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 Museum Friends visit to Gorhambury House
On October 11th, a group of 21 Trustees, volunteers and Friends of the museum visited nearby Gorhambury House, now the home of  Viscountess Grimston, who has been project managing the renovation and transformation of the mansion to make it a more family friendly home for her the next generation.
After tea in the dining room and a talk about the history of the house through previous generations, the Viscountess escorted us on a tour of those rooms that are currently accessible during the building works and shared her delight in some of the finishing touches to the interior.  We have resolved to return when the work is complete.


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Storm Eunice Strikes

Sadly, Silk Mill House is not looking in quite as good shape at present as the Peter Brown painting below. 
Storm Eunice caused a section of render to fall from the south gable wall and it was found that the render was blown.  Scaffolding has been erected to allow repair work to be carried out.  All of the render has been removed and will be replaced, hopefully before winter.
The Trustees are extremely grateful that this work is being funded by the museum's landlords, Redbourn Parish Counci

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​To commemorate the 20th Anniversary of Redbourn Village Museum
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which opened on May 6th 2000, the Trustees commissioned this oil painting by local artist, Peter Brown.
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Redbourn Police Station
 
The Hertfordshire Constabulary was formed in 1841 and later in the 19th century a police station was established on the corner of Fish Street and the High Street. There were at least 2 cells and a manned desk, and the 1891 census shows that two sergeants lived on the premises. The police station was demolished sometime in the 1950s to allow for the widening of the road junction, but Redbourn still had a local constable until the 1980s.
 
The first photo shows the police station in the background in 1950, after a brick lorry had collided with Gertrude Peake's car and demolished the grocery shop (now the Spatchcooks Cafe).
The second photo shows police on parade outside the police station around 1910.
The third photo shows a similar view in 1993.
The final photo is of PC John Creassey who was stationed in Redbourn from 1881 to 1886.
 
There are some newspaper accounts of some of his arrests, including:
Drunkenness - Walter Astley in Jan 1885 was fined 10s for being drunk and disorderly in the High Street, as well as threatening PC Creassey
Stolen Ducks - in Feb 1885 proved that a Mrs Warboy had received a duck stolen in Redbourn
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​Closed Jan & Feb

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01582 793397

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