Reginald Leslie Hine was a solicitor and historian whose writings centred on the market-town of Hitchin in Hertfordshire and its environs. He ended his life in 1949 by jumping in front of a train at Hitchin railway station when facing disciplinary proceedings from The Law Society.
Reginald Leslie Hine photographed shortly before his death
T.W. Latchmore's hoax photograph of the Minsden ghost (1907)
Hine's memorial at Minsden Chapel
Memorial to Hine at Lower Tilehouse Street in Hitchin
Hitchin is a market town in the North Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England. The town dates from at least the 7th century. It lies in the valley of the River Hiz at the north-eastern end of the Chiltern Hills. It is 16 miles (26 km) north-west of the county town of Hertford, and 35 miles (56 km) north of London. The population at the 2021 census was 35,220.
View from Market Square in Hitchin, with St Mary's Church in the background
Town Hall, Brand Street, Hitchin
Image: Hitchin Urban District Council coat of arms
Panel representing the foundational history of Hitchin mentioning: King Offa, the River Hiz and the Hicce tribe. Now on the front of Hitchin Library.