Our archives contain many sketches and watercolour paintings, some original, and some copied as slides or photos. Some paintings by Ernest Heasman (working in the early 20th century) by Frank Kitton (working in the early 20th century) and by Ernest Hasseldine (working in the 1930s) were reproduced as post-cards. Other sketches are by unknown artists in the 19th and 20th centuries. The pictures in this gallery are mainly around St Nicholas Church, the Cock Pond with Bowers House and Harpenden Common – the Baa Lamb trees, the dells, and some of the farms and cottages facing the Common.
St Nicholas Church - 1850's artist unknown
Cat no Slides B 2.105
St Nicholas Church - before 1862
Cat no Slides B 1.27
Pond and Cock Inn in High Street -1890 - sketch by Ern Vickers
Cat no Slides B 1.23
High Street, Cock Inn pond -1880 - by F G Kitton
Cat no Slides B 1.24
Church Green with pond - sketch by F R Kitton, 1893
LHS archives, cat. no. HC 98
Church Green by F G Kitton, annotated by Edwin Grey
Cat no Slides B 1.25
Church cottages
Sketch, c.1900; Slide cat.no. B 1.34
St Nicholas Church - View through church porch - 1880's
Artist unknown - reproduction in Old Harpenden collection, LHS archives Cat. no. B 2.107
Church cottages - 1920's
Watercolour - artist unknown; Slides cat.no. B 2.108
Sketch of thatched cottage, Lower High Street, near to the Old Cock Pond - 1890 by Ern Vickers
Cat no Slides B 1.9
The Old Leather Bottle - site of 61 High Street - drawing by F G Kitton
Cat no HC 82
High Street, Smithy and Tollgate cottages - 1908
Oil painting by E H V St Clair; Slides cat.no. B 3.40
Bowers House in High Street - 1920
Watercolour by Ernest Hasseldine; Slide cat.no. B 2.60
Bowers House in High Street
J C Allsopp (Cheltenham); Slide cat. no B 3.42
Cock Pond and Cross Keys pub, as in winter - 1900's
Watercolour by Ernest Hasseldine; Slides cat. no B 2.59
Hunt riders passing The Cock
Watercolour - artist unknown; Slide cat.no. B 3.22
High Street looking north - 1890's
Watercolour by Ernest Hesseldine; Slides cat.no B 2.54
Silver Cup pond - 1880's sketch
Cat no Slides B 1.65
Baa Lamb trees and common - 1900 -watercolour by A T Mardall
Cat no Slides B 3.83
Baa Lamb trees - c 1914, from postcard
Ernest Heasman; Slides cat.no. B 3.08.
Baa Lamb trees and Silver Cup cottages - 1923 - watercolour by E Hasseldine
Cat no Slides B 3.88
View of Chapel Row, West Common, from Dr Gilbert's house (Abbott's factory in background?) - 1880's
by Lady Gilbert Cat no Slides B 2.16
Bowling Alley from the Common - 1868
Lady Gilbert Cat no Slides B 2.23
The Common - oil painting by Heasman c 1910
Cat no Slides B 3.17
Common in winter - watercolour by Heasman
Cat no Slides B 3.18
Common on a misty day - 1914 - watercolour by Heasman
Cat no Slides B 3.19
Watler's Farm, Queen's Road, Bowling Alley - 1890 - watercolour
Cat no Slides B 2.12
The Common - Sheepskin Hall by F de la Poer
Cat no Slides B 3.48
Pimlico cottages on the Common - 1890's - by Rhoda Wilson
Cat no Slides B 3.51
Three Horseshoes - watercolour by E Salisbury in 1906
Cat no Slides B 3.94
View from Park View House in Milton Road across the common - 1890's. Artist unknown
LHS archive, cat. no B 3.99
Rothamsted Manor - 1880's by Lady Caroline Lawes
Cat no Slides B 3.76
View northwards from the Director's House, 1 West Common, by Jane Gilbert, 1890s
LHS archives, cat.no. B 2.26
Elms outside Bennetts (Royal British Legion), Leyton Road; sketch by unknown artist
LHS archives, cat.no. B 2.33
Sketch of cottages on West Common, artist unknown
LHS archives, cat.no. HC79
Sketch of Public Hall (now Park Hall, formerly the British School), Leyton Road; artist unknown
LHS archives, cat.no. HC52
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We recently received an enquiry about whether copies of any these and other images on the website were for sale.
None of the photos or scans are for sale, and they are copyright of Harpenden & District Local History Society unless otherwise stated. However, you may make copies for personal use, acknowledging the Society. Donations are welcome – please see Contact Us for how to do so.
What a lovely picture. I assume that the pub is the building on the left hand side with the red tile roof. Does anyone know what happened to the buildings with the grey slate roof? Thanks, Pat
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