St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL3 5SW

Date of visit: 29th October 2022

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St Albans is a cathedral city in Hertfordshire, England, east of Hemel Hempstead and west of Hatfield, 20 miles (32 km) north-west of London, 8 miles (13 km) south-west of Welwyn Garden City and 11 miles (18 km) south-east of Luton. St Albans was the first major town on the old Roman road of Watling Street for travellers heading north and became the Roman city of Verulamium. It is within the London commuter belt and the Greater London Built-up Area.

St Albans takes its name from the first British saint, Alban. The most elaborate version of his story, Bede’s Ecclesiastical History of the English People, relates that he lived in Verulamium, sometime during the 3rd or 4th century, when Christians were suffering persecution. Alban met a Christian priest fleeing from his persecutors and sheltered him in his house, where he became so impressed with the priest’s piety that he converted to Christianity. When the authorities searched Alban’s house, he put on the priest’s cloak and presented himself in place of his guest. Consequently, he was sentenced to endure the punishments that were to be inflicted upon the priest, unless he renounced Christianity. Alban refused and was taken for execution. In later legends, his head rolled downhill after execution and a well sprang up where it stopped.

Internal ref number: HD/166/070

Date of Visit: 29th Oct 2022

Kiosk Type: K6
Door Type: D
Crown: Tudor
Kiosk Colour: Red
Usage: Phone
Phone Number (if known): 01727 853896

Northing & Westing: 51°45’04.6″N, 0°20’24.7″W
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Grid Reference: TL 14673 07146
OS X & Y: 207146, 514673
Latitude & Longitude: 51.75128, -0.340198
UK Postcode: AL3 5SW
County: Hertfordshire


Listed Status: Historic Eng. Ref. 1103009 02/11/1987