Paintings and sketches of old Harpenden

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.

Photo:St Nicholas Church - 1850's artist unknown

Photo:Pond and Cock Inn in High Street -1890 - sketch by Ern Vickers

Photo:High Street, Cock Inn pond -1880 - by F G Kitton

Photo:Church Green with pond - sketch by F R Kitton, 1893

Photo:Church Green by F G Kitton, annotated by Edwin Grey

Photo:St Nicholas Church - View through church porch - 1880's

Photo:Sketch of thatched cottage, Lower High Street, near to the Old Cock Pond - 1890 by Ern Vickers

Photo:The Old Leather Bottle - site of 61 High Street - drawing by F G Kitton

Photo:High Street, Smithy and Tollgate cottages - 1908

Photo:Bowers House in High Street - 1920

Photo:Cock Pond and Inn in winter - 1900's

Photo:High Street looking north - 1890's

Photo:Baa Lamb trees and common - 1900 -watercolour by A T Mardall

Photo:Baa Lamb trees - c 1914, from postcard

Photo:Baa Lamb trees and Silver Cup cottages - 1923 - watercolour by E Hasseldine

Photo:View of Chapel Row, West Common, from Dr Gilbert's house (Abbott's factory in background?) - 1880's

Photo:Bowling Alley from the Common - 1868

Photo:The Common - oil painting by Heasman c 1910

Photo:Common in winter - watercolour by Heasman

Photo:Common on a misty day - 1914 - watercolour by Heasman

Photo:Watler's Farm, Queen's Road, Bowling Alley - 1890 - watercolour

Photo:The Common - Sheepskin Hall by F de la Poer

Photo:Pimlico cottages on the Common - 1890's - by Rhoda Wilson

Photo:Three Horseshoes - watercolour by E Salisbury in 1906

Photo:View from Park View House in Milton Road across the common - 1890's. Artist unknown

Photo:Rothamsted Manor - 1880's by Lady Caroline Lawes

Photo:View northwards from the Director's House, 1 West Common, by Jane Gilbert, 1890s

Photo:Elms outside Bennetts (Royal British Legion), Leyton Road; sketch by unknown artist

Photo:Sketch of cottages on West Common, artist unknown

Photo:Sketch of Public Hall (now Park Hall, formerly the British School), Leyton Road; artist unknown

This gallery was added by David Hinton on 15/04/2011.

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