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ROADS, AND THOSE IN TRING.
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An
Edwardian view of Tring High Street looking south towards the Rose & Crown
Hotel.
Note the condition of the pre-tarmac road surface, which had to be watered
in summer to suppress the dust.
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PART 1: A BRIEF HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROADS.
CHAPTER 1
The Pre-Turnpike Era.
CHAPTER
2
The Turnpike Era.
CHAPTER
3
The Twentieth Century.
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The view from the cross roads looking in
the opposite direction to that in the photo above . . . .
. . . . and we complain about poor
road surfaces today ― imagine crossing Tring’s Edwardian High Street in wet
weather!
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PART 2: TRING AND ITS ROADS
CHAPTER
4
The Turnpike Comes To Tring.
CHAPTER
5
Highways And Byways.
CHAPTER
6
Coaches And Coaching Inns.
CHAPTER
7
Road Crime And Other Incidents.
CHAPTER
8
The Motor Age.
CHAPTER 9
Gaslight comes to Tring ― then Electricity.
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PART 3: A BRIEF HISTORY OF ROAD BUILDING.
CHAPTER 10
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APPENDIX
The Great Berkhamstead Gas Light and Coke Company
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An Edwardian view of Tring High Street.
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