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Watford, The Town Hall c.1950
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The Town Hall was designed by C Cowles-Voysey, and building was completed in 1939. The acoustics in the main assembly hall, on the left, were so good that it was used by gramophone companies for recording classical music performances. During May 1943, the Lancaster bomber which had been exhibited at Trafalgar Square as part of Wings Week was brought to Watford and displayed on the grass frontage of the Town Hall.

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A Selection of Memories from Watford

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 Watford

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Watford High Street Male Tap Dancer
This has bugged me ( in my memory for years ) of a male tap dancer who i often passed tap dancing to music, ( black music box was always on the ground, people threw the odd pennies, sixpences, shillings down, ) in the High Street of Watford around the 1970's...I remember passing him by and thinking this man is very good, he was always well turned out, clean and smart, wore burgundy clothes, he was ...see more
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Early Years
We moved to Watford in 1943. My war time memories are of night after night in the shelters, the "doodle bugs" and the boys playing Germans and soldiers on the bomb site next door. My special memories are of Cassiobury Park where we used to watch the barges on the Grand Union Canal, in 1947 tobogganing down the "Pudding Bowl" on the golf course.My great friend and I would explore the old Mill - said to be haunted, ride to the ...see more
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Watford And Bushey
My name is Richard Chivers and I was born in 1961 at Sycamore Close off Park Avenue Bushey, my first school was Highwood junior my teacher was Mrs Brickhill, funny how you can remember someone's name over 50 years ago. My mates I used to play with where my neighbour Andy Mills, last known to be living in New Zealand, and Gordon Fallon. I bumped into him up in Norfolk not so long go. we would play in the golf course ...see more
Watford, the Odeon Cinema 1961
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Bushey History

Apologies in advance this is not a Watford specific question but if anyone had any information on the building that is currently Falconer School in Bushey, I would love to know. I am aware it was previously the junior Masonic School, the secondary being based on The Avenue, but have heard rumours of it being a hospital, possibly for TB patients? Just curious to hear more if possible!
Watford, High Street c1950
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