Broxbourne Mill Restoration

In February and March, the Lee Valley Regional Park Authority (LVRPA) carried out the first phase of the latest project to conserve the remains of the Mill and ensure ‘that it continues to...

Donation of Pulham Pots

Aug 31st, 2009

A pair of ‘Pulham’ Pots have been generously donated to Lowewood Museum, High Street, Hoddesdon....

Broxbourne in Bloom 2009

Aug 24th, 2009

Individual category winners have been announced in the annual Broxbourne in Bloom competition. ...

Royal Rat Found In Old Mustard Pot

Aug 24th, 2009

A well preserved rat was found within the walls of Broxbourne’s second oldest building, The...

St Augustine’s Church, Broxbourne

Aug 18th, 2009

A guide to St Augustine’s Churchyard The parish church of St Augustine’s is located...

Hoddesdon

The Spinning Wheel

Sep 12th, 2009

The Spinning Wheel (image courtesy Harris Digital Productions) The Spinning Wheel is a grade II listed building, and when first built in 1849, it was called the Italian Cottage,...

Broxbourne Mill Restoration

Jan 5th, 2010

In February and March, the Lee Valley Regional Park Authority (LVRPA) carried out the first phase of the latest project to conserve the remains of the Mill and ensure ‘that it continues to...

St Mary’s Church, Cheshunt

Feb 13th, 2010

A guide to St Mary’s Churchyard The parish church of St Mary the Virgin, located in the Churchgate Conservation Area, lies half a mile from Cheshunt Old Pond at the western side of College...

Goffs Oak Windmill

Jan 12th, 2010

Environmentally-friendly energy sources are much in the news; but Goffs Oak had it’s own windmill about 145 years ago! It stood at the eastern edge of ‘The Crest’ and could...

The Queen’s Head, Wormley

Jan 12th, 2010

The Queen's Head By the mid-eighteenth century when stage-coaches were running regularly, the trade of the wayside taverns in Wormley must have been one of the principal...

WHSmith Waltham Cross

Mar 6th, 2010

The town centre is a a bustling pedestrianised shopping district attracting shoppers to the mix of chain stores and independent shops, supermarkets, banks, a covered shopping mall (Pavilion)...

Picture Past

Sep 3rd, 2009

Picture Past Exhibition Picture Past Exhibition at Lowewood Museum 7 November – 27 February 2010 Please note that this exhibition has now ended A box of old photographs...

The V-1 Flying Bomb

Jan 19th, 2010

The V-1 flying bomb was a terrifying weapon which the Germans used against Britain during WW II. Unlike other bombs which were dropped from planes, the V-1 bomb had an engine...

The V-1 flying bomb was a terrifying weapon which the Germans used against Britain during WW II. Unlike other bombs which were dropped from planes, the V-1 bomb had an engine which allowed it to “fly” from where it was launched. The bomb was very...