It's strange to think that the pleasant village of Aldbury near #berkhamsted was once the scene of the murder of two gamekeepers, a crime for which two poachers paid the death penalty, and a third was sentenced to imprisonment. facebook.com/BLHMS/posts/148…

A new phase for the Five Bells #berkhamsted as Town House antiques. The old inn was notorious for bare-fisted fights in back yard. In 1860s the landlord lost his licence due to navvies making a disturbance. In 1871, Isaac Bunker was a corn dealer there. facebook.com/BLHMS/posts/151…

Birtchnell in #berkhamsted 1973: "In my strolls along the canal towpath I usually look at names of boats. One which caught my eye near Cow Roast lock was Serendipity. At Dudswell, a boat named Ann Archy. No doubt it is given a wide berth." Dudswell lock... facebook.com/blhms/posts/147…