. The Victoria history of the county of Hertford. Natural history. A HISTORY OF HERTFORDSHIRE this stair both from the hall and from the north-west wing, and there is no indication of any larger stair having existed, though a modern one has been placed in the other wing beside a modern entrance. The kitchen still retains its old fireplace, but it is quite plain. On the side of the upper room next the courtyard are the remains of an old three-light window having moulded oat mullions. This window is now blocked up. Most of the rooms on the upper floor still retain their original wide oak floorin
. The Victoria history of the county of Hertford. Natural history. A HISTORY OF HERTFORDSHIRE this stair both from the hall and from the north-west wing, and there is no indication of any larger stair having existed, though a modern one has been placed in the other wing beside a modern entrance. The kitchen still retains its old fireplace, but it is quite plain. On the side of the upper room next the courtyard are the remains of an old three-light window having moulded oat mullions. This window is now blocked up. Most of the rooms on the upper floor still retain their original wide oak flooring. Pin Green lies rather more than a mile west from Chells. Sishes, near Pin Green, is the residence of Mr. Julius Bertram. Whitney Wood, on the Hitchin road, Is the residence of Mrs. Barclay. In Whomerley Wood are slight remains of a homestead names of streets such as ' Pilgryms," * and a little later ' Lycchenstret,' * Baldokstret,'' ' Laschmerstrct,' and ' Pavylane,' * which indicates a town of some size. It is clear from the number of presentments relating to innkeepers on the manor rolls6 that by the beginning of the 15th century it had become the resort of travellers on the Great North Road. Possibly on account of this prosperity and the increasing size of the town we find that about 1405 a number of London tradesmen purchased, probably as building speculations, small plots of land here. Richard Foster of London6 had a messuage and 6 acres of land ; John Sylam, citizen and pewterer of London, had 4 acres ' built upon" ; William Rendre of London had land in Church field called 'Pyedelacre'; William Waldern, citizen and grocer, John Hamond, citizen. Stevenage Bury : Back View Stevenage is a good example of the development of the Teutonic type of settlement which is so frequently met with in Hertfordshire. The old church of St. Nicholas and the 'Bury,' with a few cottages lying about half a mile off the Great North Road, evidently formed the site of the original Sa
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