• Held At: Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies
• Title: HERTFORD BOARD OF GUARDIANS
• Description: Hertford Union consisted of the following parishes:
  Little Amwell, Aston, Bayford, Bengeo, Benington, Little Berkhampstead, Bramfield, Brickendon, Datchworth, Hertford (All Saints, St John and St Andrew), Hertingfordbury, Sacombe, Stapleford, Tewin, Walkern and Watton-at-Stone. The Poor Law Institute was built at Stanstead Road, Hertford, in 1869 (on a site subsequently used to build a Police Station currently (2012) awaiting redevelopment). It closed in June 1919, the inmates being transferred to Ware and St Albans Poor Law Institutions, and became the Kingsmead Special School (see HEd12).
  
  When the functions of the Boards of Guardians passed to the County Council in 1930, the Hertford Board of Guardians was succeeded by the East Herts Guardians Committee (see HCC 37D and HSS 3/5.
  
  For details of provenance and numbering system, see the introduction to BG/. Items BG/HER/64-113 were not formerly numbered. BG/HER/66-82 were formerly Off Acc 49. See also DE/L pages 311-313, 320-328; DE/L B531-B558
  
  Numbers not used: BG/HER/25-26,62
• Document Reference: BG/HER
• Ref No: CBG/HER
• Level: Fonds
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