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Warrengate Road, HATFIELD, AL9 7TT

The metal railings fence off the old pub car park from the Old Maypole just to the right of them, which is now empty.

A view from the opposite direction to Image Note the horse and cart stood opposite the pub (but well camouflaged against the hedge).

A date on the front wall of the public house implies that it was built circa 1520, although the style of the building suggests a later date. Perhaps there was an older building on the plot that was demolished, with the current public house replacing it. Nonetheless it is an old public house. A view of the 1881 Census shows the following occupants and a veritable goldmine for genealogists researching the Massey family:- Thomas MASSEY, Head of the household, unmarried, aged 31, born Hatfield, Hertfordshire, occupation Blacksmith Mary Ann MASSEY, His Sister, unmarried, aged 33, born Hatfield, Hertfordshire John MASSEY, His brother, unmarried, aged 25, born Hatfield, Hertfordshire, occupation Gamekeeper Sarah MASSEY, His sister, unmarried, aged 23, born Hatfield, Hertfordshire Walter MASSEY, His brother, unmarried, aged 15, born North Mimms, Hertfordshire, occupation Scholar Mary Ann MANNING, His mother, married, age 56, born North Mimms, Hertfordshire Thomas MANNING, His step-father, married, aged 35, born London, occupation Bricklayer Edward HICKSON, His nephew, unmarried, aged 12, born Tonbridge, Kent, occupation Scholar It must have been strange for Thomas Massey to have had a step-father only 4 years older than himself.

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The Green bus would have had a number in the 700s if a Green Line coach, or 3/400s for London Country routes, not this bogus London number seen repeated on the red bus next to it. Technically the coaches had closed rear doors and luggage racks, otherwise they were the same as the buses. This looks like an open platform so probably was a London Country green bus. When they were transferred to private provincial firms the bus numbers were taken up by London Buses, and mainly used for split routes where the higher number indicated a route making up half of a longer one, such as the 28/328 and 52/302. Here is a link to a photo of me taking this http://www.flickr.com/photos/satguru/8659452630

Please see Image This is the sinkhole basin where surface water accumulates to form a lake during times of flood. As the flood recedes the floodwater gradually drains back into the natural sinks. This is also effectively the source of the River Colne which eventually flows into the River Thames here Image and here Image Someone has considered it to be a good idea to throw an old chair and a large broken plastic container into the middle of the basin.