Melbourne-Cooper - "Holywell Hill, South.", 1890s.

Social History (Museum of St Albans)

Monochrome glass plate negative showing the view looking south down Holywell Hill from around the area of The White Hart pub (on the left), with a coach and horses coming up the hill, pedestrians on the pavement and a cart entering through the coachway on the left, carrying what appear to be barrels. This is the 'Shrewsbury Wonder' stagecoach during a journey from London to Holyhead during the 1890s.

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Holywell Hill, St Albans, Hertfordshire, UK.

11/07/2006