IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Paynes Park, HITCHIN, SG5 1EW
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Paynes Park, SG5 1EW 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.
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Image Map
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Notes
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- The higher the marker number, the further away the image location is from the centre of the postcode.
Image Listing (219 Images Found)
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William Ransom Physic Garden, Hitchin
Beside the museum in Paynes Park, the garden commemorates William Ransom who 150 years ago was active in the local lavender industry and then developed a medicinal plant company. The company is still active in the Hitchin area and is the oldest surviving independent pharmaceutical company in the country.
Image: © John Lucas
Taken: 20 Sep 2006
0.01 miles
2
Hitchin Museum and Art Gallery AKA Charnwood House
In September 2012 Hitchin Museum will be closed for some two years. The artefacts will be combined with those of Letchworth Museum in the Town Hall building in Brand Street, Hitchin, which will be converted for museum use. Hitchin Museum has been at Charnwood since 1941.
Image: © John Lucas
Taken: 24 May 2012
0.01 miles
3
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
0.01 miles
5
Hitchin Museum and Art Gallery
This is Charnwood House, donated to Hitchin in 1938 and 1941 to house the public library and museum. It is Grade II listed. The museum has now moved away to extended town hall premises in Brand Street but according to a report in 2018, Charnwood is still being used by the museum service.
Image: © John Lucas
Taken: 20 Sep 2006
0.02 miles
7
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
0.02 miles
8
Poisonous Plants!
A sign in the Ransom Physic Garden, Hitchin. See also Image
Image: © John Lucas
Taken: 18 May 2006
0.02 miles
9
Crossing on Old Park Road (A505)
Looking north.
Image: © JThomas
Taken: 15 Aug 2015
0.03 miles
10
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
0.03 miles