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Monday, 6th September 2010

 
INTRODUCTION

The New Town Story is sponsored by The Marlowes Shopping Centre in Hemel Hempstead. To visit the centre's website just click on the picture
WELCOME to Hemelonline's section on the story of the New Town of Hemel Hempstead from its start in 1947 to the present day.
We plan to give the full story with pictures of those years and will add parts weekly till the full story is told.
To go to each part, just scroll down this page and click on the part you want:


Part One. 1947, first news of the plan and what the town was like at the time.




Part Two. Anger builds in the Old Town and a minister comes to try and sell the New Town idea.





Part THREE: New town inquiry starts and Nicky Line closes.




Part FOUR: Steel houses start to go up.




PART FIVE: Farmers in the front line







PART SIX: The community gets together






PART SEVEN: A start on the first house.





PART EIGHT: A pledge on homes.




PART 9: Clash of old and new.





PART 10: First residents





PART 11 First factory





PART 12: Where to put the town centre





PART 13: First church - bless this house





PART 14:First shops ready in Adeyfield







PART 15:Starting on Chaulden and Warners End







PART 16:The Queen visits town







PART 17:New factories, but opposition is still fierce







PART 18:Birth of Gadebridge Park and Adeyfield School







PART 19:Birth of Bennetts End







PART 20:Opening of Adeyfield Hall






PART 21:Start of a Plough roundabout







PART 22:Focus on Marlowes







PART 23:More Marlowes







PART 24:Start on Warners End







PART 25:Halfway there







PART 26:New market and Woolies open







PART 27:Factories grow







PART 28:Homes for the Elderly







PART 29: More shops in Marlowes







PART 30:New library for town







PART 31:More developments in Maylands







PART 32 Kodak Colour Processing








PART 33 Water bonus







PART 34 Welcome to Gadebridge







PART 35 Start on a new cinema







PART 36 Duke visits town







PART 37 Marlowes Viaduct demolished







PART 38 Last show for Luxor







PART 39 Official opening for Cavendish







PART 40 Roman remains found







PART 41 Bowling Alley built







PART 42 Sculpture around town







PART 43 New college opens







PART 44 New homes and buildings







PART 45 More comes down







PART 46 End of the workhouse







PART 47 Grovehill starts to grow







PART 48 Home for a skyscraper







PART 49 Traffic problems build up







PART 50 Hint of Woodhall Farm







PART 51 New Town comes of age







PART 52 End of New Town years





















































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