Historic Hitchin.

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@HertsArchives I’m leaving too. This place is a rancid pit of hatred. See you on Fb.

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@HertsArchives Definitely not considering that one for @WalsworthFest next year!

We've all heard the words "health and safety gone mad", but I think we can all agree it's best that the "Black-His-Eye" fun fair game has been left firmly in the past! Date and location unknown, DE/X1053/B4/4/196.  #WorldFunFairMonth #FunFairs #Photography #Hertfordshire

Although we all mourn the loss of ROTW, it wasn’t Hitchin’s first festival. 1980 saw Woodside Festival, Hitchin. Featuring the fantastic Budgie as headliner. With the awesome ESG way down in the ranking. Would love to know more about this 1 day-er…..

Fantastic picture of Hermitage Road from Windmill Hill taken 1969/70. Showing with the demolition of the previous building, or the early construction of the building that stands today. Photo by @floriangene

#footballfridays Calling social media detectives. This photo shows a celebratory meal attended by a number of football teams like @SuttonUnited and @HitchinTownFC. We would love to know where this function took place. It seems to be a huge venue! ⚽️

The Guild of Our Lady built its headquarters at The Brotherhood (2 Bancroft, #Hitchin) in 1475. More than a century later, it acquired ridge tiles at each end of the roof showing a horse and rider. The history behind them takes us back to Imperial China northhertsmuseum.org/archaeology-tu…

We don't think we've seen such an unusual engraving in a while! This is a view of a house in Hitchin being struck by lightening in 1771! ⚡⚡⚡ #Hertfordshire #Weather #Lightening #Hitchin @HitchinLibrary @HISTORICHITCHIN

#objectoftheweek A recent donation of late 1980's photographs allows us to take a trip down memory lane, or in this case #Hitchin High Street, to take a look at Hitchin's #Woolworths. Hard to believe a generation of children have grown up without the pick'n'mix!

So very sorry to hear of the passing of Terry Hall of The Specials, Fun Boy Three and many other musical projects today. Here he is with Fun Boy Three playing in The Regal Theatre, Hitchin in 1983. m.youtube.com/watch?fbclid=I…

£4 standing in 1983 and you met the band at the stage door after… today it’s £275 for the so-called Early Entry Golden Circle which sounds like a metaphor for some strange carnal extra that DM’s management might give you before your mate 😆💷

@JamesThake @ElectricityClub Thank you!

#archaeologytuesdays During excavations in 1980 on the north side of Portmill Lane, this half millstone was found wedged part of the way down a brick-lined well. What was it doing there and where had it come from? There might be a clue in the street name! #hertfordshire #hitchin

@JulieTwydell Should be some. I’ll have a look.

@HISTORICHITCHIN has anyone got any old pictures of the inside of the Hermitage Ballrooms? 🤷‍♀️

#historyofNHbuildings 200 years ago the site of Hitchin’s Pitcher & Piano used to be The Red Lion Pub, captured in Samuel Lucas Snr’s ‘Hitchin Market’ (1840). After it was demolished in 1852, The Corn Exchange was built & spurred on Hitchin's development as a grain market.

Nice little gang of BSAs outside Farley’s today on a pilgrimage to the site of Jimmy Lane’s bike shop where at least one of them was sold from!

Just received this old bus route window sign at Farley’s. A gift from a friend. Lovely bit of modern Hitchin history. 60’s to 80’s at a guess?

HERMITAGE ROAD, HITCHIN 😍 (1955) #Hitchin @HermitageRd_Co @HermitageRd

Today: celebrating #SouthAsianHeritageMonth in Herts! An exhibition including a short film featuring the stories of six local British South Asians will be on display at @nhertsmuseum until 28 August, showcasing Hitchin’s diverse heritage. Free!