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In the foreground is the junction connecting Queen Street, Hermitage Road and Walsworth Road. Windmill Hill leads up towards Hitchin Girls School and the Hibury area of Hitchin. Off to the left is edge of The Dell.
©Samir Jeraj
This is taken from the Queen Street end of Hermitage Rd. In the distance is Wilkinsons.
©Samir Jeraj
This depicts the foundational history of Hitchin mentioning: King Offa, the River Hiz and the Hicce tribe. Now on the front of Hitchin Library, it was on the Sainsburys on Brand Street until the supermarket relocated to the Bancroft Road area.
©Samir Jeraj
Located in Paynes Park, the Library is on the left of the picture whilst the museum is on the right.
©Samir Jeraj
People often lunch by the river along this bank, on the opposite side is a car park and a few market stalls. In the distance on the left of the picture is part of Hitchin Market.
©Samir Jeraj
Straight ahead is Bucklesbury. This is the site of special markets whereas the normal market takes place near to St. Marys Church and the Churchgate area.
©Samir Jeraj
This whole area was earmarked for redevelopment. After much controversy and local opposition, the 'Churchgate' development is going to be limited to the 1960s buildings of the current Churchgate centre pictured.
©Samir Jeraj
©Samir Jeraj
This area has car parking , this street market and the ornamental lake but is not I think the "town centre"
©Jack Hill
Following a bequest by one Ralph Skinner, this building was begun and finished in 1699.
©Peter Church
Dist:0.1km<br/>Upper elevation of carriageway, 105-106 Bancroft, Hitchin, Hertfordshire
©Julian Osley
Dist:0.1km<br/>The 1699 front onto Banroft has been preserved (see[[1356499]]), but the rear has seen the addition of a modern extension. Washing lines are still in place.
©Peter Church
Dist:0.1km<br/>Bancroft Park is in the foreground, in the distance towards Grove Road and Nightingale Road is one of several new housing developments.
©Samir Jeraj
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©Julian Osley
Dist:0.2km<br/>The shop currently occupied by Greggs the Bakers was once home to a branch of the David Greig grocery chain.
©Julian Osley

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