Hemel Hempstead - Art and Photograph Gallery

Art and Photograph Gallery

  • The woods at Cupid's Green, painted by Ashley George Old in 1959

  • The Old Bell pub in Hemel old town has parts built in 1615 but is on the site of even older inns. Contains some unusual French wallpaper dating back to 1821, which has been cleaned by the Victoria & Albert Museum.

  • This 1971 office block formed Kodak's European HQ until closed in 2006. It is currently (2010) being converted into flats. In the foreground is the River Gade and to the right a road sign for the 'Magic Roundabout'.

  • Apsley Lock Marina, Hemel Hempstead, built in 2003.

  • The Church of St Mary's (1871) stands above the modern Sainsburys supermarket in Apsley.

  • Northeast side of The Magic Roundabout, Hemel Hempstead. The "roundabout" is a series of 6 mini roundabouts spaced around a larger closely looped circulation system.

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