When the Queen was shown one of the new town houses she is remembered to have noted that the house was 'quite compact' !
A first hand account of the Queens Visit to Stevenage in 1959
Tony Frost recalls the Queen's visit
Una Taber remembers the Queen's visit to Hemel Hempstead
Tony and Sonia Waterton remember Hemel Hempstead hosting a visit from Queen Elizabeth II
Eileen Bull remembers how her friend met Queen Elizabeth II.