Brian’s family moved into a brand new council property in Pemberton Close in 1950 when he was four and a half years old. He talks about his mother, Amy Welch, who was a well-loved character in the street and who… More about ‘Living in Pemberton Close – Brian Welch’»
Category: 1950s
St Julian’s farm – Val Goodyear-Burrow
Val shares her memories of St Julian’s farm, now the Tithe Barn estate, in Watling Street. Interview Date: 29 January 2014. Interviewer: Sandy Norman… More about ‘St Julian’s farm – Val Goodyear-Burrow’»
Memories of Sunday schools and dancing – Sue Bentley
Sue attended the Sunday school in the butcher’s shop in Vesta Avenue run by Miss Welton, which later moved to the tin hut in the alleyway behind Tavistock Avenue. She left that Sunday school and moved to the one in… More about ‘Memories of Sunday schools and dancing – Sue Bentley’»
Childhood in Tavistock Avenue – Sue Bentley
Sue Bentley, born Sue Newton in 1938, lived in Tavistock Avenue for thirty years and shares her childhood memories of playing in and around that area. She remembers playing on the little grass islands in the avenue, the fields by… More about ‘Childhood in Tavistock Avenue – Sue Bentley’»
Childhood play – Evelyn Roberts
As a child, Evelyn Roberts lived in Nuns Lane. She remembers playing in Cottonmill Lane and watching the houses being built; fishing in the river at New Barnes and going for cycle rides. Interview date: 3 October 2013. Interviewer: Elizabeth… More about ‘Childhood play – Evelyn Roberts’»
Thunderbolts in Nuns Lane – Evelyn Roberts
Several people remember that lightning struck a house in Nuns Lane in the early 1950s. In the book: Sopwell a history and collection of memories (P.92), Vera Foster gives a vivid recollection. Here is another memory from Evelyn Roberts who… More about ‘Thunderbolts in Nuns Lane – Evelyn Roberts’»
Living in Leyland Avenue – Melba Buckingham
Melba has lived in Sopwell for over sixty years. She maintains that she is the oldest person in her street. When Melba first came to Leyland Avenue, it was more of a community and she knew everyone in the street… More about ‘Living in Leyland Avenue – Melba Buckingham’»
Cottonmill Baptist Church
The Cottonmill Baptist church, Abbots Avenue, was a sister church to the Baptist church in Dagnall Street, St Albans. Money was raised by the community to build this church in the early 1950s. The photo on the left is of… More about ‘Cottonmill Baptist Church’»
Blowers family – Bet Cutler
Bet’s neighbours in Cottonmill Lane were the Blowers family: Mrs Blowers and her two daughters, Gig and Dawn. The Blowers lived at Sopwell Mill farm for over fifty years. They kept a few animals including a cow and some chickens… More about ‘Blowers family – Bet Cutler’»
Sportsman’s Hall – Bet Cutler
Bet Cutler, born in 1923, remembers that her father, Edward Butcher, had a flat in Sportsman’s Hall which is on the corner of Prospect Road and Cottonmill Lane. She remembers one of her friends who used to live in the… More about ‘Sportsman’s Hall – Bet Cutler’»
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