Village hall, Kimpton
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Village hall, Kimpton
Image: © Bikeboy Taken: 23 Apr 2013
The inscription on the foundation stone (bottom left) reads "Erected for the benefit of the men of Kimpton by Susan Lady Dacre, April 15 1879". Lady Dacre was born Susan Sophia Cavendish in 1817. She married Thomas Crosbie William Brand - the 22nd Baron Dacre - in 1837.She died in August 1896. See http://www.hertsmemories.org.uk/page_id__6784_path__.aspx for further details. The clock face bears the inscription "W. Pellant, Harpenden 1892". See http://www.harpenden-history.org.uk/page_id__70_path__0p4p61p.aspx for some information about Pellant, clockmaker and jeweller in Harpenden.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.851091
Longitude
-0.293741