Broxbourne, The River Lea c.1960
Photo ref:
B413031
Photo ref:
B413031
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Here we see the peaceful banks of the New River, with houseboats and leisure craft moored alongside. The arrival of the New River provided the stimulus for the development of Broxbourne in the early 17th century.
An extract from Hertfordshire Photographic Memories.
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Mr grandmother lived in Bourne Close and my mother was born there in 1923. She met my father in the late 40s when he was the minister of Hoddesdon Baptist Church. In the late 50s I regularly made the trip to Broxbourne with my mother from Surrey. We would leave home on a very early train and arrive in Broxbourne in time for breakfast.
Later on my grandmother came to live with us, first in Godalming in ...see more
Before the houses were built, I remember this area as an open field with blackberry bushes.
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