LOCAL PUBLICATIONS:
Moss, B.: ‘18th Century Doorways in Baldock,’ 1980.
‘History of Grove House and its Maltings and Tranter’s Yard,’ Jane Havercroft, 1998 BMLHS
BMLHS display transcript:‘The Story Behind Six of Baldock’s Houses,’ Jane Havercroft and Brendan King, 1999.*
Baldock Mail, ‘Rambling Through History’ articles:
BM No.163, p22: ‘The Tranters and Tranter’s Yard,’ the story of the Tranter family and the yard named after them in Whitehorse Street. Jane Havercroft
BM No. 170, p22: ‘The Manor House,‘ the large Georgian house in the High Street and some of its unusual inhabitants. Jane Havercroft
BM No. 173, p22: ‘Football Close,‘ an explanation of an 1867 photograph of the close and Orchard Road taken from the railway bridge. Jane Havercroft
BM No. 183, p22: ‘Womack’s Yard,‘ the story of the Whitehorse Street yard. Jane Havercroft
BM No. 197, p22: ‘Views from the Tower,’ the view towards the railway station in 1900 from the Church tower. Jane Havercroft
BM No. 205, p23: ‘Under the Hammer: the contents of a grand house in 1822,‘ the sale of no.8 Hitchin Street. Jane Havercroft
BM No. 246 p23: ‘The Blue Ball,’ a painting of the old cottages, formerly the pub, and their subsequent history as part of the Richardson estates. Brendan King
BMLHS Newsletter Articles:
‘South Lodge’, July 2002. BK
‘Baldock Town Hall’ July 2005 & Jan 2006. BK
‘A Baldock Man’s Part in the First Garden City,’ how James Brown’s local knowledge secured a viable estate in the summer of 1903. July 2017. BK