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Travelodge Hotel in Hemel Hempstead
A useful place to know about if you live away from Hemel.
Image: © Jack Hill
Taken: 25 Aug 2005
0.02 miles
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Hemel Hempstead New Town
Looking west to part of Hemel Hempstead New Town from the multistorey car park in Wolsey Road. In the foreground is the main shopping street, Marlowes, and the tower of Hemel Hempstead School (1931) can be seen as a white speck on the horizon. Hemel Hempstead existed as a settlement in the 8th century, but saw rapid expansion of housing and commerce after it was designated a New Town in 1947 to take overspill from London.
Image: © Allan Rostron
Taken: 11 Mar 2010
0.03 miles
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Hemel Hempstead: Travelodge hotel
Hemel's Travelodge is in Wolsey Road. At the time of writing this the website http://www.travelodge.co.uk/search_and_book/hotel_overview.php?hotel_id=33 totally overenthusiastically stated that Hemel Hempstead railway station was 0.5 mile away. By my reckoning it is 1.0 mile away as the crow flies, more if not a crow...
Image: © Nigel Cox
Taken: 12 Apr 2009
0.03 miles
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Hemel Hempstead: Paradise
On a gloomy Easter Sunday this unprepossessing road and its little industrial estate might not seem like Paradise, but is! Paradise was once a hamlet on the east side of Hemel, and this road, named Paradise Road then but just Paradise now, led to it.
Image: © Nigel Cox
Taken: 12 Apr 2009
0.06 miles
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Part of Hemel Hempstead town centre in Marlowes
Nice.
Image: © Jeremy Bolwell
Taken: 7 Mar 2016
0.09 miles
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Marlowes, Hemel Hempstead town centre
Image: © Bryn Holmes
Taken: 14 Apr 2014
0.09 miles
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Quasar laser tag and shops, Marlowes
The Quasar laser tag arena, the WHSmith and the Post Office have all now since closed.
Image: © Bryn Holmes
Taken: 12 Jul 2020
0.09 miles
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Quasar entrance, Hemel Hempstead
This entrance has become derelict and empty following the laser tag arena's closure in 2021.
Image: © Bryn Holmes
Taken: 26 Jun 2021
0.09 miles
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Model town in the Market Place at Hemel Hempstead
Image: © PAUL FARMER
Taken: 31 Dec 2011
0.10 miles
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'Water Play', Marlowes
This fountain sculpture was installed in the town centre in November 1993 and was designed by Michael Rizzello OBE. Its plaque stated that it "symbolizes the energy, co-operation and sporting spirit of youth in Dacorum."
The fountain aspect of the artwork has since been removed, with the sculpture being placed onto a new plinth detailing the history of the Jellicoe Water Gardens.
Image: © Bryn Holmes
Taken: 14 Apr 2014
0.10 miles