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A brief history of The Old BargeAnd Folly Island1070sRalph De Limesi (a Norman) builds the Hertford Priory and it's mill, which was on the Folly1725First recorded use of the name 'The Folly'1766Act of Parliament passed to improve the River Lea and build the navigation1772River Lea navigation completed1802Cottages built by John Hughes1826Clay pipe factory recorded on site of the Qld Barge resturant.1837One of John Hughes' cottages is now an inn called 'The Jolly Bargeman'1850'sHertford dock built (Now the marina) Making the Folly an island.1990Inspector Morse episode 'The Infernal Serpent' Filmed at the old Barge2008The Old Barge gets a new sign2009The Old Barge finally makes it into CAMRA's Good Beer Guide.A famous former landlord at the Barge was Harry Curtis Garner who at one time held all national walking records between 1 and 30 miles. In 1891, in New York, he established a new World Record for the 1/4 mile - at 1 minute 23 seconds. For more about the history of Hertford please visit the Hidden Hertford website |
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