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The fascinating story of a Jewish girl who fled Hitler's Germany and was evacuated to North Mymms #Hertfordshire. Speaking no English, she remembers being taken in by a "really special family" but was woken one morning when a shell fell in the garden
https://www.northmymmshistory.uk/2023/06/a-german-child-evacuated-to-north-mymms.html
So, did Little Miss Muffet live at Moffats Farm, Moffats Lane, Brookmans Park? And was the nursery rhyme written by her father to amuse her? Twenty years ago Australian journalist Eric Shackle investigated and shared his findings with the North Mymms History Project
https://www.northmymmshistory.uk/2018/02/was-little-miss-muffet-local-girl.html
On Thursday, 21 May, 1942, the 'Golden Fleece' pulled into Brookmans Park Station. It wasn't a scheduled service. On board was the Russian Peoples' Commissar for Foreign Affairs, Vyacheslav Molotov. Waiting on the platform was Foreign Secretary, Anthony Eden. From there the two, along with their entourages, travelled by car for a top-secret meeting which would lead to the signing of the Anglo-Soviet Treaty. #Hertfordshire #history
https://www.northmymmshistory.uk/2018/11/top-secret-wwii-russian-visit-to.html
On Thursday, 21 May, 1942, Class A4 locomotive Number 4495 'Golden Fleece' arrived at Brookmans Park Station. On board were British Foreign Secretary, Anthony Eden, his Russian counterpart, Vyacheslav Molotov, along with their staff. This wasn't a scheduled service; this was a highly-secretive meeting, leading up to the signing of the Anglo-Soviet Treaty.
The following slideshow is made up of 46 photographs from the Images of North Mymms collection recording the history of the area. This selection includes photographs of the Dixons Hill Road area of Welham Green dating back to 1899. #Hertfordshire #history
https://www.northmymmshistory.uk/2023/03/welham-green-dixons-hill-road-from-1899.html
Brookmans Park roads since the 1930s - a 28-photograph slideshow created from the Images of North Mymms collection recording the history of the area. Click the link below then click on the three vertical dots beneath the slideshow then select "Enter full screen" for the best viewing experience. #Hertfordshire #history
https://www.northmymmshistory.uk/2023/03/brookmans-park-roads-since-1930s.html
Did you ever catch the 302, 303 or the 303A? What about the 313, 315, 340, 340A, 341, 342, or 343? And then there was the 716A, and the 717. Just some of the buses serving North Mymms over the years. Click the link below then click on the three vertical dots beneath the slideshow then select "Enter full screen" for the best viewing experience. #Hertfordshire #history
https://www.northmymmshistory.uk/2023/02/buses-and-coaches-serving-north-mymms.html
We have reworked our slideshow of old photographs of Welham Green shops dating back more than 100 years. Click on the link below then click on the three vertical dots below the slideshow to find the option to view in full-screen mode. #Hertfordshire #history
https://www.northmymmshistory.uk/2019/09/Welham-Green-shops-over-the-past-100-years.html
The following is a slideshow featuring photographs of the shops in Welham Green uploaded from the Images of North Mymms collection. The three CD series contains more than 3,000 images of the parish of North Mymms. It’s been compiled by local historian and photographer Mike Allen. Anyone interested in purchasing the set can do so by contacting Mike via the link above.
We have reworked our slideshow of old photographs of the shops in Brookmans Park almost 30 years ago. Click on the link below then click on the three dots below the slideshow to find the option to view in full-screen mode. #Hertfordshire #history
https://www.northmymmshistory.uk/2019/09/brookmans-park-shops-in-1994.html
The following slideshow contains 49 photographs of the shops in Brookmans Park as they were in August 1994. The pictures were taken by local photographer Norman Akers and were commissioned by the former North Mymms Local History Society (NMLHS). They are part of the Images of North Mymms collection.
Click through our 37-photograph slideshow of some of the players who have played cricket for North Mymms over the years.
https://www.northmymmshistory.uk/2023/02/north-mymms-cricket-club.html
