Event Type: Local / Community

Takes Place: 5th June 2026

Time: 7:00pm

Venue: The Tudor Room, Apsley Mill Cottage, Stationers Place, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 9RL

Description: Largely based upon the archives of Franek Rymaszewski, a young Polish radio operator, this talk uncovers Hemel Hempstead’s association with the cracking of the German Enigma codes, and dispels many local myths about what happened at three Hertfordshire country houses during World War 2. The Apsley Paper Trail talks programme runs through the warmer months of the year (April to October). Held on Friday evenings at 7pm, talks are delivered by a variety of specialists, mostly local historians, so they are perfect for those wishing to further their local knowledge. There is a strong paper theme, with talks about the Gade Valley paper mills, John Dickinson, printing and development of the local area. They include human stories, as well as great inventions. Tonight's speaker is Roger Yapp, historian and Chairman of the Abbots Langley Local History Society. Talks are informal and the ticket price includes a mug of tea or coffee and a fish and chip supper. The venue is the Tudor Room of the Apsley Mills Cottage (the white building opposite Apsley station). Please note there is a flight of stairs to access the room.

How to book: Advance tickets only. Book online at https://frogmorepapermill.org.uk/events/poles-apart-hemel-wartime-polish-codebreakers-with-a-dickinson-link/

Price: 18

Tel: 01442 234 600

Email: education@frogmorepapermill.org.uk

Website: https://frogmorepapermill.org.uk/

Organiser: The Apsley Paper Trail

Lecturer: Roger Yapp

Region: East of England