Harlow, Essex

Childhood Memories

I was born at home in a house within a housing estate called East Park, I think it was No 39, in Old Harlow and then we moved to No 38 Chippingfield, Old Harlow. My elder brother went to Mark Hall School and my other brother and I went to Forbert and Barnard Infants and Junior School. I remember a small... [more]

White Horse cottages

Just wondered if anyone could help me please. We live in Old Harlow and have recently been looking into the history of Harlow and where we live. We were wondering if anyone has any memories or photos, or just any information at all about what were The White Horse Cottages that were situated next to The White Horse pub in Old... [more]

Butchers

To the bottom right of the picture looks like a butcher's shop, I started my career in the meat trade in the same high street but a few shops up in 1975 as a boy! I think that shop with the two butchers outside later became Muffetts wet fish shop.

THIS IS WHAT OLD HARLOW MILL LOCK LOOKED 47 YEARS BEFORE MY FAMILY LIVED IN THE LOCK COTTAGE

MY FAMILY MOVED HERE IN 1950 TILL 1961 MY DAD WAS THE LOCK KEEPER 1950 - 1961
SEE OTHER PHOTOS OF HOW IT LOOKED IN 1955  

THE BOATS WE LOOKED AFTER

While my family lived in the lock house 1950 - 1961, my father rented  the rowing boats out and also the fishing permits. This is only one place where they were moored. At various times they were both sides of the bridge and on both banks. On the left bank of this picture there was the swimming pool and on the... [more]

Fishing and Swimming

I remember going down to the River Stort with my brother Steve and mates like Tommy Hughes to fish and swim  - wow, when I saw this photo it was like it was yesterday. I wish I could go back to happier times...
Barrie Brooks

Messing about on the river

With my sisters, catching tiddlers on warm summer days. We would have picnics beside the river. We loved helping to change the lock for the boats that came through. Later, when a little older we would swim and for a while joined the canoe club. After my marriage and when I had children myself, my husband and I would take... [more]

THE BLACKSMITHS TOP OF OLD ROAD .Can any one remember the name of pub in picture please let me know

This is where my dad used to take Kitty for her new shoes.  One day while on our way home I was riding her and dad was leading her, when she trod on his foot and broke it.  He had to ride her back to the doctors which was very near the blacksmiths. On the right of the blacksmiths there was... [more]

Harlow Town and City Memories

Churchgate Street lay on the main route from London to Newmarket, Cambridge, Norwich and the North. Until early in the 19th century, travellers in horse-drawn carriages from London would see the welcome sight of the Queen's Head and the spire of the church of St Mary and St Hugh in the background as they rounded the bend in the road. Stafford... [more]

Essex Pocket Album

Before the New Town was even a dream in a developer's eye, a group of children pose for the camera in the quaint little old-world town, with the spire of St Mary the Virgin's church on the left. This 'village', now known as Old Harlow, is just to the east of the New Town, which was started in 1947 to help relieve London's congestion. With the... [more]

Harlow Town and City Memories

The road to Harlow was a turnpike costing 1s for a coach and horses, and 1d for a horse. The eight daily coaches would have passed the Bull and Horseshoes at Potter Street, the Queen's Head at Churchgate Street, the Green Man at Mulberry Green and the George at the end of the High Street. The road then led down to... [more]