Verulamium Park Management Plan 2012-2017 v2.1
Verulamium Park Management Plan 2012-2017 v2.1
Verulamium Park Management Plan 2012-2017 v2.1
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whole. For at least 30 years after the close of the Wheeler campaign in 1934,<br />
the `Wheeler model' coloured all interpretations of the town’s past, and<br />
influenced a generation of British archaeologists.<br />
1.1.2 The Acquisition of the <strong>Park</strong> by the Council<br />
Much of land that is now <strong>Verulamium</strong> <strong>Park</strong> was divided in two and was<br />
occupied by two farms, St<br />
Germains Farm and<br />
Verulum Farm<br />
On the 18 th January 1928<br />
the strip of land adjacent<br />
to River Ver was<br />
conveyed to the Council<br />
by WNW Gape and<br />
others.<br />
On the 2 nd August 1929<br />
St Germains Farm &<br />
Verulam Woods was conveyed to the Council by The Right Honourable James<br />
Walter 4th Earl of Verulam and others.<br />
The large lake under construction in the late 20s<br />
The now Bell Meadow was conveyed to the Council by WNW Gape and others<br />
on the 29 th January 1934.<br />
On the 17 th December 1956 the former Abbey Mill Cottage was conveyed to<br />
the Council by The Society of the Faith.<br />
What is now known as Seabrook Meadow along Bluehouse Hill was conveyed<br />
to the Council by The Earl of Verulam and Gorhambury Estates Company on<br />
the 25 th March 1958.<br />
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