"St Albans Abbey and Lake"

Social History (Museum of St Albans)

2005.54241

Monochrome postcard showing St Albans Abbey viewed from Verulamium Park across the lake. Postmarked St Albans 23 Dec 1956. Verulamium Park is so-called because it occupies part of the site of the Roman city of Verulamium. The land was bought in 1929 by the city council from the Earl of Verulam: it had formerly been St Germain's farm, part of the Verulam estate. The digging of the ornamental lake provided work for many unemployed men during the depression, thanks to government grants to fund its construction.

1956

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Amy Cooke

3) MoStA Archive Room

Valentine & Sons Ltd. Dundee and London. 221072.

Verulamium Park / Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Alban, St Albans, Hertfordshire, UK, AL1 1BY

30/06/2006