Entertainment

From home entertainment to early cinemas, public halls, fairs and racing on the Common.

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"Opportunity Knocks" for a Harpenden Choir
Page link: Harpenden Agricultural & Fanciers' Association
Harpenden Agricultural & Fanciers' Association
Grand Exhibition in 1901
Page link: Harpenden Gang Show - looking back 20 years
Harpenden Gang Show - looking back 20 years
49th show in January 1998
Page link: Harpenden Public Hall
Harpenden Public Hall
Bookings Registers 1938 to 1947
Page link: Harpenden Public Halls
Harpenden Public Halls
Opened in 1938
Page link: Harpenden's Cinemas
Harpenden's Cinemas
From three to none
Page link: Harpenden's heritage and archives in the Arts and Cultural Hub
Harpenden's heritage and archives in the Arts and Cultural Hub
The Society's presentation to a Workshop about Sports, Arts and Culture facilities on 12 November 2016
Page link: Leyton Hall
Leyton Hall
"A spacious and comfortable hall"
Page link: Marianne Sherman's Music and Dance manuscripts (1806)
Marianne Sherman's Music and Dance manuscripts (1806)
An insight into social gatherings around Rothamsted Manor
Page link: Sunday opening for Harpenden cinemas
Sunday opening for Harpenden cinemas
Referendum in 1947
Page link: The 1913 Harpenden Races
The 1913 Harpenden Races
From the Luton Times and Advertiser, Friday 16th May 1913
Page link: The Harpenden Drama League
The Harpenden Drama League
'The Play's the Thing!'
Page link: The Masqueraders
The Masqueraders
Light Entertainment in the 1950's
Page link: The Racecourse, a Recollection
The Racecourse, a Recollection
Transcript of an article LHS Newsletter no. 24, 1981
Page link: The Story of the New Public Hall
The Story of the New Public Hall
Opened on 28 September 1938