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Alexander Road, ST. ALBANS, AL2 1FH

An old school now let out as multiple business units

Target House (257-263 High Street) is an office block which has been empty since late 2011 - a planning application was made in 2011, and subsequently withdrawn and another application made early in 2013, both to convert the building into a residential care home. The latest application was rejected in March by St Albans District Council. There doesn't seem to be any further planning application so far, but last month the garden at the front of the building was cleared completely of the rather overgrown bushes. It will be interesting to see what develops here. (I have been informed that only three days after taking the picture a planning application was made to convert the building into 10 flats.)

Operated as a surgery for several decades, it is a converted house. It became part of a joint operation with the Lattimore Surgery in St Albans some years ago. This latter surgery moved to London Colney about seven years ago when they were unable to renew the lease on the property they were using. They moved in early August 2021 to the new "Summerfield Health Centre" in Caldon Road, adjacent to the long-established Library and Parish Council centre. See Image]

Situated in Wellington Road, this redbrick TE dates from the GPO era and used to take the name Bowmansgreen, a farm near London Colney. It has the code LNBGN and provides telephone and broadband services to 4,762 residential and 208 non-residential premises in London Colney plus Colney Heath and Napsbury nearby. The words "TELEPHONE EXCHANGE" can be seen on the front of this building.

This redbrick TE in Wellington Road comprises of the original front redbrick building with the grey extension building which can just be seen behind it. An Openreach van is parked at the side of this TE. Its numbering range is (01727) 82xxxx, the (01727) referring to the St Albans group of three TEs, and its postcode is AL2 1EY.

A view of the High Street updated from Image with the "White Horse" pub recently restored back to its original name from the dreadful brewer's name of "Pear and Partridge" which it had borne for some years. This refurbishment is the result of new tenants taking over earlier this year. Unfortunately the Highways people erected a large sign close to the pub's sign regarding restrictions for lorries over 7.5tonnes as part of an 'experimental' scheme to control such vehicles; it rather spoils the view of the pub, alas.