In the 1930s and 1940s, children were allowed to wander around freely. Everyone looked after each other especially during the war years when the men were away Gloria has memories of cycling down the winding lane that was Cottonmill Lane… More about ‘More childhood memories – Gloria Morris’»
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Childhood memories of living in the war years – Gloria Morris
Gloria Morris has many vivid memories of what life was like on the home front during World war II. She remembers her mother having to do war work at Ryders’ Seed merchants; gas masks; the different kinds of ration books;… More about ‘Childhood memories of living in the war years – Gloria Morris’»
Childhood memories – Noel Godman
Noel Godman lived in St Julians Road as a child and recalls playing in the Cottonmill Lane area. He has vivid memories of the gasworks and of the trains coming in and out from the Abbey station and the shunting… More about ‘Childhood memories – Noel Godman’»
Cottonmill Lane – Kathy Sinfield
At the beginning of the 20th century Cottonmill Lane was still little more than a than a dirt track. In front of the ruins was a scrap yard run by the Pearce family. Kathy Sinfield describes parts of the lane… More about ‘Cottonmill Lane – Kathy Sinfield’»
Life in the 1940s and 1950s – Russ Bowman
Russ Bowman describes what life was like for his family living in the prefab in Lee Lane in the late 1940s and 1950s. he remembers his mother budgeting for the week on pay day and the family making rugs out… More about ‘Life in the 1940s and 1950s – Russ Bowman’»
Prefabs in Lee lane – Russ Bowman
Russ Bowman recalls living in Lee Lane in one of the new prefabs. Lee Lane no longer exists. Russ explains exactly where it used to be in Holyrood Crescent. He talks about living in the prefabs, the surrounding area and… More about ‘Prefabs in Lee lane – Russ Bowman’»
Tavistock Avenue
Tavistock Avenue was once part of Doggetts Road. Then it was called St Julian’s Farm Estate on East Road, while the houses were being constructed, as the land was also part of the St Julian’s estate. The land was sold… More about ‘Tavistock Avenue’»
Park Street roundabout
The images below are of the construction of the Park Street roundabout in the 1950s. Before that it was not a roundabout but a junction between the A5 and A414 North Orbital. It was part of the construction of the M10… More about ‘Park Street roundabout’»
St Stephen’s Vicarage and garden
Before it was vandalised in the early 1970s, St Stephen’s vicarage and garden was a splendid Georgian building. Here are some wonderful descriptions and images of what it was like in its heyday. The land on which the building stood… More about ‘St Stephen’s Vicarage and garden’»
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