In 1726 a John Thrale scratched his name into the wall of St Albans cathedral in the shrine area, and almost 290 years later, this can still be seen today, as marked below at location S.R.3. The shrine area is known to have been used in the 18th century as a militia centre for the Herts Regiment and in indoor wet weather meeting place.
It is not known which John Thrale scratched his name, however, the family tree reveals three potential culprits:
Several Thrale's - including my branch of the family - moved from Sandridge to St Albans, where they became well known locally for several local businesses, for which links to pages with further information are given below.
To bring you a more reliable & user-friendly experience by mid-2024, we are significantly improving Thrale.com.
Consequently, this page has temporarily been moved here [16].
Sorry for any inconvenience and thank you for your patience.
To bring you a more reliable & user-friendly experience by mid-2024, we are significantly improving Thrale.com.
Consequently, this page has temporarily been moved here [19].
Sorry for any inconvenience and thank you for your patience.
Links
[1] https://www.thrale.com/sites/default/files/pictures/1726-st-albans-cathedral-graffiti-john-thrale_0.jpg
[2] https://www.thrale.com/user/login?destination=comment/reply/337%23comment-form
[3] https://www.thrale.com/user/register?destination=comment/reply/337%23comment-form
[4] http://www.thrale.com/sites/default/files/books/graffiti.png
[5] http://www.thrale.com/sites/all/libraries/tng/getperson.php?personID=I675&tree=tree01
[6] https://www.thrale.com/www.thrale.com/sites/all/libraries/tng/getperson.php%3FpersonID%3DI940%26amp%3Btree%3Dtree01
[7] http://www.thrale.com/sites/all/libraries/tng/getperson.php?personID=I294&tree=tree01
[8] https://www.thrale.com/user/login?destination=comment/reply/135%23comment-form
[9] https://www.thrale.com/user/register?destination=comment/reply/135%23comment-form
[10] https://publish.obsidian.md/thrale/history/uk-thrale/wheathampstead/Waterend+Mansion
[11] https://publish.obsidian.md/thrale/waterend_waterend_barn
[12] https://www.thrale.com/category/tags_1
[13] https://www.thrale.com/sites/default/files/pictures/shop_norman_thrale_cafe_st_albans_0.jpg
[14] https://www.thrale.com/user/login?destination=comment/reply/160%23comment-form
[15] https://www.thrale.com/user/register?destination=comment/reply/160%23comment-form
[16] https://www.thrale.com/sites/all/libraries/tng/placesearch.php?psearch=31+Market+Place%2C+St+Albans%2C+Hertfordshire%2C+England+
[17] https://www.thrale.com/user/login?destination=comment/reply/171%23comment-form
[18] https://www.thrale.com/user/register?destination=comment/reply/171%23comment-form
[19] https://www.thrale.com/sites/all/libraries/tng/placesearch.php?psearch=80+London+Road%2C+St+Albans%2C+Hertfordshire%2C+England
[20] https://www.thrale.com/category/help_wanted