http://aroundhitchin.net Tue, 08 Jun 2010 21:32:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Walking along the far end of Grove Road up towards the crossroads, one could see some graffiti (sadly now painted over again) done by a local artist.  It might not have been be to everyone's taste but it livened up a dark and dank walk along the River Hiz under ... http://aroundhitchin.net/?p=233 At the junction of Whitehill Road and St John's Road at the top of Hollow Lane, is a house that has an absolutely wonderful roof finial in the shape of a dragon. Today being St. George's Day (April 23rd), I thought the dragon finial would tie in nicely with the ... http://aroundhitchin.net/?p=231 This photograph is part of the frieze that hangs on the wall of Hitchin Library in Payne's Park, though it originally used to be on the wall of Argos on Brand Street when it was Sainsbury's. http://aroundhitchin.net/?p=229 A photograph taken of St Mary's Church on a very foggy night on Friday 11th of December. The diffused light giving it an even more serene look and feel. This was taken from the a corner of St Mary's Square car park that over looks the river Hiz and Portmill ... http://aroundhitchin.net/?p=225 The iconic view of Hitchin is of this one above; The great eastern window of the chancel of the Church of St. Mary's built in c1450. When the High Altar was moved against the wall of the chancel in the 19th century, 4 feet of the great eastern window was ... http://aroundhitchin.net/?p=223 For a change, I thought I would include a more 'aerial' view of Hitchin by showing it from a much higher level. This was taken from St. Mary's Church bell tower roof looking across the roof tops of properties in churchyard towards Market Place. This is a view most people ... http://aroundhitchin.net/?p=221 There has appeared in Bancroft Gardens, on Bancroft, (opposite the Victoria Pub) a tree that has had pieces of paper tied to it. They are covered in a chinese script. They look pretty, but I have no idea who put them there and why? Are they for the Chinese New ... http://aroundhitchin.net/?p=219 Looking around Hitchin from the top of the church tower, one can just how much greenery there is in the town. This particlular shot is looking south across the churchyard, over Churchgate, past The Sun Hotel, past Bridge Street and on to Priory Park in Hitchin Hill; Also encompassing a ... http://aroundhitchin.net/?p=214 Continuing the church theme this month, is the central part of the frieze behind the altar in the central nave of St. Mary's Church.  More of this frieze will be posted at a later date; as will the beautiful stained glass windows in the southern aisle and chapel http://aroundhitchin.net/?p=212 St Mary's Church in Hitchin is full of little gems such as this angel. I'm not sure if it's an original or a Victorian reproduction. If it is an original, then I'm surprised it survived the iconoclasts' destruction; But as Keith Fitzpatrick-Matthews pointed out, they only pulled down statues of ... http://aroundhitchin.net/?p=207