From mediaeval times, the sheriff was responsible for the keeping of the county gaol, the appointment of the gaoler and the custody of the prisoners. The actual provision of a gaol building and its...

The petty constable was responsible for duties in the parish similar to those which the High Constable performed for the Hundred. Essentially an officer for the preservation of the peace and the ap...

The High or Chief Constable was an officer of the Hundred from medieval times, two constables being required for each Hundred under the Statute of Winchester, 1285, c.6. Usually appointed by the H...

A new court house and town hall was built for the Liberty and Borough between 1829 and 1831 from designs by George Smith. Many references to its building and administration can be found in the Libe...

For Community Charge registers see under PS/23 North Herts

The records so far transferred to HALS consist of court registers and various other subsidiary series.
The only division for which no records have as yet been received into the record office is the...

The sheriff is and for long has been responsible for the empanelment of juries at Assizes and Quarter Sessions, acting through the undersheriff. Since the decline of the Sheriff's County Court afte...

A Gaol for the Liberty was under the jurisdiction of the Abbot until the dissolution. In 1558, it was "within the great Gate of the monastery"when Queen Mary I granted the office of keeper to one o...

This company was incorporated in 1890 by act of parliament, 53 and 54 Vict., C. 1xxxiii abd acquired by the Tottenham and District Gas Company in 1933. For plans, maps and orders, 1889 - 1890, see ...

This company was incorporated in 1869 by act of parliament 32 and 33 Vict., c.xxxix and aquired by the Tottenham and District Gas Company in 1930. For plans of the works site and orders relating to...