Mary, who lived in New House Park during the war, shares her wartime stories: her father in the Home Guard, air raids, the Electrical Apparatus Company (EAC) which made munitions during the war, escaped sheep on the golf course, planes… More about ‘Wartime – Mary Myers’»
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Sopwell House and New Barnes Mill – Mary Myers
Mary was born in 1929 and lived in New House Park. She recalls the Barnett family who lived in Sopwell House, previously called Sopwell Manor, and how Lady Aileen Barnett was frequently caught speeding. She remembers picking mushrooms, the ice… More about ‘Sopwell House and New Barnes Mill – Mary Myers’»
Home shopping after the war – Lil Day
In this extract, Lil Day recalls the shops and the tradesmen who used to come to peoples’ homes to sell their wares: the milkman, greengrocer and butcher. Even shoes and wool were delivered. It was a matter of making ends… More about ‘Home shopping after the war – Lil Day’»
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’»
3rd St Albans Girls Life Brigade
Many residents remember that there was a Girls Brigade group which originally met in the Cottonmill Baptist (now the Christadelphian) Church in Abbots Avenue. This photo of the 3rd St Albans group on a carnival float was taken in about… More about ‘3rd St Albans Girls Life Brigade’»
Boating on the Ver – Lil Day
When Lil Day first came to St Albans with her husband after the war, she lived with her mother-in-law in Park Street. The river Ver was at the bottom of the garden. Lil describes a family boat trip, complete with… More about ‘Boating on the Ver – Lil Day’»
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’»
Cottonmill Lane – Bet Cutler
Bet Cutler was born in Cottonmill Crescent in 1923. She has many memories as a child of the Cottonmill Lane area including what it was like at the swimming baths, the two houses which were pulled down to build Old… More about ‘Cottonmill Lane – 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’»
Memories of St Peter’s school – John Buckingham
John, born 1943, recalls his first school, St Peter’s, which was originally in Old London Road. He recalls his classroom and some of his teachers. He remembers being envious of the girls from Priory Park school who were picked up… More about ‘Memories of St Peter’s school – John Buckingham’»
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