Historic Photos of St. Albans in the Late 1800s
March 5, 2010 – 15:30 | No Comment

Today I came across some fascinating historical images of St. Albans, many of which have probably never been seen by the public. The images, mostly taken in the late 1800s, include street scenes, photos of …

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Photos of St. Albans Cathedral
March 7, 2010 – 18:43 | 2 Comments

I went to the Abbey today and found the interior bathed with light so I managed to take some nice photos. The high resolution versions are on flickr.

Shadows

Sunlight Streaming In

Windows

Shrine of St. Alban

South

Screen

Shrine of St. Alban

Wide

Long

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Blog Transfer Completed
February 24, 2010 – 17:23 | No Comment

Whilst there are still a few broken images, I’ve now completed the transfer of St. Albans Blog to a new blogging platform and successfully installed a new theme.
All links should work but if you …

St. Albans Blog Housekeeping
February 23, 2010 – 16:42 | No Comment

I’m in the process of moving my domain name, as well as implementing a new blog theme, to St. Albans blog. Over the next few days you might notice a few things breaking here and …

Last Chance to Register for St. Albans Annual Pancake Race
February 15, 2010 – 12:58 | No Comment
Last Chance to Register for St. Albans Annual Pancake Race

Tomorrow, Shrove Tuesday (16 February 2010) is the Annual St. Albans Pancake Race, which will take part in front of Town Hall at Noon.

You don’t have to be able to create beautiful pancakes like these …

Map: Free Wifi Internet in St. Albans (updated)
February 4, 2010 – 12:34 | One Comment

I’ve been updating the St. Albans Free Wifi Map but need your help filling in the blanks, so let me know if I’ve missed anywhere:
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St. Albans Blog January Stats
February 1, 2010 – 09:48 | No Comment
St. Albans Blog January Stats

The visitor figures for January 2010 are in, with numbers boosted significantly by people looking for information and photos following the heavy snowfall at the start of the month. The result was 8,648 unique visitors …

EastEnders Returns and New Primary to be Built
January 28, 2010 – 12:55 | No Comment
EastEnders Returns and New Primary to be Built

The cast of EastEnders is back in St. Albans, filming at St. Peter’s Church, today. It’s not the first time the BBC has chosen to film EastEnders in St. Albans, a city that played an …

St. Albans Residents First Weekend 2010 – 30/31 January
January 26, 2010 – 12:00 | No Comment
St. Albans Residents First Weekend 2010 – 30/31 January

Residents’ First Weekend gives people the opportunity to try out many of their local attractions free of the usual entry charge, or with a special offer, or to gain entry to places which are not …

From St. Albans to Continental Europe in about 3 Hours
January 22, 2010 – 14:16 | One Comment
From St. Albans to Continental Europe in about 3 Hours

I pass through, or more correctly under, St. Pancras most days on my commute from St. Albans to London Bridge for work. Earlier this week, however, I had to go to Brussels on business so …

Review: Breakfast Club St. Albans
January 18, 2010 – 19:56 | No Comment
Review: Breakfast Club St. Albans

Stranded with a colleague from work, yet again, by the cancellation of our First Capital Connect service, this morning turned out just fine because we managed to fill the time with a cooked breakfast at …

Day out in Hertford
January 16, 2010 – 22:12 | No Comment
Day out in Hertford

We had a nice day out today in Hertford, which is, considering it’s the county seat, quite a bit smaller than St. Albans. It is, despite its small size, certainly worthy of a visit.
The …