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Archers Fields, Sandridge Road, ST. ALBANS, AL1 4EL

A modern cul-de-sac

A road of large mainly detached houses, developed in the 1920s and 1930s. The name commemorates the Second Battle of St Albans in 1461, fought on nearby Bernards Heath.

1930s housing on what was once an ancient country lane, possibly even of pre-Roman origin. The wide open verges are historic. Known as the Sandridge Road Wastes, they are strips of common land originally used for resting and grazing animals prior to market, with the right to use them free of charge having been granted following the Peasants' Revolt in 1381. They are now managed by St Albans City Council - see Image for a sign further along the road. The trees are flowering cherries planted in 1935 in commemoration of George V's Silver Jubilee. They make a striking display in spring when in flower, with the flowering colours being alternately red and white. These represent the colours of the Lancastrians and Yorkists in the War of the Roses, Sandridge Road and the adjacent Bernards Heath being the site of the Second Battle of St Albans in 1461.

Towards Sandridge.

The road has wide grassy edges along this stretch.

Looking along Sandridge Road.

Built in 1903, this building replaced a temporary school established in 1888, serving the childeren of the "Sandridge New Town" area, between Sandridge Road and Sandpit Lane. Locally listed.

1930s housing on what was once an ancient country lane, possibly even of pre-Roman origin. The wide open verges are historic. Known as the Sandridge Road Wastes, they are strips of common land originally used for resting and grazing animals prior to market, with the right to use them free of charge having been granted following the Peasants' Revolt in 1381. They are now managed by St Albans City Council - see Image for a sign further along the road. The trees are flowering cherries planted in 1935 in commemoration of George V's Silver Jubilee. They make a striking display in spring when in flower, with the flowering colours being alternately red and white. These represent the colours of the Lancastrians and Yorkists in the War of the Roses, Sandridge Road and the adjacent Bernards Heath being the site of the Second Battle of St Albans in 1461.

Housing in the mainly late 19th/early 20th Century development of "Sandridge New Town", an area of land between Sandpit Lane and Sandridge Road, originally outside the boundaries of St Albans and in the parish of Sandridge, prior to the extension of the municipal area in 1879, just south of where Boundary Road was laid out. Upper Culver Road is the extension of Culver Road north of Boundary Road.