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Nostalgic memories of Croxley Green's local history

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For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our web site to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was when the photographs in our archive were taken. From brief one-liners explaining a little bit more about the image depicted, to great, in-depth accounts of a childhood when things were rather different than today (and everything inbetween!). We've had many contributors recognising themselves or loved ones in our photographs.

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Living In Croxley Green
I lived in Kenilworth Drive with my 3 brothers and parents, and our garden backed on to the OMT playing fields. I have many happy memories exploring this area including the old house and pond. The local area Home Guard used these fields for practice. There were also woods and dells very near to my home, again used by gangs of boys and girls to explore and make camps. My schools were Chater, Watford ...see more
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Added 16 September 2013

I Was Born & Lived At Croxley Green Station
I am Roger Gozney and I was born in and lived at Croxley Green Station with my parents Ella and Ralph, and sister Janet. I joined the RAF straight from school, then after 16 years I left and joined the Post Office in Rickmansworth when I was living at 210 New Road, then became a bus driver for London Transport in Uxbridge and moved to Maple Cross. After that I retired early and became ...see more
Croxley Green, 1897
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Added 22 September 2011

Croxley Station 1940 1945
Hi, my name is Brian Nicoll. My mother, father and I lived in 10 Frankland Rd from 25/9/35 when I was born until 1956 when I got married. As a small boy I used to have a friend called Roger Gosney who lived over the Croxley station, his father was the station master. It was a great place for him and I to play in and around, the living area ran right across the top of the station with windows ...see more
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Added 30 July 2008

The Watford To Rickmansworth Railway In The Second World War
Croxley Green station is now - in the 21st century - merely a shadow of its former busy life. My Auntie Dorrie (Doris Lacey) worked at this station throughout the Second World War and beyond and told me many stories of working life on the Watford to Rickmansworth line. Auntie recalls being at home in Hatch End in 1940 – she would clean the house on Thursdays. One ...see more
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Added 09 July 2007

Whitethorn Morris Dance At The Coach And Horses On Croxley Green
For many years in the 1980s and 1990s morris dancers performed outside the two lovely pubs on Croxley Green - the Coach and Horses and the Artichoke. Whitethorn Morris frequently chose these pubs as their venues for Boxing Day entertainment. The Whitethorn Band provided lively music and I would lead this on my accordian. The dancers put on an exciting visual ...see more
Croxley Green, 1897
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Added 26 December 2006

The Artichoke On The Green
I used to walk or ride my bike past the Artichoke public house almost daily while running errands from the small group of shops opposite the church. There used to be a small cycle shop, news agent, grocers shop, and a garage, with the Sportsman public house at the north end of the group. In the warmer months the publican of the Artichoke would put out his cockatoo parrot by the front door. It would ...see more
Croxley Green, 1903
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Added 15 December 2006

The Croxley Elm Trees
The 1947 council house development that was built on the north side of Baldwins Lane, west of Manor Way became my home area after moving from Rochester Way in 1948. I loved the beautiful tall Elm trees that lined Baldwins lane and dotted the edge of the Green. I think the tree in the photo was at the junction with New Road and the Green, almost opposite the Artichoke pub. The tree stood well into the 1950s.
Croxley Green, 1897
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Added 12 December 2006