Just "over the border" from Letchworth we can see here much of the town of Baldock. Built around a crossing of two ancient ways - the Icknield Way and Watling Street/Great North Road, Baldock has been the scene of many archeological finds dating back to Roman times and beyond (many of which can be seen in Letchworth Museum). The town also has strong historical links with the Knights Templar ("Baldock" or "Baldoc" is, some say, a corruption of "Baghdad").

Baldock was for many years a main stopping point for coaches going north, and to this day it retain a fine collection of pubs and restaurants. Most of the buildings in the town centre are listed. During the period when Letchworth was a "dry" town, Baldock publicans did good business slaking the thirst of Garden City residents.

The town has witnessed a considerable expansion (some might say sprawl) in recent years (just to the east of this photograph).

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Letchworth - an otherwise small town in north Hertfordshire, England - is famous as being the world's first "Garden City", being founded in 1903 by Ebenezer Howard. Many social and planning innovations that we take for granted today first appeared in Letchworth. For more information on the town see here.

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