30 Pieces of History

To commemorate our 30th anniversary we have selected 30 objects from the collection which reflect the breadth of history here in the borough of Dacorum.

As part of our 30th anniversary celebrations we commissioned an emerging artist to create a piece inspired by these 30 objects.  Find out more about the artwork and the artist here.

1. Elizabethan sixpence
2. Milk Cart
3. Joseph Cranstone painting
4. Ovaltine painting
5. WW2 Love letters
6. Reginald 'Jack' Evans Medals
7. Hemel Hempstead Banknotes
8. Gadebridge Roman Villa pottery
9. Sir Astley Paston-Cooper print
10. HMS Berkeley Plaque
11. Aldbury Pots
12. Death Penny
13. Brock's Fireworks
14. Bargee Water Jug
15. Edward Sammes Camera
16. Kodak Brownie 127
17. Balderson Whisky Barrel
18. Berkhamsted Castle Tile
19. Kent's Brushes Sign
20. Copper's Dip Sign
21. Stanhope viewer
22. H. Lee & Sons Flagon
23. Printing Block
24. Elizabeth Lea Letter
25. Ophelia
26. Wine Cellar Key
27. WW2 Gas Mask
28. Lefevre Cranstone painting 'The Market Trader'
29. WW2 Mortar Bomb
30. Coronation Bonfire Photo