Luton, Market Hill c.1950
Photo ref: L117012
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Photo ref: L117012
Photo of Luton, Market Hill c.1950

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The splendour of the Conservative Club building dominates the 'town' end of Castle Street, although the narrowness of the roadway belies its importance as the main road leading to London. However, the Red Lion hotel owes its existence to its past as a coaching inn - and the street itself derives its title from its very early importance as the road leading to Robert Waudari's castle. Waudari owned Luton as a gift from King Henry VI.

Memories of Luton, Market Hill c1950

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I remember a slaughterhouse entrance tucked in the corner where the cattle entered. One escaped one day, charged up Chapel Street in a rage.
The Rad Lion Hotel shown on left and this part of the Hill faced on to the Old Corn Exchange site. On the right of picture in the unseen corner was one of the Fur traders in Luton.
My father was a member of the Conservative Club pictured here, and I fondly remember going down to the club to have a bag of crisps and an orange juice while waiting for him to finish meetings inside. I used to sit in the hallway (you can see the entrance to it as the arch) and remember there was a beautiful grandfather clock on the first floor landing which I used to go and admire. I have now ...see more