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unusual facts about Aldenham


Hertfordshire Rangers F.C.

Their team were largely composed of players from Cambridge University students, as the university did not have a team at the time, and schools at Aldenham and Elstree.


Aldenham Works

The Aldenham Works, or Aldenham Bus Overhaul Works, was the main London Transport bus overhaul works.

The cessation of overhaul of buses by Aldenham became evident in an increasingly shabby fleet, not helped by the upheaval in London Transport prior to privatisation of the bus service.

Praepostor

Praepostor (sometimes spelt Praepositor) is now used chiefly at English independent schools, such as Aldenham, Rugby, Giggleswick and Eton at other schools such as the former Derby School which began as grammar schools for the teaching of Latin grammar.

Stanley Buckmaster, 1st Viscount Buckmaster

Buckmaster was the third son of John Charles Buckmaster, of Ashleigh, Hampton Wick, by his wife Emily Anne (née Goodliffe), and was educated at Aldenham and Christ Church, Oxford.

Stepney family

The Stepneys originated from the London suburb of that name, but by the mid-15th century a branch of the family was settled at St Albans in Hertfordshire, subsequently owning the manor of Aldenham from 1546 to 1589.


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