eaw016051 ENGLAND (1948). Radlett Aerodrome, Frogmore, 1948. This image has been produced from a print.

The main runway was extended around 1952 with the introduction of the victor V bomber.

Siding serving Napsbury Hospital, the northern-most buildings of which can be seen.

The Red Cow Public House

Part Street Cricket Pitch

The former A5, Watling Street, now the A5183.

Centre of St Albans

St Albans Abbey

London Road station on the Great Northern, later LNER, branch line from Hatfield to St Albans, where it joined with the LNWR branch line; opened in 1865. The branch from Hatfield closed to passengers in September 1951, and completely to goods in 1968. By 1986 the line had been converted to a footpath and cycleway called 'The Alban Way'.

LNWR branch line from Watford Junction to St Albans Abbey station - still in use, although a suggestion has been made that it should be turned into a 'busway'.

Remaining traces of the line linking the LNWR Watford-St Albans Abbey branch to bring in materials for the construction of the Midland Railway line in the 1860s. Closed shortly after the MR line was completed, and never used for passenger trains.

Remaining traces of the line linking to the LNWR Watford-St Albans Abbey branch to bring in materials for the construction of the Midland Railway line in the 1860s. Closed shortly after the MR line was completed, and never used for passenger trains.

Railway line curving away to reach St Albans City station - the Midland Railway was originally planning to go in a straighter line further from the St Albans city centre, but was persuaded by the 'city Fathers' to divert to a position closer to the city centre than the MR's original plans.

Napsbury Signal box - remained in use until December 1979, and demolished soon after. The next box down the line, St Albans South, has been preserved and is regularly open to the public - see www.sigbox.co.uk.

Napsbury Lane bridge

North Orbital Road, previously the A405, now the A414.

Napsbury Station, opened 1905 to serve the nearby Middlesex Mental Hospital; the station was closed in 1959 when local services were taken over by DMUs from steam-hauled services. There was only an island platform serving the slow lines.

Midland "London Extension" railway, built 1868.

Moormill farm, (2014 A Beefeater Pub)

Site of a USAAF B-26 Marauder crash in June 1944.The site is now under the M25 motorway

Handley Page Hastings aircraft

Handley Page Hastings aircraft

The Handley Page"Radlett" factory constructed early 1930`s.Handley Page produced aircaraft on this site from 1930 to 1971, including the HP Harrow,HP42,Hampden, Halifax, Hermes,Hastings ,Victor and Jetstream. Runways removed now the land has been used for gravel extraction,the M25 bisects the airfield east to west. Currently (2014) the site is proposed as a major freight terminal,and if it goes ahead the HP airfield will disappear forever

The later period Park Street hangars , constructed WW2, now demolished and is a housing estate with Handley Page names