High Quality Awnings in Hitchin
Get the right coloured awning
Awnings are really no different to anything else you purchase for your property. Whether you own a business, or want the awning for a domestic property, you’ll want an awning that is appealing to the eye. So, choosing an awning with the right colours is a must if you want to enhance your domestic or commercial property. Some colours are neutral and understated, while other more bold colours could indicate a particular type of business, or make a real impact on the overall appearance of the property.
Red awnings
The colour red has always drawn attention to any building and should you be running a business, a red awning will offer you the perfect way to get your business noticed. Red is known to be a high-energy colour that can rouse excitement, action, and even passion. Because red is a very powerful colour that is known to stimulate the senses, red awnings are often used in food outlets, coffee shops and restaurants.
Yellow awnings
A yellow awning is bright and uplifting, giving the impression of a welcoming and happy place, all very important for the domestic environment. The use of yellow awnings in business can also send a similar message of optimism and an approachable business that doesn’t take everything too seriously. While too much yellow is known to cause feelings of anxiety, the right amount can easily inspire logical thinking and a clear mental attitude. Because yellow awnings are highly visible, they are the perfect choice toy shops and entertainment businesses, as well as a bright and cheery domestic environment.
Black awnings
When choosing an awning colour for your business, it’s important to realise what message you will be sending to your clients and customers. Black can demonstrate a very confident, dignified and serious business, such as an undertakers, but a black awning could be ideal for businesses that market luxury, or very high-end goods and services. Black awnings are understated and show your customers that you have total confidence in your products, as well as having style at the same time.
Blue awnings
Blue awnings tend to communicate honesty, dependability and trust, and it can also promote feelings of safety and calmness. A blue awning is not considered to be a good choice for any food-related business, because it is said to reduce an individual’s desire to eat. Blue awnings do however work very well for corporate businesses such as the financial service sector that wish to appear trustworthy and dependable.
Green awnings
Green awnings are becoming increasingly popular owing to the deep desire to possess something that is in tune with the natural environment. Because it is associated with nature, green is a colour that communicates feelings of wellbeing, healing, and health. This is why a green coloured awning is generally considered to be a popular choice for grocery stores and health food businesses. Green awnings would be an excellent colour choice for businesses that are related to health or environmental awareness.
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The rich history of Hitchin
Hitchin has a long history and is first noted as the central place of the Hicce people, who were a tribe holding three hundred hides of land as mentioned in a seventh century document, the Tribal Hidage. The meaning behind the name Hicce, or Hicca, has been said to refer to the people of the horse. The tribal name is from Old English and derives from the Middle Anglian people. It has been suggested that Hitchin was the location of ‘Clofeshoh’, the place chosen in 673 by Theodore of Tarsus the Archbishop of Canterbury during the Synod of Hertford, the first meeting of representatives of the newly formed Christian churches of Anglo-Saxon England, to hold annual synods of the churches as Theodore attempted to consolidate and centralise Christianity in England.
Hitchin in the Domesday Book
By 1086 Hitchin is described as a Royal Manor in the Domesday Book. The knight or Lord of the manor of Hitchin would have provided feudal services to the ruler of the day, as was the tradition at that time.
Evidence has been found to suggest that Hitchin was once provided with an earthen bank and ditch fortification, probably in the early tenth century, but this did not last. This fortification would have been used to protect the Hitchin residents and their master from attacks by invaders from oversees and other neighbouring counties.
Hitchin and its association with the river
The name of Hitchin is associated with the small river that runs through it. The river is noted on maps as the River Hiz. It should be noted that the ‘Z’ is an abbreviated character for a ‘tch’ sound in the Domesday Book, thus the river Hitch is the correct pronunciation for it today. The Hicca Way is an eight-mile walking route along the River Hiz Valley, believed to have been used for trade between the Danes and English in Anglo-Saxon times. It is also likely that Hitch Wood, which lies six miles south of Hitchin, also derives its name from the Hicce tribe, who gave their name to Hitchin.
The church reveals how prosperous Hitchin was
St. Mary’s Church is a very large one for a town the size of Hitchin and was once a Minster. The size of the church is evidence of how Hitchin prospered from the wool trade. It is the largest parish church in Hertfordshire. Most of the church dates from the 15th century, with its tower dating from around 1190. During the laying of a new floor in the church in 1911, foundations of a more ancient church building were found. In form, they appear to be a basilican church of a seventh century type, with a later enlarged chancel and transepts, probably added during the tenth century. This makes the church older than the story that the church was founded by Offa, king of Mercia from 757-796.
A devastating storm puts Hitchin on the map
In 1697, Hitchin endured what is thought to have been the most severe hailstorm in recorded British history. Hailstones of over four inches in diameter were reported to have fallen. The hailstones would have caused a great deal of damage and had the ability to cause serious injury too.
During the medieval period, both a priory and a friary, that is now known as Hitchin Priory were established, both of which closed during Henry VIII’s Dissolution of the Monasteries. They were never reformed, although the priory was for many years used as an almshouse.
Hitchin and trade
Hitchin benefitted from the wool trade, and by the 17th century Hitchin was a major staging post for coaches coming from London to trade with the local population. By the middle of the 19th century the railway had arrived, and with it a new way of life for Hitchin and its residents. The corn exchange was built in the market place and within a short time Hitchin established itself as a major centre for grain trading.
Hitchin and educational history
The British Schools Museum in Hitchin is home to the worlds only surviving complete Lancasterian Schoolroom, which was built in 1837 to teach boys by the Lancasterian method of peer tutoring.