St Michael's Manor - 1586-2026 St Michael's Manor stands on land originally belonging to St Albans Abbey, which, in 1538, was leased for 81 years to Henry Gape, a member of a family with a long tradition of service to St Albans. Shortly afterwards the lease was converted to a sale, which explains why it did not fall into the hands of the King's Commissioners at the the time of the Dissolution. Indeed, tradition has it that it was a Ralph Gape, said to have been the Abbey's la

Beside number 120 Fishpool Street lies a narrow alley connecting Fishpool Street to Mount Pleasant via Offa Road. Today it is known as Cock Alley and many believe it was named after the old Cock and Flowerpot Inn at number 120. However, older residents often referred to the alley as Cop Alley. Wilfred Grant, who lived at number 82 from 1934 until his death in 2004, insisted, in his Hertfordshire brogue , that it was ' Cop Alley '. Cop Alley looking towards Fishpool Street Ger

A blue plaque has been fixed to the front of No 7 Fishpool Street in memory of cartographer Thomas Kitchin, the foremost engraver of his age