Saturday 6 February 2016

History of The Angels (once The Angels Reply), Bedford Road, Hitchin

The public house The Angels Reply, on Bedford Road, Hitchin, had a grand makeover in 2014, and became known as The Angels.

The Angels, Bedford Road, Hitchin

The Angels Reply was built as a replacement for The Angel Vaults, a pub that stood in Sun Street (number 3) (formally Angel Street) until it was demolished in July 1956.  The date 1450 was embossed on the façade of the old inn, but it was most certainly older.

The Angel Vaults, Sun Street, Hitchin



When McMullens built The Angels Reply, they installed the old mirror which had been a feature in the bar of the Angel Vaults.

The Mirror taken from The Angel Vaults.





The Angels is built on the site of Nutleigh Grove House which was a building of considerable age.
The gate that led into Nutleigh Grove House via Bedford Road. Road is heading towards Ickleford. 


The Angels Facebook page:  HERE

Another nod to the former Angel Vaults is the recently opened Angel Vaults Inn in Sun Street, previously the Conservative Club.  The new Angel Vaults Inn is a Wetherspoon.  Their website can be found HERE

**My best selling ebook Her Last Lie is available HERE  All ebook royalties go to Cancer Research UK in memory of my amazing sister. Her Last Lie is a psychological thriller, with a  chapter devoted to Hitchin, and the main character lives in Letchworth.


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