Benslow
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Benslow is a district of Hitchin
, Hertfordshire
. It is located near the railway station and has Pinehill Hospital (private) in it. Benslow district is not very old; the oldest houses being late 19th century. Pinehill Hospital was used as a convent home in World War II
and so red German trees were planted nearby; many of which still stand. In the 1990s a new housing estate was built on the area.
Along the end of Benslow Lane is a huge green open space, called Benslow Field. This field is officially a detached playing field for Hitchin Girls' School, but they no longer use it, as the five minute walk between the school and the playing field is consider too much for young girls. As a result of its lack of use by the Hitchin Girl's School, there are plans to develop part of Benslow Field. This sale will then be used to buy a new indoor sports centre for the school.
The district of Benslow also gives its name to the Benslow Music Trust
, an independent charity which hosts residential and day courses for adult amateur musicians of all standards all year round. The Trust's facilities include two recital halls. Most instruments are catered for, and there are also courses for singers and in music appreciation. The Trust also promotes its own concert series, given by artists - predominantly string quartets. A subsidiary charity, the Benslow Instrument Loan Scheme, lends high quality musical instruments to promising students from school age upwards. The instruments are either owned by the Loan Scheme itself or lent to the scheme by individuals who own instruments that would otherwise be left unplayed.
Hitchin
Hitchin is a town in Hertfordshire, England, with an estimated population of 30,360.-History:Hitchin is first noted as the central place of the Hicce people mentioned in a 7th century document, the Tribal Hidage. The tribal name is Brittonic rather than Old English and derives from *siccā, meaning...
, Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and...
. It is located near the railway station and has Pinehill Hospital (private) in it. Benslow district is not very old; the oldest houses being late 19th century. Pinehill Hospital was used as a convent home in World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
and so red German trees were planted nearby; many of which still stand. In the 1990s a new housing estate was built on the area.
Along the end of Benslow Lane is a huge green open space, called Benslow Field. This field is officially a detached playing field for Hitchin Girls' School, but they no longer use it, as the five minute walk between the school and the playing field is consider too much for young girls. As a result of its lack of use by the Hitchin Girl's School, there are plans to develop part of Benslow Field. This sale will then be used to buy a new indoor sports centre for the school.
The district of Benslow also gives its name to the Benslow Music Trust
Benslow Music Trust
Benslow Music Trust is a charitable trust established to promote music education. The trust is based in the Benslow area of Hitchin in Hertfordshire, England, and primarily operates as an adult education college....
, an independent charity which hosts residential and day courses for adult amateur musicians of all standards all year round. The Trust's facilities include two recital halls. Most instruments are catered for, and there are also courses for singers and in music appreciation. The Trust also promotes its own concert series, given by artists - predominantly string quartets. A subsidiary charity, the Benslow Instrument Loan Scheme, lends high quality musical instruments to promising students from school age upwards. The instruments are either owned by the Loan Scheme itself or lent to the scheme by individuals who own instruments that would otherwise be left unplayed.