IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Paynes Park, HITCHIN, SG5 1EJ
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Paynes Park, SG5 1EJ by members of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Image Map
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Notes
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Image Listing (238 Images Found)
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Car park beside Payne's Park, Hitchin
Viewed from the grounds of Hitchin Museum, much of the car park is on the site of the yard of the Swan, a coaching inn from whence Kershaw's coach made its daily journey from Hitchin to London - just over four hours each way on a good day. The Kershaw service had been operated for 110 years by the same family but closed completely on the opening of the railway to Hitchin in 1850.
Image: © John Lucas
Taken: 27 Jan 2012
0.02 miles
3
The Coopers Sculpture
Two coopers, in traditional hats, and a dog beside The Coopers' Yard apartment development in Payne's Park Hitchin.
Image: © John Lucas
Taken: 26 Jan 2012
0.03 miles
4
Poisonous Plants!
A sign in the Ransom Physic Garden, Hitchin. See also Image
Image: © John Lucas
Taken: 18 May 2006
0.03 miles
5
Hitchin Arcade - an interior view
The arcade is a busy through way from the Market Place to Paynes Park and to West Alley and is the home of several small shops and businesses. The area was originally occupied by the Swan public house and the current arcade building was constructed in 1927. The history of The Arcade has been recorded in https://www.hitchinhistoricals.org.uk/publications/books/hitchin-arcade/ published by Hitchin Historical Society.
Image: © John Lucas
Taken: 24 Sep 2008
0.03 miles
6
Mortar and pestle in the William Ransom Physic Garden at Hitchin
The physic garden was in the grounds of Hitchin Museum. It is named in honour of William Ransom, a Hitchin Quaker, who set up the Ransom pharmaceutical company in Hitchin in 1846. The company survives and continues to be based in Hitchin. William's story can be found here: https://www.hertfordshirelife.co.uk/people/life-times-william-ransom-hitchin-1-1641398 The museum has now moved elsewhere but the garden remains. It is maintained by members of Hitchin Historical Society but is currently closed as a result of coronavirus.
Image: © John Lucas
Taken: 18 May 2006
0.04 miles
7
Bucklesbury
Taken from the Market Sq. end. Don't be deceived, the road is old but the cobbling was only done in the last few years.
Image: © Samir Jeraj
Taken: 22 Mar 2006
0.04 miles
8
Hitchin Museum and Art Gallery in Paynes Park
The museum has recently (circa 2018) moved to a site adjoining Hitchin Town Hall in Brand Street. The new museum combines the old Hitchin and Letchworth museums and is now called North Hertfordshire Museum.
Image: © John Lucas
Taken: 27 Feb 2009
0.04 miles
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The Arcade, Hitchin (1)
Looking east towards the High Street and the Market Place. The Arcade is said to be the product of 1920's development, and is certainly a pleasant corner of Hitchin's fine town centre.
Image: © Stefan Czapski
Taken: 9 Jun 2013
0.05 miles
10
Hine Memorial, Lower Tilehouse Street, Hitchin
Hine was a lawyer and author and wrote much about Hitchin. A biography 'The Ghosts of Reginald Hine' by Richard Whitmore (Mattingley Press), TV presenter and author, has just been published (2007).
Image: © John Lucas
Taken: 31 Mar 2005
0.05 miles