Hatfield Heath, The Clipped Hedge Tea Rooms c.1955
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H172002
Photo ref:
H172002
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In medieval times, Clipped Hedge was supposedly the only building situated on Hatfield Heath itself. The Heath was an area of common land criss-crossed by roads. It became an ecclesiastical parish in 1860. These tea-rooms were established between the wars by Margaret Goddard to take advantage of the passing trade.
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A Selection of Memories from Hatfield Heath
For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Hatfield Heath
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My Mum, Myrtle Harrington worked at clipped hedge when I was a child. She worked with David Bird, Michael Bird? My dad was Fred Harrington who worked at Corringales farm (Little Hallingbury Park,) The Parkinsons lived at Corringales House. Commander Reay Parkinson, Mrs Robin Parkinson, Nicola & Fiona.
I left school in 1962 and joined Clipped Hedge Turkey Farm on the Heath. I had already been working on the farm before leaving school. John Goddard was the owner and had another farm in Bishops Stortford for breeding purposes. I lived in Bishops Stortford and shared my time between the two farms. I knew many people on the Heath who worked on the farm in those ...see more
My Grandmother lived in Yew Tree Cottage, The Ryse Hatfield Heath with Bob Challis. I was a little girl growing up in London, and would visit at Weekends and school holidays. Uncle Bob was a stockman on the farm but later due to ill health drove a tractor. I remember cycling to Hatfield Heath on my little bike past the Turkey farm where I could see the heads of the turkeys. Nan told me at Christmas time they were ...see more
Not so much a memory for me as I am too young to actually remember Norman. Norman's name is among the list of brave young men that left the Heath and went to fight in the Second World War, he was the younger brother of my grandfather. They were in different regiments but actually ended up in the same POW camp on the famous River Kwai after being captured by the Japs. Grandad had no idea that Nornan was there, ...see more
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