'Plan of the Verulam Arms Hotel & Grounds' c.1830.

Social History (Museum of St Albans)

Lithograph entitled 'Plan of the Verulam Arms Hotel & Grounds, situate [sic.] at St Albans in the county of Herts'. Top: Lithograph showing The Verulam Arms Hotel, St Albans, with two coaches on the right. The smaller building on the left is the 'Tap' or taproom, another name for the public bar, as distinct from the hotel. Printed by C. Hullmandel. Bottom: Plan of the Verulam Arms Hotel and Grounds Verulam Road was opened on March 25th 1826. A new hotel was opened along side it; The Verulam Arms. The Earl of Verulam was an investor and the hotel took coat of his arms as its sign. However the growth of the railways dramatically reduced the level of traffic using the road, and the St Albans coaching trade in general. In 1848 the Verulam Arms was sold and its Tap and stable were demolished to make way for the building of Christ Church. The main building (on the right) survives and is now used as a nursing home. The present Verulam Arms, located on Lower Dagnall Street, opened in October 1853.

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Amy Cooke

Verulam Arms, St Albans, Hertfordshire, UK.

22/10/2007