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Kings Langley, Village Pound c.1960
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The pound has had a chequered career. In 1835 it was moved from its position near the Workhouse, but it has now been rebuilt in its original site opposite Pound Cottages in Common Lane to the north east of the town. The pound was a very necessary community facility. Overseen by the pindar, stray animals were kept here until the owners arrived to pay a small fee for their release. The equivalent today would be the parking clamp and council vehicle pound!

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Memories of Kings Langley, Village Pound c1960

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 Kings Langley, Village Pound c.1960

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In 1946 we left Kings Langley, my parents having lived there since 1936. I arrived in 1937, so can claim to be partially raised there. I must have passed the village pound many times without realising what it was. My home was further up on the left in Common Lane, a house called Merrow Down. I liked it there and liked playing on the common. In winter it was a super toboggan run and everybody turned out ...see more