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This website serves Smallford residents and provides information about Smallford’s past, present and future. Smallford and its surrounding areas are steeped in history, including the aerodrome at Hatfield, De Havilland’s airplane manufacture, the world’s first jet airliner (the Comet) and much more.
Station Project
Welcome to the Smallford Station & Alban Way Heritage Society homepage. On this site you will find all the latest information about the society, workshops and associated activities in one handy place. If you’d like to get involved or find out more, click the button below!
SRA
Smallford Residents’ Association (incorporating Sleapshyde) announcements and information will be posted on this website. Please check it frequently for important news and updates. Here, you will find information about planning proposals, objections, and much more that concern the local community.
We are thrilled to have received the support of the Heritage Lottery Fund and are confident the project will support many local people in following and developing their interests in a wide range of areas – e.g. researching, interviewing, creating videos, designing exhibitions, developing a website, writing stories. We are particularly excited at the thought of finding people who recall the station and branch line when they were operating and capturing their memories for posterity!
Jeff LewisLatest Smallford News
Latest news for the local community of Smallford
Smallford Station from the Air
Courtesy of modern technology, here are a few photos of Smallford Station taken from the air. These photos give three angles (the un-displayed fourth angle does not show the station due to foliage) of the station and small part of the branch line. The photos were...
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A Touch of Colour for Smallford Station 1933
With the recent find of a film titled, “Monty’s Misfortune”, 1933 footage of Smallford Station was rediscovered for the first time in many years. Visible in the footage, the Station was clad with several advertisements but determining what they depict is not clear on a few. A little detective work later, several of the adverts have been identified as you can see from these retrospective stills taken from the 1933 film. A little Photoshop magic later and the colourful adverts have been superimposed over the film frame to demonstrate a bit of colour the 1933 footage was unable to capture.
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1968 Film of Hatfield to St Albans Branch Line
https://www.youtube.com/embed/H8xhX-IL41w Footage taken in 1968 by Ron Kingdon, of the Hatfield to St Albans Branch Line, showing; - Hatfield Station - Ellenbrook Lane (Nast Hyde) Level Crossing - Smallford Bridge and Station - Fiddlebridge Sidings - Lemsford Road...
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Smallford Station in “Monty’s Misfortune” Film 1933
An incredible find! Watch incredible footage taken in 1933 of Smallford Station in the film, "Monty's Misfortune" by FACS (Finchley Amateur Ciné Society) Production and directed by J.C.Lowe. Skip to 7:05, for scenes filmed at Smallford Station - referred to in the...
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Smallford Station Platform Gets Cleared!
Video footage of the on-going works to clear the Smallford Station platform of overgrown foliage. The work is being undertaken in an effort to help preserve the platform structures along the length of the Alban Way, up to Smallford Station.
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Bringing the History of Smallford Station to Life Exhibition
The Bringing the History of Smallford Station to Life Exhibition took place on 22nd October 2014 at the University of Hertfordshire. In case you missed it, please see the images below which show the exhibition in full. To view the images in a larger view, simply click...
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