A walk around St Albans Holywell Hill

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St Stephens Church, St Albans

The view looking up Holywell Hill showing the Duke of Marlborough public house.
Holywell House, home of the Duke of Marlborough had been on the other side of the road, but was demolished by this date.

A view looking up Holywell Hill showing the Jolly Maltster on the left.

St Albans, Holywell Hill  Pelham Series (Boots) Posted 1921 Frederick Robbens, Trumpet P.H., 42 Holywell Hill - 1899  Mrs Mary Ann Buzzing, Trumpet P.H., 42 Holywell Hill - 1908Trumpet P.H., 42 Not listed 1917  Kelly's Directories

Further up the hill turn left into Sumpter Yard to visit the Abbey

As you reach the top of the the hill detour into the Peahen Hotel

The Peahen Crossroads at the top of Holywell Hill in the 1920s
The photographer is standing in Chequer Street. London Road is to your left and
 the walk continues into the High Street on your right.

Looking North we can enter Chequer Street. In the distance we can see the Town Hall, which we will visit via the High Street and Market Place.

See 10 Chequer Street

London Road (New Road on the map) runs East and replaced the Old London Road

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