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Camp Road, ST. ALBANS, AL1 5EH

Road largely developed in the 1880s on the site of a former nursery, Ninedells.

Located on the 'Alban Way' cycle and footpath are the remains of the passenger platform of the long disused 'Salvation Army Halt' station. Photographed looking Southwest. The name came from the Salvation Army printing works on Campfield Road. The station was part of the St Albans to Hatfield Railway which closed to passengers in 1951 and freight in 1964. It was also known as 'Sander's Siding' after Sander's Orchids on Camp Road and whose siding was behind the photographer.

Along the old railway line between St Albans and Hatfield which is now a cycle route, the Alban Way. For a short line it had a lot of stations. Some are looked after by local enthusiasts, but not this one, although a name board has been put up. Otherwise it is just as overgrown as it was 19 years ago. Image It has been closed since 1951, so it's surprising that even this much remains.

Road largely developed in the 1880s on the site of a former nursery, Ninedells.

On Alban Way.

Carries the Alban Way - a cycle and footpath along the former Great Northern Railway branch line from Hatfield to St Albans. This bridge was erected in 2003 and allows people to cross Camp Road without having to come down from the embankment top, cross the road and climb up again. I've added this photo, taken by the pedestrian crossing visible in Image as there a number of pictures of the top of the bridge but none from this angle! (See Image, Image and others.)

The Alban Way is a cycleway between St Albans and Hatfield along an old railway line. The bridge here is a narrower, lighter structure replacing what must have been quite a low old railway bridge.

Formerly The Crown Hotel the pub occupies a prominent location on Hatfield Road. It probably dates from the 1890s. The 1901 Census return gives the following occupiers: Mary Clarke, a licenced victualler, aged 54, a widow with her children Emily, Margery, William and Bernard, aged 28, 20, 17 and 13. In the 1911 Census it's the identical family, described as Mary Clarke, a licenced victualler, aged 65, a widow with her children Emily, Margery, William and Bernard, aged 38, 30, 27 and 24. By this time William was the manager of the public house while the other three were assisting in the business, all of the four children being single.