Kings Langley - Our Heritage
Kings Langley, a village in Hertfordshire, lays claim to an extraordinary history. From its origins prior to Roman settlement and thriving Domesday community, through its Royal Palace in the 14th Century to a wealth of transport connections, farming and industry, the village can recount tales matched by few other places in the U.K.
This print from about 1840, shows the All Saints Church in Church Lane.
Traditional life in the village was then starting to undergo many changes. In contrast to the herdsman, a steam engine and carriages are just visible behind the four trees beyond the village school whose construction was at about the same time as the arrival of the railway.
John Dickinson and Papermaking in the Parish
Also links to films of
"LUCK - Sixty ton engine plunges over bridge at midnight but driver & fireman uninjured!!" 1922
Four fold train crash near Kings langley in 1935
The Vestry Versus the Vicar. An account of sensational events in 1845 Kings Langley
Church and Chapel in mid 19th century Kings Langley. Surveys from 1847 and 1851.
A review of the book “RISING ’44" and the Barnes Lodge connection
Now on You Tube Keith Johnson has lived in Kings Langley all his life. This video includes some of his memories of growing up in the 1940s and 50s
When the Inspector called.....
Verbatim accounts of youth working conditions in local Paper Mills in 1841 and 1864
Now on You Tube
VE Day celebrations in Kings Langley
Home Park Paper Mill at Kings Langley
by Alan Penwarden.
Published by Apsley Paper Trail and available from Kings Langley Local History & Museum Society outlets.
Please see Publications Page.