Lea Valley Walk
Harpenden to Hatfield, Herts. Wed 4 Apr 2018
The tunnel under the railway on Station Road, Harpenden
Manland Beacon in Manland Avenue, built around 1913, architect Eustace
Salisbury.
We reach a small stream of the River Lea
amd walk along a path beside it
I think this was the overflow from the main river which powered Batford
Mill
Here it is a small stream
with a walkway across it
and a view of the main stream.
We left the river at Crabtree Lane and failed to investigate the Marquis
of Granby, walking along Marquis Lane
and then climbing up to the disused railway track
There are occasional way markers for the Lea Valley walk, though some
like this in the wrong place
A fence separates the path from the river, which is close at times
and the actual riverside path is a private angler's path, this stretch
for the Verulam Angling Club
View from Leasey Bridge on Cherry Tree Lane. We took a path up the
hill.
A few years detour took me to a wishing well at Leasey Bridge Farm
From the path there were views across the river valley. The river
isn't visible, but both it and the dismantled railway
were at the bottom of the hill, with the houds (the map labels the
'The Folly') on the other side of them
The path led to High Meads and then Bury Green in Wheathampstead
next to St Helen's Church, with its odd Victorian 'ice cream cone'
tower. Parts of the church are very much older
to the north of the church is this crinkle-crankle wall, recently
uncovered as a part of a heritage trail
There are several impressive monuments in the church
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