Hertfordshire Genealogy: Places: Ashridge, Herts

Ashridge

A large estate between Berkhamsted and Little Gaddesden

The house is now a management college and much of the estate belongs to the National Trust

"Ashridge. The Bonar Law College, Berkhamsted, Herts. East End", A Raphael Tuck & Sons "Real Photograpg" Postcard. unused.
Ashridge - The Bonar Law College
The College was founded in 1929 and the card was printed before 1936.

Maps of the area

Book: Ashridge - A Living History

Book: A Prospect of Ashridge

Book: Little Gaddesden & Ashridge

Book: Little Gaddesden - by Vicars Bell

Book: A century remembered

Book: Ashridge in World War II

Ashridge House
The North Front and Grand Entrance

Published by J T Newman, Berkhamsted

Posted 1905

Ashridge Park
Berkhampsted
Published by J T Newman
Early divided back

See also Queen Beech

Ashridge Park

Road Through The Park

A Franco Series Postcard

Posted 1910

Web Site: The Ashridge Management College site includes information on the history of the house - select "About Ashridge" from the menu.

Web Site: Rural Heritage Society of Little Gaddesden, Ringshall, Hudnall and Ashridge.

Ashridge House from the Park, published by Loosley & Sons, Stationers, Berkhamsted, and posted to a Miss Ansell of Paddington, from Berkhamsted in 1905
Postcard by Loosley & Sons, Berkhamsted, posted 1905

Some 21st Century Photographs

Monument Cottage	Bronze Age Barrow	Old Hunting Lodge	Bridgewater Monument

Web Site: The GENUKI site for Buckinghamshire includes a list of the rectors of the College of Bonhommes, Ashridge, between 1276 and the dissolution of the monasteries.

Web site: Gazette - Important local History pages

In July 1914 the local Territorial Force had their annual training camp in Ashridge on open ground to the North of Ashridge House, which can just be seen in the background. However events were rudely interrupted by the declaration of war.

Postcard by James Thomas Newman, photographer of Berkhamsted.

Meet at the Bonar Law Memorial College, Ashridge House
From The Hertfordshire Hunt, 1933

Other postcard images click on thumbnail picture
Military Camp 1914 Ashridge	Military Camp 1914 Ashridge	Ashridge House (Pratt, Little Gaddesden)
Ashridge Monument (Dickens, Tring)	Ashridge House

There are web pages for Berkhamsted and Little Gaddesden

If you know of other books, websites, etc, relating to this place, please tell me.

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Page updated May 2009 (some modern photographs)
December 2009 - Thumb to pc of Ashridge House