Glebe House, 5 Watling Street was the home of Peter Gardner (1925-98) and his wife Barbara who lived there with their two sons, Andrew and Timothy from 1956 until 1999. His granddaughter, Louisa Pauley, nee Gardner has fond memories of… More about ‘Memories of Glebe House’»
Category: 1950s
Hunting in Sopwell
In medieval times Sopwell was part of a wood called Eywood. As well as providing timber and fuel the woods were also used for hunting – at that time mainly deer. The Abbey monks and the nuns from Sopwell Priory… More about ‘Hunting in Sopwell’»
Memories of Mandeville School by Peter Rodford
I was at Mandeville from 1954 to 1960, and have very much enjoyed reading the reminiscences of Kelvin Callow, James Watkins, Catherine Mackenzie Davies and others. My brother Brian was there from 1955 to 1961, and my sister Jacky from… More about ‘Memories of Mandeville School by Peter Rodford’»
Sportsman’s Hall and Priory Park School- Frances Gordon
Frances Gordon (nee Parsons) shares her memories of living in one of the two cottages, known as Sportsman’s Hall. Sportsman’s Hall was situated on the corner of Cottonmill Lane and Prospect Road. Frances born 1934 was evacuated from the East End… More about ‘Sportsman’s Hall and Priory Park School- Frances Gordon’»
Memories of the 19th cub scouts – Kelvin Callow
I remember that when I joined the cubs my mum had to take me to the scout hut in Waverly Road to buy my uniform. Akela was Derek Cooper who had a motorbike and lived in Redbourn. I can remember… More about ‘Memories of the 19th cub scouts – Kelvin Callow’»
Growing up on the Cottonmill Estate – Kelvin Callow
Kelvin Callow, born in 1946, has written up his memories of living on the Cottonmill Estate and kindly agreed to share them on the website. “When I was very young I lived with my parents at my Gran’s house in Cottonmill… More about ‘Growing up on the Cottonmill Estate – Kelvin Callow’»
Memories of Mandeville School – Kelvin Callow
Kelvin Callow has kindly written up his memories of living on the Cottonmill Estate and kindly agreed to share them on the website. He was born in 1946. Here are his memories of Mandeville School. He lived in Nuns Lane.… More about ‘Memories of Mandeville School – Kelvin Callow’»
Sportsmans Hall and the stables in Cottonmill Lane – Margaret Brown
Margaret Brown continues her memories of Cottonmill Lane. She remembers the stables opposite the Nunnery ruins where horses and hounds were kept which would be where Nunnery Stables is now, She also remembers the man who looked after the horses… More about ‘Sportsmans Hall and the stables in Cottonmill Lane – Margaret Brown’»
Boleyn Drive – Margaret Brown
Margaret tells the story of when the Mentmore estate was built in 1938-39. It was built by Janes the builders of Luton. They stopped making up her road, Boleyn Drive, because of the war. It was an unmade road until… More about ‘Boleyn Drive – Margaret Brown’»
Memories of Mercer’s
William Beckett, 1939-2017, worked at Mercer’s Chronometers. At some time in his life, he wrote down his memories of those times. His family have kindly agreed to share them. “At 15 I left school. My uncle, Rick Rickman, worked at… More about ‘Memories of Mercer’s’»
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