Radlett, Watling Street c.1960
Photo ref: R267034
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Photo ref: R267034
Photo of Radlett, Watling Street c.1960

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A Selection of Memories from Radlett

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. Here are some from Radlett

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My nan and grandad lived in radlett. I was born in there house in gills hill lane in 1955,my mum and dad brought a prefab in radlett when i was about 2
My stepfather (Bob Hughes) was a fireman in Borehamwood, and for many years we lived in the house which adjoined the Radlett Firestation at the back. I remember working at the old cinema on the Oakway as an usherette when I was about 14 years old, also in Granges the grocer, and later at Smith Wendell's chemist. I also remember stopping at the bakery in the shops up near the post office on my way home ...see more
My family worked at the Folly House in the 1700's and 1800's. They lived in a row of the farm cottages. Their surname was Hawtry and although there are now only two cottages remaining, there is a road off Watling Street called The Hawtrees, spelt rather differently but named after the family. One of my relatives Thomas Hawtry climbed out of his bedroom window and took himself to Canada. There he ...see more
I've just found this place and boy what a lot of memories it brings. We lived in Newberries Avenue, moving out from Finchley when the Handley Page factory in Cricklewood shut (around that time). Dad, initially a draftsman, was Project Manager and then eventually Asstn. Chief Designer and how well I remember the Victors. I learnt to drive on the airfield. I was 12 when we moved so the property was ...see more