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I don't recognise the location here but the Ross advert is ringing a bell, very annoying.....
This is a Class 46 heading the up Yorkshire Pullman 1E06 at Hatfield (thanks to Robert) in the mid 60's.
Image from a negative in my collection taken by an unknown photographer.
Had a very enjoyable morning field trip out with the photo club today at Hatfield Farm. What a pretty place it is! Thanks to the organisers for arranging the trip and thanks to the folks at the farm for their hospitality. You can read more about the farm and their activities here:
A promotional photo (not by me) of a BA146 passenger jet over Hatfield, where I grew up. Probably taken in the early 80s.
Note the swimming pool with its 'hyperbolic paraboloid shell' roof.
At the back is the British Aerospace factory - formerly Hawker Siddeley, formerly De Havilland. On some of the land now is University of Hertfordshire halls of residence, and some is Ocado's central depot.
I have very mixed feelings about the end of deep coal mining in the UK. Environmentally its probably a good thing, but the damage done to communities has been devastating. Widespread unemployment, and almost total collapse in moral. Replacing skilled well paid jobs with minimal wage jobs is criminal, yet it has been an almost daily occurrence in Great Britain for the best part of 40 years.
Really need to buy a lynx but not many around anymore.
Hatfield depot opposite Galleria. My lynx for run to Luton when worked there 2002/2003. now long since built on
Life is really hard for the few surviving deep pits in Britain. Here's hoping that Hatfield can prosper in 2013.
60007 passes Hatfield colliery with 6E32 the 0956 Preston docks Lanfina to Lindsey oil refinery on 14th April 2014.
An ex ScotRail class 170 sweeps through Hatfield and Stainforth on a Sheffield - Hull - Bridlington service
The Old Palace was built in about 1485 by the Bishop of Ely, John Morton. It is one of the foremost examples of mediaeval brickwork in the country.
Henry VIII acquired the Palace from the Bishop of Ely in 1538, and it was here In 1558 Princess Elizabeth was sitting beneath an oak tree in the Park when she learnt of her succession to the throne of England.
Signalbox diagram from Hatfield No 2 showing the condition of the signalling arrangements immediately after the 'Bridge Incident' that occurred on 20th February 1966.
During track works to install a sand blanket which required a deep dig, the bridge pier adjacent to the works moves sideways into the hole, resulting in the sudden and terminal collapse of part of the bridge. The bridge was known to be weak, and the damage resulted in the subsequent demolition of the entire structure. There were no injuries, but the road carried a fairly insignificant A road known as 'The Great North Road'. Fortunately a bypass to Hatfield had recently been constructed and so the bridge was never reinstated beyond a pedestrian bridge. During the intervening time, a number of services previously within the bridge deck had to be supported (gas, water electricity etc), and so a temporary trestle bridge was installed. This was founded on piers which were placed in the 4ft of the Up Goods and Luton Single Line, as well as in the 10fts either side of the Fast lines. This resulted in those lines being taken out of use.
See also: www.ourhatfield.org.uk/content/topics/events-2/wrestlers_...
www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/documents/MoT_Hatfield1966-2.pdf
I have carried out some digital restoration to the image. Image courtesy of Richard Pike.
"Eight Bells", Old Hatfield, Hertfordshire, 25 Sep 2023
Originally called "The Five Bells" after the number of bells in the church tower.
The name was changed to "Eight Bells" when three extra bells were added to the tower.
Hatfield House seen from the West Garden.
Hatfield House was built in 1611 by Robert Cecil, first Earl of Salisbury, Lord Treasurer and Chief Secretary to James I. Today it is the home of the 7th Marquess of Salisbury and his family.
Hatfield House is a grade I listed building.
Signalbox diagram from Hatfield No2 from around 1940.
The styling was very crude compared to the graceful curved on earlier and later diagrams.
I have produced this image from 6 photos and digitally repaired significant tears, water marks and damage.
GBRF 66789 is seen passing through Hatfield & Stainforth with a coal train from Drax to Immingham. 21/02/2019
Hatfield House is a country house located in a large park, the Great Park, near the town of Hatfield in Hertfordshire, England
Hatfield House est un manoir de campagne située dans un grand domaine, le Great Park, à proximité de la ville de Hatfield dans le Hertfordshire, en Angleterre.
That is what is shown on the map for this area in Hatfield Peverel in Essex.
Exit 20A of the A12 in the foreground.
66747 departs Hatfield Colliery with 6B54 the 1334 Hatfield Colliery to West Burton Power station on 28th July 2014
Today's agenda is to visit Elizabethan-era Royal Palace and Jacobean manor house Hatfield.
If you don't want to read the long passages below, suffice to know that this massive manor house was completed in 1612 by a powerful statesman named Robert Cecil. Part of the estate dates back to the 1490s and was where Queen Elizabeth I held her first Council of State in 1558.
Now, more detailed history of the people of Hatfield House:
The original Hatfield House was commissioned by John Morton (b. 1420 d. 1500) and built between 1485 and 1497. Cardinal Morton was Bishop of Ely, Archbishop of Canterbury, and Lord Chancellor of England, a very powerful statesman during the reign of Henry VII.
Henry VII died in 1509 and the crown passed on to his son Henry VIII, who confiscated the original Hatfield House. Now a royal property, Hatfield House became known as the Royal Palace of Hatfield (or simply Hatfield Palace).
In a quest to sire a male heir, Henry VIII kept moving on to newer ladies, and his daughters Princesses Mary (by his first wife Catherine of Aragon) and Elizabeth (by his second wife Anne Boleyn) were placed under house arrest and sent away from his power base. Mary lived in Ludlow Castle (in Wales) and other palaces, while Elizabeth spent her first 25 years in Hatfield Palace.
Following the birth of his son Edward (by his third wife Jane Seymour) in 1537, Henry VIII declared his first two daughters Mary and Elizabeth illegitimate and reduced them to "ladies" from princesses.
Henry VIII died in 1547 and his nine-year-old son became Edward VI. He was the sickly sort and died only six years later. His older half-sister Mary succeeded the crown in 1553 but died in 1558 childless, so the crown now went to her younger half-sister Elizabeth. Princess Elizabeth was sitting underneath an oak tree in the Hatfield Palace grounds on 1558-11-17 when courtiers rushed in and told her that Mary had died and she had become Queen. She would rule England for the next 44 years and her reign was considered to be the Golden Age of England.
So where does the Cecils come into the picture? Well, one of Princess Elizabeth’s most trusted friends and advisers was William Cecil of Burghley (an estate near Stamford). He was advising the now Queen Elizabeth I when she held her first Council of State in the Banqueting Hall of Hatfield Palace. For a week, Elizabeth I's closest courtiers and allies gathered in Hatfield Palace to plan the new appointments and regime before moving to London. In a strange twist of fate, William Cecil's son Robert would become the master of Hatfield Palace 49 years later (read on below).
Elizabeth I soon appointed William Cecil as the Secretary of State and eventually elevated him to the 1st Baron Burghley (Lord Burghley). Almost immediately, Lord Burghley used his new power and wealth to build Burghley House in 1558. Lord Burghley would later rise to High Lord Treasurer of England. As the most powerful man in England, he acquired Theobalds Manor in 1564 and had the house greatly enlarged and rebuilt to palatial scale in order to receive and impress Elizabeth I.
Elizabeth I died in 1603 and the crown went to her double-first-cousin (but twice removed) James VI (King of Scots), who now also became James I of England. Meanwhile, Lord Burghley William Cecil had died back in 1598. His Burghley House estate went to his elder son Thomas Cecil (later Earl of Exeter), and his Theobalds House estate went to second son Robert Cecil (later Earl of Salisbury). Interestingly, not only did Robert Cecil inherit his father's political savviness but also the offices of Secretary of State and Lord High Treasurer under James I.
James I visited his adviser Robert Cecil at Theobalds House frequently and fell in love with it. He "suggested" to swap Hatfield Palace for Robert Cecil's Theobalds House. Not really having the ability to say "No" to a King, Robert Cecil accepted the proposal and the exchange took place in 1607. Now Robert Cecil was not content with getting what was then a one-hundred-year-old house, so he had most of the Hatfield Palace demolished and commissioned the "new" Hatfield House that we see today (completed in 1612). Fortunately, one wing of the old Hatfield Palace (completed in 1497 by Cardinal John Morton), including the Banqueting Hall where Elizabeth I held her first Council of State, survives till today.
Typical- you wait ages for a freight and then two come at once!
66088 - 4R51 12.50 Drax PS - Immingham Biomass
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