Hertfordshire, England

Hertfordshire, quietly industrious.

Chalk streams, canal-side industry and specialist craft still at work in Apsley.

A Kent Brushes hairbrush in an art-directed Hertfordshire landscape still life

Hertfordshire at a glance

Hertfordshire rarely announces itself in a single image. The county moves between wooded estates and open chalk country, Roman and market towns, river valleys and the industrial settlements that grew beside water and canal. Its particular character lies in those connections: landscape beside infrastructure, heritage beside working enterprise.

In Apsley, Kent Brushes gives that continuity a tangible form. The company established its Hertfordshire factory at the turn of the twentieth century and continues specialist brush production there today. This starter edit begins with one verified maker and will grow only as further county relationships meet The Local's evidence standard.

Editorial map illustration outlining Hertfordshire, England

Made here.

Between the Chilterns and the Lea Valley, Hertfordshire brings together historic towns, rare chalk streams and an understated tradition of making.

 

Known for: Chalk-stream country with a living industrial thread.

 
EDITOR'S Hertfordshire PICK

Family-controlled brushmaking and specialist manufacture in Apsley, Hertfordshire.

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