This account by Deborah Spring describes the life of a remarkable woman who had a considerable impact on the Tudor era.
If you were one of the many labouring poor who existed from hand to mouth in Victorian St Albans, a ‘nest of poverty’ might be your resting place.
If you were destitute in the 1800s the newly built, large and regimented union workhouse might be your only refuge.
Eleanor Ormerod became a distinguished scientist with a great interest in the study of insects.
One of the Society's Victorian predecessors, Dr Ridgway Lloyd, died from typhoid during the 1884 outbreak in the city, one of many typhoid epidemics in Victorian Britain. Tony Cooper explores its causes and effects.
It's tempting to think that we should seek to unearth as many sites of archaeological significance as possible. But is that really so?
Here you can see images of the Clock Tower from the last few hundred years, including a short film showing the interior of the Clock Tower, and a 360 degree video taken from the top.
Notes on the Grimthorpe family, from the days of the 1st Baron to the present day.
Our Society worked closely with leading archaeologists Dr Mortimer Wheeler and Mrs Tessa Wheeler on the excavation of Verulamium in the 1930s. Both became Honorary Members of the Society.
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“Without Amphibalus, there would be no St Alban”. This statement has been at the heart of the restoration project. Around 300 ...
Become a member of the Society. You can join online or download and post a print copy of the form.
The stone war memorials found on the walls of streets in the Abbey parish of St Albans form a unique collection.
St Albans' pivotal position on the route from London to the north meant that the people of St Albans were among the first in the Home Counties to see the young Queen Victoria
The original purpose of Beech Bottom Dyke remains a source of speculation, but in the 19th century it was used in part as a rifle range.
Just six months after the Society was formed in 1845, Richard Lowe was nominated to be a member. Little more than a year later, he made a seminal find while carrying out archaeological excavations on the Gorhambury estate.
Here is a non-exhaustive list of other relevant organisations with an interest in social history that you may find useful. Cathedral ...
This paperback edited by Brian Moody includes a selection of essays on notable past members and events from the first 150 years of the Society.
This paperback by Brian Moody provides a short history of the St Albans & Hertfordshire Architectural & Archaeological Society, from 1845 to 1995.
St Michael’s C of E VA Primary School , St Albans (Dave Skinner) Early educational efforts Education was an important feature of ...
1) Alma Cut Commemorating the Battle of Alma (20th September 1854) in the Crimean War. The local regiment, [the 49th (Princess ...
The Library has a collection of papers on a wide range of topics including people, buildings (such as pubs, churches and schools) and events. These are stored in folders and filed alphabetically by subject.
The Society’s journals database lists selected articles from journals held in the Society’s Library (and elsewhere) that focus on Hertfordshire and St Albans.