White Hart Hotel, 23-25 Holywell Hill, St Albans
Introduction
The photograph on this page of White Hart Hotel, 23-25 Holywell Hill, St Albans by Jo and Steve Turner as part of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over 14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
White Hart Hotel, 23-25 Holywell Hill, St Albans
Image: © Jo and Steve Turner Taken: 20 Apr 2013
Late 15th century range of Grade II Listed buildings. The hotel website claims it dates back to 1470. It probably started as a guest house for the nearby Abbey. In 1535 it was known as Hartshorn and leased by the Abbot of St Albans to John and Elizabeth Brooke. South of the carriageway is the oldest part probably incorporating an inn built in 1500, the range along the street being built in the 17th Century. North of the carriageway is late 16th century. Simon Fraser, the 11th Lord Lovat stayed in the hotel on his way to be become the last person to be beheaded in England in 1747. In 1750 the owner was Edward Langford who became mayor in 1752. It later passed to Mary his wife. The building had new fenestration in the 18th century when it was fully plastered. The plaster was removed early in the 20th century revealing the frame.
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Image Location
Latitude
51.749789
Longitude
-0.340297
