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Dist:0.4km<br/>Looking south from TL218139 to the gates of Brocket Hall - home of convicted fraudster and annoying D-list reality TV celeb Lord Brocket. Most of the rest of the grid square South of here is private, and judging by the spikes, CCTV and "STOP" notices I don't think he'll let you in.
©Rob Hinkley
Dist:0.5km<br/>This is the view one gets from the highway.
©Jack Hill
Dist:0.5km<br/>Brocket Hall was built by James Paine in 1760, although there had been two previous buildings on the site, the first dating from 1239. It was the home of two Prime Ministers, Lord Melbourne and Lord Palmerston, who died at Brocket in 1865 while in office. It was later the home of the Baronets Brocket, the third Baronet converting it into a hotel, which is its current use. It is grade I listed - for listing particulars see http://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=158435&resourceID=5.
©Ian Capper
Dist:0.7km<br/>
©Colin Pyle
Dist:0.7km<br/>The clubhouse is in the centre background
©Paul Buckingham
Dist:0.7km<br/>This broken milepost stands on the old Great North Rd. This is now the B197 Stevenage to Welwyn Garden City road. In fact most people making this journey use the A1 which runs parallel and about 50 yards to the left. This milepost is cast iron and has been broken at some stage. This is the road that Dick Turpin would have ridden from York to London on.
©Robin Hall
Dist:0.7km<br/>A swan takes off from The Broadwater, an artificial lake on the River Lea, with Brocket Hall behind. Brocket Hall was built by James Paine in 1760, although there had been two previous buildings on the site, the first dating from 1239. It was the home of two Prime Ministers, Lord Melbourne and Lord Palmerston, who died at Brocket in 1865 while in office. It was later the home of the Baronets Brocket, the third Baronet converting it into a hotel, which is its current use. It is grade I listed - for listing particulars see http://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=158435&resourceID=5.
©Ian Capper
Dist:0.8km<br/>Looking across The Broadwater towards Brocket Hall. Brocket Hall was built by James Paine in 1760, although there had been two previous buildings on the site, the first dating from 1239. It was the home of two Prime Ministers, Lord Melbourne and Lord Palmerston, who died at Brocket in 1865 while in office. It was later the home of the Baronets Brocket, the third Baronet converting it into a hotel, which is its current use. It is grade I listed - for listing particulars see http://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=158435&resourceID=5.
©Ian Capper
Dist:0.8km<br/>Looking across The Broadwater, an artificial widening of the River Lea in Brocket Park, towards the Paine Bridge. The bridge, of Portland Stone, was built in 1772-4 by James Paine and is grade II listed - for listing particulars see http://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?
©Ian Capper
Dist:0.9km<br/>A peaceful village scene but, yards away in a cutting, is the A1(M)
©Richard Thomas
Dist:0.9km<br/>Footpath to Flint Bridge in the Flint Bridge Plantation
©Shaun Ferguson
Dist:0.9km<br/>Looking along the footpath that leads across Brocket Park from Cromer Hyde with the Paine Bridge in the background.
©Ian Capper
Dist:0.9km<br/>Bridge over The Broadwater, an artificial widening of the River Lea in Brocket Park. The bridge, of Portland Stone, was built in 1772-4 by James Paine and is grade II listed - for listing particulars see http://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=158434&resourceID=5.
©Ian Capper
Dist:0.9km<br/>Late afternoon sun reflecting off The Broadwater, an artificial widening of the River Lea in Brocket Park. The Paine Bridge, on the left, made of Portland Stone, was built in 1772-4 by James Paine and is grade II listed - for listing particulars see http://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=158434&resourceID=5.
©Ian Capper
Dist:0.9km<br/>Bridge over The Broadwater, an artificial widening of the River Lea in Brocket Park. The bridge, of Portland Stone, was built in 1772-4 by James Paine and is grade II listed - for listing particulars see http://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=158434&resourceID=5.
©Ian Capper

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