St Peter's Church, Arkley

Durant, who is commemorated by a monument placed in the church by his widow the year after his death,[2] was the owner of a local brickworks, and lived at the High Canons estate in Shenley, near Borehamwood.

[2] In 1921 a Lady Chapel was added and a war memorial, now Grade II listed, was unveiled opposite the church in 1920.

A commemorative bench by the west door (2023) is dedicated to local stalwarts Geoffrey and Jan Mabbett.

Another bench, to commemorate the Coronation of Charles III (2023), was unveiled by Theresa Villiers MP and is in the garden behind the church.

The ashes of the English actor Trevor Howard are buried in an unmarked plot near the church.