The (then) Letchworth Local History Group’s exhibition in October 2015 titled Letchworth – England’s first new industrial town? aimed to highlight Letchworth as, primarily, an industrial experiment. The Group’s first project was a study of the 1911 Census data for the town; we envisage building on this when the 1921 data becomes available, as it will offer a fascinating picture of the first 18 years of Letchworth.
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Letchworth Local History Research Group
As at September 2021 we have re-started our face to face meetings and are hoping to be able to continue with them at the IGCE (details below).
We now want to emphasise that research and publication (in a variety of media) is our core activity and would like to welcome new, committed, members. No special skills are necessary, just regular attendance at our monthly meetings.
Industrial Letchworth: The First Garden City 1903–1920 is now available from David’s Bookshop, other bookshops, online sources and direct from University of Hertfordshire Press.
Buying a copy will support future research projects, which will start when we can meet in person.
Please make sure to check the 'Group events' panel on the right ⇒ for the time and venue of the next meeting. Meetings take place at the International Garden City Exhibition (IGCE) 296 Norton Way South, SG6 1SU, whenever possible.
Please note that there is a considerable collection of photographs of events and objects, and copies of newspaper articles, illustrating the history of the Garden City, to be found on the website of the Garden City Collection, which is the archive and museum of Letchworth administered by the Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation. You'll find this at 'gardencitycollection.com'.
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Philippa Parker 01462 686828
Group Events
Tue, 18/01/2022 - 7:30pm
