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High Street, ST. ALBANS, AL3 4EH

Grade II Listed 17th century House. Although bearing the date 1665 it is much older and probably 15th century. With no provision made for heating it was probably built as a lock up shop. It was once owned by Edward Strong a master mason who worked with Christopher Wren on the rebuilding of St Paul's. On his death in 1723 it passed to his daughter Elizabeth New. The Fisk family came to St Albans in 1834 and by 1883 owned four properties between here and George Street. James Fisk, who was Mayor 1878, 1883 and 1892, took over the running of the business in 1878 and in 1899 his son William, also Mayor 1912, who purchased No.17 in 1908. No.19 ‘The Little Red Lion’ public house lost its licence in 1911 and William purchased it so running a shop that stretched from 17, the boot and shoe department, down to 33 high street. The curved glass windows in the shop frontage were put in sometime between 1880 and 1910. Fisk's became Blundell's in 1961 who occupied it until 1972. Since then it has been many shops including a double glazing store, a gift shop and in 2010 the Shaken Cow milk bar.

Looking down on High Street from the Clock Tower. The building on the left is 15 High Street (see Image) containing Waxhouse Gate (see Image). In the background is St Albans Abbey.

Early 18th century house - the rainwater head at the top of the downpipe gives a date of 1723. Grade II listed - for listing particulars see www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1173264. To the left of the shop front is Waxhouse Gate, also dating from the 18th century but with earlier origins, giving access to the Cathedral from the old medieval centre of St Albans. It is separately grade II listed - see www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1103130. For closer view of Waxhouse Gate, see Image, and for close up of the World War 1 Street Memorial alongside the gate see Image

Dating from the 18th century but with earlier origins, the Waxhouse Gate gave access to the Cathedral from the old medieval centre of St Albans. It is grade II listed - see www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1103130. For close up of the World War 1 Street Memorial on the left, see Image

See description below. This one is in High Street, situated next to the Waxhouse Gate, and covers French Row, George Street, London Road, Marlborough Road, New Kent Road, Romeland and Westbourne Terrace. It was designed by Sir Edgar Wigram (who was also responsible for the City World War I Memorial at the top of St Peter's Street - see Image) and dedicated in April 1921. It was unique among the ten by being placed on the wall of a business, rather than residential, property. For context alongside Waxhouse Gate, see Image and a wider view see Image

This war memorial in High Street, St Albans shows those lost by individual streets. I have only seen this in one other place and that was in Islington - see https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4261275