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Townsend Avenue, ST. ALBANS, AL1 3SW

Part of the estate planned by local architect, Harry Steer, in 1907 on the site of Townsend Farm and Hall Place, the latter an important mid 15th century building in which Henry VI was held after the First Battle of St Albans in 1455 which had been demolished in 1907. Most of the buildings are locally listed.

Sculpture by Sarah Dilley in the Garden of Hope in the churchyard of St Peter's Church, unveiled in 2013. Each leaf of the sculpture is inscribed with a name and dates of someone whose ashes are buried in the garden. For a wider view of the garden, see Image

Alternatively known as St Peter's Cottages, this pair of semi-detached cottages was built in 1895 and funded for by a former vicar of St Peter's Church, Rev Horatio Nelson Dudding, who was also responsible for the almshouses in St Peter's Road (see Image). Their only access is from the footpath seen here, which runs from St Peter's Road, past the end of Clifton Street, and into St Peter's Churchyard. They are locally listed. The plaques in the gables read (on the left) "Who enter here dwell in Christ's love" and on the right "Then dwell with Christ in light above".

Alternatively known as St Peter's Cottages, this pair of semi-detached cottages was built in 1895 and funded for by a former vicar of St Peter's Church, Rev Horatio Nelson Dudding, who was also responsible for the almshouses in St Peter's Road (see Image). Their only access is from the footpath seen here, which runs from St Peter's Road, past the end of Clifton Street, and into St Peter's Churchyard. They are locally listed.

Garden of remembrance in the churchyard of St Peter's Church. The standing stone, entitled the "Hope Stone" has inscribed on it the words "God is with us so there is hope". In the background is a sculpture "Tree of Life" by Sarah Dilley, unveiled in 2013.

Terraced cottages built in the 1880s. Locally listed.

See Image This is the entrance to the main building, showing a building date of 1908.

An independent girls school in Townsend Avenue, founded in 1889. The main building dates from 1908 according to carvings on the door surround (see Image). It was designed by Amian Champneys, son of the Victorian architect Basil Champneys. It occupies part of the former grounds of Hall Place, a mid 15th century house demolished in 1907, which reputedly was where Henry VI was held following the First Battle of St Albans in 1455. Although now single sex, in the past it also took boys up to the age of 10, with its most famous former pupil being Professor Stephen Hawking.

Terraced cottages built in the 1880s. Locally listed.

1880s terraced housing, with the addition of a shopfront in no 17. Locally listed.