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Hemel Hempstead
Hertfordshire East of England Hillfield Road / Marlowes
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Tile Mosaic Map |
Rowland Emett
1960 |
Rectangular mural measuring approximately 5m in height and 12m in width, presenting a whimsical semi-abstract map of Hemel Hempstead and its surrounding towns and villages (clockwise from top right: Ayot St Lawrence, St Albans, Hatfield, Bovingdon, Berkhamsted, Whipsnade and Dunstable). Each town name is illustrated with a hand-painted caricature, usually an historical character associated with the area. They are linked by roads and rivers (formed of red and blue tesserae) and surrounded by a background of grey tesserae. Below the Hemel Hempstead panel, a panel depicts a railway locomotive and carriages heading south-east to Euston. In each of the four corners are panels representing historic modes of transport (clockwise from top-right: a train, space rocket, car and horse-drawn carriage).
The map was designed by Rowland Emett and painted by Phyllis Butler of Carter Tiles Ltd., Poole.
hemel hempstead King Henry VIII hunting in the woods near Hemel Hempstead; the old church and new housing development |
ayot st lawrence The Irish writer George Bernard Shaw (Dublin 1856-Ayot St. Lawrence 1950) lying in the grass with a scrol. |
st albans Roman soldier on a scooter |
hatfield Queen Elizabeth I watching a Comet airliner |
bovingdon probably Bovingdon airfield and HM Prison |
berkhamsted William the Conqueror offering a key to man on tower |
whipsnade Whipsnade Zoo |
dunstable man sitting on a bird |
to euston train |
horse-drawn carriage |
train |
car |
space rocket |
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