Today I decided to walk parts of the Wheathampstead Heritage Trail and thought I would share some of my photos.
I started with Devil's Dyke, which is an ancient defensive earthwork from Celtic times.
This is said to be where Julius Caesar defeated Cassivellaunus in 54 BC.It may have served as a place of refuge for the Catuvellauni tribe in times of unrest.
The name Devil's Dyke comes from the idea that only the Devil could have dug such a large ditch.
Wheathampstead Station
The station opened in 1860 and changed the lives of the inhabitants of Wheathampstead for more than a century.New opportunities were opened up, and goods could be much more easily transported with cargo including: elephant dung, which was delivered from London Zoo, and fresh fish transported from the coast.
As well as allowing people to take trips, with the most famous regular train user being George Bernard Shaw.
Finally I walked past the Crinkle Crankle Walls, a Victorian feature that once enclosed the rectory orchard, and St Helen's Church, one of Wheathampstead's most distinguished buildings which has some sections dating back to the Saxons.Crinkle Crankle walls were generally aligned east to west so that one side faced south to catch the warming sun, and were used to grow fruit.
