IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Charles Street, BERKHAMSTED, HP4 3DF

A similar view to that taken 44 years before see http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1757870

Taken near to the junction with Upper Kings Road.

A school was founded on this site in 1737 through an endowment of £8,000 made by Thomas Bourne, a rich London merchant. The Bourne School was to cater for twenty boys and ten girls. The present building was erected in 1854, largely at the expense of General John Finch of Berkhamsted Place, another local benefactor. The three coats of arms over the front door are those of Berkhamsted Town, Thomas Bourne and John Finch. In 1888 the Bourne School became the first home of Berkhamsted School for Girls. Today, as the sign suggests, the building is used by the Britannia Building Society.

Not taken from quite the same angle as my view of 1966 see http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1757902 but the difference is the lack of parked cars in the earlier view. Kings Road was formerly called Bridewell Lane (and before that as Cocks Lane) named after a prison (or bridewell) that stood on the easterly corner the present Upper Kings Road at its junction with the High Street.

Taken from its junction with Charles Street looking in the direction of the High Street.

Situated at the junction of Cowper Road with the High Street, these almshouses were originally built in 1684 to provide accommodation for six poor widows, as the result of a gift of £1,000 left in trust by John Sayer, chief cook to King Charles II. The inscription on the tablet in the centre reads: THE GUIFT OF JOHN SAYER ESQ. 1684.

The field derives its name from the time when longbowmen practised at the butts. It was given to the town by Mrs Lionel Lucas.

This bank is located at 205 High Street HP4 1AP. It was due to close on Wednesday 9th March 2022, it being one of forty one such branches in early 2022. A replica gas lamp can be seen to the left of the photo.