Welwyn Garden City, Station Approach c.1955
Photo ref:
W294045
Photo ref:
W294045
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Memories of Welwyn Garden City, Station Approach c1955
For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. These memories are of Welwyn Garden City, Station Approach c.1955
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My wife, Judy, grew up in WGC, from 1949 to 1974. She attended Ludwick School, Peartree School and finally, the now demolished Howard School. She worked for Rank Bush Murphy, then the Police Headquarters until we married and moved away. We now live in Canada, but her sister made a video of WGC for her, so she can wander down memory lane when she wants!
I remember sitting under these trees in the summer of 1976, with my mates and smoking some grass. Funny thing was, the only thing we got told off for was being on the grass, not smoking it. Obviously the New Towns Commission had their ideals in the right places...
Having left London to live in WGC in 1957, our family often went back to visit relatives so that was one of our most regular excursions. In the fifties and sixties we did not have a car and nor did many of our neighbours. We relied on the green double-decker 324 bus service to get us to the station. As it was a circular service, we could cross the road and go one way or wait at the bus stop on our side ...see more
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