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’»
Posts Tagged: Abbots Avenue
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’»
St Julian’s Estate – Margaret Brown
Margaret recalls that after building the Cottonmill Estate, St Julian’s was built. She said that there was no access to the estate other than by foot because of the cattle bridge in what is now Abbots Avenue. Over the cattle… More about ‘St Julian’s Estate – Margaret Brown’»
Cottonmill Club
A social club, called the Cottonmill Club, was launched in 1970s to provide community facilities for the residents of the new Cottonmill and St Julian’s estates. Membership was by subscription and in its heyday it attracted over 2,000 members. It… More about ‘Cottonmill Club’»
Church Lads Brigade – Mike Titchiner
One of Mike’s friends persuaded him to join the choir which was part of the Church Lads Brigade – even though he couldn’t sing! It was there that got to know the Reverend Hart-Synnot very well. Choir practice was in… More about ‘Church Lads Brigade – Mike Titchiner’»
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’»
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’»
Cottonmill Club and the King Offa – Rob Edwards
Rob Edwards was a member of the Cottonmill Club which used to be near where the Marlborough Pavilion is today. It was a large building with a dance hall and a bar and it was open seven days a week.… More about ‘Cottonmill Club and the King Offa – Rob Edwards’»
Watling View fire station – Michael Clark
Michael Clark used to deliver milk in Sopwell and recalls that there was a fire station built in Watling View at the same time as the houses were built. Twelve houses were allocated to fireman. The fire station building proved… More about ‘Watling View fire station – Michael Clark’»
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