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Our surveyors are not timed or targeted to do as many surveys in one day or in a week. They are all Independent Chartered Surveyors and are able to take as much time as the survey requires to do a professional job. The surveyor needs time to understand the building he is surveying and to fully examine the property for potential problems, such as rising damp or lateral or penetrating dampness. Our surveyors are also available to speak to you either at the property and / or on the telephone after the survey to talk through their findings; this sort of service can help with a quick sale.

Facts and places of interest in and around Letchworth

Interesting Facts about Letchworth

• In 1903 Letchworth became the world's first Garden City.

• Letchworth is twinned with Chagny in France , Kristiansand in Norway and Wissen, Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany.

• The rather rare ‘Black Squirrel' can be found in Letchworth Garden City.

• You can see Muntjac deer in and around Letchworth. Mainly they are on Norton Common.

• When the Garden City was being constructed only one tree was felled.

• ‘Sollershott Circus' in Letchworth Garden City is said to be the first rooundabout on a public road in the UK and dates back to around 1909.

• Famous poet Sir John Betjeman mocked Letchworth Garden City in his poems ‘Huxley Hall' and ‘Letchworth'.

• The manufacturing of corsets took place in the town in its early years.

• The Spirella building, which used to be the corset factory, is located in the centre of town. It is unusually disguised as a country house and has towers and a ballroom.

• The Spirella building was used to make parachutes and decoding machinery during World War II.

• Laurence Olivier 's farther was once Rector of Letchworth Parish church in 1918-1924.

Places of Interest in and around Letchworth

Standalone Farm

Standalone Farm is a farm situated on the outskirts of Letchworth set in 170 acres of land. See lots of farm animals, including sheep, goats, horses and pigs, along with birds and ducks at this working farm; there is also a play area and picnic areas.

There is also a barn which shows models of dinosaurs, insects and mammals along with a beehive. There are also hides around the farm to view wildfowl.

The First Garden City Heritage Museum

The First Garden City Heritage Museum explains all about the Garden City movement and how Ebenezer Howard, founder of Letchworth Garden City, wanted to end the poverty and improve the living conditions at the end of the Victorian age. The museum covers the development and social history of Letchworth Garden City since its conception.

The museum itself is in a building which was designed in 1907 by Barry Parker, a well known architect who lived here. Parker's office can be seen at the museum with many pieces of furniture from the Arts and Crafts era.

Letchworth Museum & Art Gallery

At the Letchworth Museum and Art Gallery you can see local wildlife on display along with more information about the Black Squirrels that live in Letchworth. Find out about the lives of people who have lived in the area for over 200,000 years along with Celtic finds in the area.

Fearnhill Sports Centre, Letchworth

Facilities in this sports centre include a multi purpose sports hall, a fitness room, Gymnasium and climbing wall.

Wilbury Hill Fort, Letchworth

Wilbury Hill hillfort is on a prominent site and probably dates back to the Late Bronze Age, 1000 – 750 BC. It is thought it was probably in occupation throughout the Iron Age and and also during the Roman era. The defenses at the site include a single ditch and an internal rampart running around two enclosures. The site is an area of around five and half hectares. Most of the artifacts found at the site are now in the Letchworth Museum . The fort is one of six comparable hillforts positioned at set intervals along the northern Chilterns.

Willian Deserted Earthworks

These surviving deserted village earthworks are all that remains are of the medieval village at Willian. The remains show where earlier enclosures and houses stood. In the 1300s – 1400s the population decreased due to diseases and some villages were deserted because of this or declined in size. It appears that Willian declined in size but was not deserted. There are some notable earthworks close to the village pond showing the line of a track and a number of enclosures and house platforms.

If you are interested in buying a residential property in Letchworth or taking a lease on a commercial property in Letchworth then we would be pleased to offer you our professional services. As Chartered Surveyors we provide building Surveys, structural surveys, engineer's reports, homebuyers reports as well as schedule of conditions, commercial building surveys, feasibility studies etc all carried out by independent Chartered Surveyors. We would always recommend that you have a survey carried out on a property you intend to purchase in Letchworth and the surrounding area.

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