Recollections
Other pages have covered the tangible aspects of North Watford: locations that can be seen today, possibly with different uses; businesses and people that have been documented at various times; communication routes that may be travelled.
There are other aspects that cannot be found elsewhere, and these are more valuable for that reason. The memories of how the area was and experiences gained are highly personal, and have been shared by current and former residents in these articles.
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The Lucky Shoe
A discovery made during renovation of a North Watford house.
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The history of Wells Brewery site since 1902
This article presents the notes Ian Scheer made for North Watford History Group, in September 2008, when we were researching the articles about the site now occupied by Hille House & Business Centre.
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Recollections of growing up in North Watford in the 1920s
Bob Jones has kindly given permission for extracts from his memoirs to be used by North Watford History Group. This article provides a glimpse of domestic life in North Watford during the inter-war years.
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Christ Church Street Shrine
During research for the Christ Church Shrine article, one of the members of the church shared her memories.
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Sandringham Road Bomb
Memories of the V1 impact on Sandringham Road, from Carol Hassell, who attended the aftermath.
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British Moulded Hose fire
On 21 June 1961, John Langston watched the fire from his school. He later worked at British Moulded Hose.
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Gammons Farm
Michael Heavey brings us his memories of the buildings and life at Gammons Farm.
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Regent Street in the 1930s
Regent Street runs between St Albans Road and Leavesden Road. What is now a rat-run between these two main roads was a lot quieter in the past. Ken Sauders shares some of his memories of the area from the 1930s.
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Memories of Lea Farm School
Cynthia Jenkinson has written of her impressions of Lea Farm School, during her time there as a child during the 1950s, when she moved to Watford.
