St ALBANS HERTFORDSHIRE UK 1960s

The St Albans area has a long history of settlement. The Celtic Catuvellauni tribe had a settlement at Prae Hill a mile or so to the west. The Roman town of Verulamium, second-largest town in Roman Britain after Londinium, was built alongside this in the valley of the River Ver a little nearer to the present town centre.

After the Roman withdrawal, and prior to becoming known as St Albans, the town was called Verlamchester or Wæclingacaester by the Mercian Angles.

The mediaeval town grew up on the hill to the east of this around the Benedictine foundation of St Albans Abbey. This is the spot where tradition has it that St Alban, the first British Christian martyr, was beheaded sometime before AD 324. It was, at one time, the principal abbey in England and the first draft of Magna Carta was drawn up there, reflecting its political importance. The Abbey Church, now St Albans Cathedral (formally the Cathedral & Abbey Church of St Alban but still known locally as The Abbey) became the parish church when it was bought by the local people in 1553, soon after the priory was dissolved in 1539. It was made a cathedral in 1877 when the City Charter was granted. There is evidence that the original site was somewhat higher up the hill than the present building and there had certainly been successive abbeys before the current building was started in 1077

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[TheElanor37]

This is absolutely lovely footage.

We at St Albans Museums are planning an exhibtion on St Albans in the 1960s...it opens in September...we would love to use this film if we may?

[TOPCAMERMAN]

@TheElanor37 Hi yes that would be fine do you have any old film that maybe I could use if you have I could put onto DVD for you at no cost.

Regards John.

[erroneousapostrophe]

I would guesstimate this to about 1960

[TOPCAMERMAN]

@erroneousapostrophe Hi thanks for your comment yes 60s please enjoy the rest of my channel.

Regards John

[watharris]

thanks helped with homework loads =)

[jazz4]

I like living here :)

[LetsShineNow]

St Albans is all just asians and blacks now

[GrannySea]

Oh Fabulous, my home town from 1952-1963 although I was a frequent visitor while I still had family there, sadly all gone now....but I did come back for my 60th birthday, October 2011.....the lake area and the Fighting Cocks are amongst my happiest memories!

[MrCBT1957]

Still get stuck in a queue at the Peahen Crossroads every morning; the Romans have a lot to answer for!

[smike09100]

@bednarikovak, you'll be happy to know that most of the lovely shots captured here look very much the same these 40-odd years later. Even St Peters St has had her trees reinstated, now beginning to mature after 6/7 years and looking beautiful. If only the town planners valued the architectural heritage as much! They want to ram a budget hotel in up by the top roundabout! D'uh?? So, come back, your town still awaits! :)

[bednarikovak]

miss you miss you miss you, my love St Albans, I want come back one day

[MyGallery3000]

Wonderful nostalgic footage, takes me back to my childhood visits! So much more leisurely in those days!

[electriceggman29]

Anus cheese makes me happy

[andrewc426]

Oh St Albans how I love you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!