South Downs sunset

Post by **Garry Russell** » 22 Nov 2006, 20:50

No.......it's been like this for about thirty.

Perhaps you didn't notice.............but you can go anywhere and be alone

Garry

jamesstables · Post by **jamesstables** » 22 Nov 2006, 20:52

TobyV wrote:Feeling homesick now :sad: stuck up here in the Mid-dleofnowhere-lands as I am :roll:

I sort of know how you feel being a northerner down south

At least there are some hills to remind me of up north- sadly its on the way back from asda to the uni campus which is always fun with a few bags of shopping when its pissing it down!

TobyV · Post by **TobyV** » 22 Nov 2006, 21:06

Hatfield is very different now the airfield has gone. If you drive around a bit in Herts, esp out towards Royston you'll find it very barren. On the plus side you can get into London very easily!

jamesstables · Post by **jamesstables** » 22 Nov 2006, 21:56

I've been in london today actually at the RAeS library!
The driving around herts bit isn't an option I'm afraid as I don't have a car down here. As for the airfield: part of it it is now the deHavilland Campus- I dont have any lectures over there as its all business studies etc. Was tempted by the nicer accomodation over there (they don't have any hills to walk up either!) but the bars are both on this one :dance: and its only 5 mins to get to lectures
There is also a big shopping centre which I think would be just outside the airfield but may be wrong which has a full size replica comet (nice- but I'd rather have the airfield!)

Robin · Post by **Robin** » 23 Nov 2006, 00:25

Ach Toby it isnt that bad round here.

Which hill was it? lol.

TobyV · Post by **TobyV** » 23 Nov 2006, 19:01

Barby hill... and very muddy it was too!

TobyV · Post by **TobyV** » 23 Nov 2006, 19:08

jamesstables wrote:I've been in london today actually at the RAeS library!
The driving around herts bit isn't an option I'm afraid as I don't have a car down here. As for the airfield: part of it it is now the deHavilland Campus- I dont have any lectures over there as its all business studies etc. Was tempted by the nicer accomodation over there (they don't have any hills to walk up either!) but the bars are both on this one :dance: and its only 5 mins to get to lectures
There is also a big shopping centre which I think would be just outside the airfield but may be wrong which has a full size replica comet (nice- but I'd rather have the airfield!)

Hi James,

The Galleria is built over the A1 which was put through a tunnel under Hatfield during the early to mid eighties. A very bizzare looking hotel used to stand in its place before that was demolished along with four blocks of art deco flats opposite the DH/HSA/BAe admin and design buildings so the tunnel could be built. The shopping centre and the smaller modern redbrick flats were then built on the roof of the tunnel.

I think the Comet model in there is a new one, there was a similar one on a pole outside the Comet Hotel (now known as the Ramada Jarvis) for years and I think this is the one in store at the DH museum at London Colney. The DH site itself at its height was bounded by St Albans Road West and Comet Way on the east side, Manor road (now largely replaced by Hatfield Avenue) to the north, Coopers Green Lane to the west and the greenhouses off Oaklands Lane to the South/west.

Toby

jamesstables · Post by **jamesstables** » 23 Nov 2006, 19:21

I think the board next to the comet at the DH museum said it had been a film prop or something similar at some point. The hotel now has a small model comet outside.

I'll have to do some exploring round there some time as apart from a couple of trips to the galleria I don't really know much beyond that end of college lane apart from how to find asda.

Robin · Post by **Robin** » 24 Nov 2006, 15:48

Toby, visit the Avon Dasset hills if you can, about 6 miles the other side of Southam.