Tring Things – You Never Knew
The Mansion House at the heart of the Tring Park School for the Performing Arts was designed by Christopher Wren and built in 1682.
In 1872 the banker and MP Lionel Rothschild bought Tring Park for his son Nathaniel
'Natty's' son Lionel was the one with the zoology bug which led to the creation of the Museum which opened to the public in 1892
Lionel is also responsible for the glis-glis (edible dormouse) which he introduced into the park in 1902
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Champneys in Wigginton was opened as a health farm in 1925 by the celebrated naturopath Stanley Lief, who pioneered the concept of holistic well-being.
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Friends Of Tring Reservoirs is a local conservation organisation formed in 1993 to promote the conservation of this important Site of Special Scientific Interest. They have a
newsletter called The Grebe. The College Lake Wildlife Centre, a former chalk quarry, is now a thriving centre for wildlife and supports more than 1,000 species.
Tring lies at the summit level of the Grand Union Canal. The canal passes to the north-east of the town on its way from London to Birmingham, and is accessible at several points, including Tring Station, Bulbourne and Marsworth.
The clock in the parish church of St Peter and St Paul was installed in 1882 to replace an earlier clock, and chimes every quarter hour.
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The Ridgeway National Trail passes close to Tring from its northern starting point at Ivinghoe Beacon, five miles north east of Tring. The footbridge that crosses over the A41 between Tring Station and Wigginton is part of it – spectacular, but not for those with vertigo!
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