot (this was not intended, it was originally supposed to go via High Wycombe).
The video shows the point where the Cathedrals Express passed 6024 waiting at the halt on the demonstration line at 11.00am. I think the drivers were trying to outdo each other in a whistling competition. Who won? You can decide!
THE OLDEST WOODEN CHURCH IN THE WORLD | GREENSTED ESSEX
I've been to this church many times before in my life, and never filmed or taken photos. But now that I have a channel that touches on history, I figured it was worthy of it's own video.
It's located only a short drive from where I live in Essex, and I was joined by Candice as she really wanted to check this one out (she loves churches and history!)
WALKING IN HERTFORDSHIRE | GREAT AND LITTLE HORMEAD
This 4 mile day walk in and around the villages of Great and Little Hormead in Hertfordshire was completed by myself and Candice.
The weather was decent for this time of year (no more snow!) and the route mostly traversed footpaths across arable land and beside streams, with a short section or two of country lanes.
The churches of each village were the main highlights on this short stroll. Sadly the oldest of the two was closed due to renovation work by the Churches Conservation Trust. It does date back to Norman times after all! Even the pub was closed!
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