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The years 2001-2004 Kimpton
– Peters Green – Blackmore End – Porters End – Ansells End – Rye End
At the turn
of the century the Hertfordshire Association of Local History Groups asked
villages to appoint a "recorder" to document events as they
happened. In Kimpton,
the events of 2000 are preserved in the “Millennium” tag on the “Our Past”
page, but only four more years of records were kept. In 2001 the
main event was the unexpected and extremely distressing reappearance of the
old River Kyme, which can be found under “Kimpton Flood” on our “Our Past”
page. The
other main event that year was the end as a commercial site of the old Wren
wheelwright’s on the High Street, for some years Walker’s Garage. Planning
applications were received and discussed by the Parish
Council. The initial plan was for 7 "town houses" with
one continuous roof line, and an arched access between the 3rd and 4th
house leading to the rear of the properties. By September 2001
the design of 7 town houses was finally approved which would consist of two
separate terraces of three and four houses, which came to be called “Wheelwrights”. Also in February 2001 the new vicar, Rev. Ken
Buckler, was inaugurated and took up residence with his wife and son in the
vicarage at 11 High Street. Year 2002 - Year 2003 - Year 2004 See also a photographic tour of the
parish in the early 2000s
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Walker’s Garage, Kimpton High Street, just
before demolition
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It was on the site of Wren’s garage, cycle, and hardware shop, previously the family’s wheelwright’s. This picture was taken c1930 Comments? Enquiries? More
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