Adeyfield
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Adeyfield was the first planned neighbourhood to be built in the postwar new town expansion of Hemel Hempstead
, in the English county of Hertfordshire
. The keys to the first houses to be occupied, in Homefield Road, were handed over to their tenants in February 1950. The Queens Square shopping parade was visited by Queen Elizabeth II on 20 July 1952.
, Bennetts End
, Leverstock Green
and the town centre (known locally as Paradise).
The location was originally farmland occupied by Coxpond Farm and Adeyfield Farm. It was planned by the chief architect for the new town, Mr H Kellet Ablett who received the 'Urban Medal' for his work from the Eastern Housing Region. As well as housing the area has new town built shops, schools, churches, a community centre and playing fields. By 1956 the development corporation described the area as complete.
In order to provide some quick, easy and cheap accommodations after the Second World War, Adeyfield was the chosen site for a set of temporary tin houses known as pre-fabs. The houses soon became known as Tin Town and still remain to this day. However the exterior tin has now been covered up by sheets of white wood and cladding on most of the houses.
, the major secondary school in the area and two primary schools (see Primary schools in Dacorum
).
's "Midland Station", correctly known as Hemel Hempstead.
, Adeyfield has a village centre, known as the Queen's Square. There are many different convenience stores in the square, most notably the Co-operative
Supermarket, and two branches of Lloyd's Pharmacy. The square was named after the visit paid by The Queen in 1952 when she laid the foundation stone for the Church of St Barnabus.
invested in developing sheltered housing provision for the elderly in the town - a ground-breaking development at the time. The first of these was Evelyn Sharp House, located in Field Road, Adeyfield.
Hemel Hempstead
Hemel Hempstead is a town in Hertfordshire in the East of England, to the north west of London and part of the Greater London Urban Area. The population at the 2001 Census was 81,143 ....
, in the English county of Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and...
. The keys to the first houses to be occupied, in Homefield Road, were handed over to their tenants in February 1950. The Queens Square shopping parade was visited by Queen Elizabeth II on 20 July 1952.
The area
Adeyfield is dominated by brick built two and three bedroom housing designed for the New Town. It spans from the Hemel Hempstead Industrial Estate in the east, to Queensway in the north, to the A414 (St Albans Road) in the south, to the Town Centre in the west. It borders the neighbourhoods of HighfieldHighfield, Hertfordshire
Highfield is a neighborhood district in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom. It was constructed on a green field site as part of the construction of the postwar newtown expansion of Hemel Hempstead. It is located north of the old town centre...
, Bennetts End
Bennetts End
Bennetts End is a neighbourhood within Hemel Hempstead in Hertfordshire, England. It is located in the southeast of the town and consists almost entirely of public housing built as part of the new town in the 1950s...
, Leverstock Green
Leverstock Green
Leverstock Green is a suburb in Hemel Hempstead, in the English county of Hertfordshire. It is located on the eastern edge of the town.Leverstock Green contains a village school , village cricket club, village football club , village hall, village shops, village pubs and Holy Trinity church...
and the town centre (known locally as Paradise).
The location was originally farmland occupied by Coxpond Farm and Adeyfield Farm. It was planned by the chief architect for the new town, Mr H Kellet Ablett who received the 'Urban Medal' for his work from the Eastern Housing Region. As well as housing the area has new town built shops, schools, churches, a community centre and playing fields. By 1956 the development corporation described the area as complete.
In order to provide some quick, easy and cheap accommodations after the Second World War, Adeyfield was the chosen site for a set of temporary tin houses known as pre-fabs. The houses soon became known as Tin Town and still remain to this day. However the exterior tin has now been covered up by sheets of white wood and cladding on most of the houses.
Places of worship
There are four churches in the District, St Barnabas, in the Queen's Square, Jubilee Christian Fellowship which is also in Queens Square in the Community Centre, the Adeyfield Free Church, on the border of the district on Leverstock Green Road, and the Catholic Church on St Albans Road.Schools
Adeyfield is home to Adeyfield SchoolAdeyfield School
Adeyfield School is an 11-18 secondary school in Adeyfield, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire. The school has specialist status as a Business and Enterprise College...
, the major secondary school in the area and two primary schools (see Primary schools in Dacorum
Primary schools in Dacorum
This article gives brief information on schools that cater for pupils up to the age of 11 in the Dacorum district of Hertfordshire, England. Most are county maintained primary schools, sometimes known as "junior mixed infant" . A small number are voluntary aided church schools or independent...
).
Public houses
Adeyfield boasts three pubs, with one being corporately owned and the other two private. The Crabtree, located on Leverstock Green Road, is the corporately owned pub, owned by the Ember Inns chain. The other two pubs, The New Venture, which celebrates the new town, in the Queen's Square, and The Midland on Midland Road, are privately owned. The location of The Midland is across the road from the old location of the Nicky LineNicky Line
The Nicky Line is the local nickname for the railway that once linked the English towns of Hemel Hempstead and Harpenden via Redbourn. It was officially known as the Harpenden and Hemel Hempstead Railway...
's "Midland Station", correctly known as Hemel Hempstead.
The Queen's Square
In common with the rest of the planned neighbourhoods in Hemel HempsteadHemel Hempstead
Hemel Hempstead is a town in Hertfordshire in the East of England, to the north west of London and part of the Greater London Urban Area. The population at the 2001 Census was 81,143 ....
, Adeyfield has a village centre, known as the Queen's Square. There are many different convenience stores in the square, most notably the Co-operative
The Co-operative Group
The Co-operative Group Ltd. is a United Kingdom consumer cooperative with a diverse range of business interests. It is co-operatively run and owned by its members. It is the largest organisation of this type in the world, with over 5.5 million members, who all have a say in how the business is...
Supermarket, and two branches of Lloyd's Pharmacy. The square was named after the visit paid by The Queen in 1952 when she laid the foundation stone for the Church of St Barnabus.
Evelyn Sharp House
During the 1970s the Commission for New Towns and Dacorum Borough CouncilDacorum Borough Council
Dacorum Borough Council is the local authority for the Dacorum non-metropolitan district of England, the United Kingdom. Dacorum is located in the north-west of Hertfordshire, in the East of England region. The Council itself is based in Hemel Hempstead, the largest settlement in the district.The...
invested in developing sheltered housing provision for the elderly in the town - a ground-breaking development at the time. The first of these was Evelyn Sharp House, located in Field Road, Adeyfield.