The Harpenden Arms
The Harpenden Arms
One of the iconic landmarks of Harpenden, The Harpenden Arms, was originally known as The Railway Hotel, which opened in 1871, three years after the opening of the Midland line to St Pancras in 1868. It is a brick and stucco building of two storeys with classical pilasters and other ornamentation. It has a brick cornice and hipped slate roof. The Railway Hotel was renamed The Harpenden Arms in the 1960s. In 2018, the image was selected by Harpenden Town Council as “Best Photograph Highlighting the Town” in a photography competition.