Berkhamsted Cricket Club’s 150th Anniversary

~ Linda Rollitt

In 2025, Berkhamsted Cricket Club (BCC) will be 150 years old and plans to mark the anniversary with a series of special events; details can be seen here

All past & present players and their families & friends, plus residents of Berkhamsted and surrounding towns and villages who have had a close sporting or social association with the Cricket Club over the years, are invited to join in a ‘Grand Reunion’ day at the Kitchener’s Field ground in the town on Sunday 29th June 2025. To note your interest in attending and then receive further details, please email here

BLH&MS talk: Local Rothschild Properties

~ Linda Rollitt

A talk by Kathy Southton about the estate cottages, lodges and public buildings that were built by the Rothschilds in the Aylesbury Vale c1850-1915 including those in the vicinity of Berkhamsted.

Wed 8 Jan 2025 at 8pm in the Wellcome Great Hall, Town Hall Berkhamsted. Visitors are always welcome @ £5 at the door.

Aston Clinton House, also known as Green Park


Anthony Nathan de Rothschild bought the estate from a banker from Aylesbury in 1851. Photo by unknown author on Wikipedia, public domain…

BLH&MS talk: Christmas Unwrapped

~ Linda Rollitt

Wed 11 Dec 2024 at 8pm in the Wellcome Great Hall, Town Hall Berkhamsted. Visitors are always welcome @ £5 at the door. Opening at 7pm for complimentary festive drinks and nibbles.

“A look at the Christmas story and customs with a bit of local history” by Rev Canon Dr John Kirkby.

John was the Vicar of Potten End and Nettleden from 1992 to 2008 and has lived in Berkhamsted since his retirement. He was previously the Vicar of parishes in Bedfordshire and Surrey and was the first full time Chaplain of what is now the University of Hertfordshire. Before his ordination he had short careers in Engineering and Teaching. John was a keen cricketer and played until he was 53. He now enjoys playing geriatric golf!

First World War Christmas card

BLH&MS talk: Old Movies Saved my Life

~ Linda Rollitt

Growing up in a small town, comedian Mel Byron learnt about life from Bette Davis, Cary Grant and all those glamorous movie stars. Mel shares with you her love of film, in the company of some of those stars. Glamour and laughter guaranteed. Wed 9 Oct 2024 at 8pm in the Wellcome Great Hall, Town Hall Berkhamsted. Visitors are always welcome @ £5 at the door.

The Rex projector that delighted Berkhamsted with old movies

BLH&MS talk: Euston to Berkhamsted 1930-1960

~ Linda Rollitt

BLH&MS talk on Wed 11 Sep 2024 at 8pm in the Wellcome Great Hall, Town Hall Berkhamsted. Visitors are always welcome @ £5 at the door.

Local train enthusiast Rob Freeman will share his photos and experiences of the changes that have occurred on our Berkhamsted train line.

Ulster Express leaving Northchurch tunnel, 1958

Chronicle article wins a BALH award

~ Linda Rollitt

Comments by Alan Crosby, Editor of The Local Historian, about the British Association for Local History’s Publication Awards 2024:

“A lot of really good work is done locally but it never sees any national coverage, it’s never given a wider exposure. This is one way of drawing attention to the fact that local journals have a great deal of value in them.”

Louise Keil won third place in the long articles section with her Henry Lane & Son of Berkhamsted 1798-1945 in The Chronicle, vol.XX, Mar 2023.

Alan continues: “It appeared in The Chronicle which is the journal of the Berkhamsted Local History & Museum Society. The Chronicle is a fairly modest publication, it’s not big and glossy, it’s fairly modest and it has a relatively low budget for a small Society but it produces good work and this is an example of that“.

He goes on to describe Louise’s article about the family that ran our local nursery, an activity that is almost forgotten now but showing how significant it was when it was flourishing.