Betty Cox lived in Prospect Road and Winnie Jeffs lived in Fleetville. Together they talk about some of the shops and delivery men in the area around Prospect Road, Cottonmill Lane and Holywell Hill. Interview date: 26 September 2013. Interviewer:… More about ‘Shopping – Betty Cox and Winnie Jeffs’»
John talks of playing and fishing in the river near New Barnes Mill and describes the area as it was in the 1940s and 1950s. He also recalls fishing out an ammunition belt while fishing for crayfish in the river… More about ‘Playing in the river – John Buckingham’»
John Buckingham’s cousin Roy, was a pilot with the RAF during the war. He was a brave man and had an interesting flying career which included helping spies and dropping supplies for the Resistance workers in France and Norway. He… More about ‘Roy Buckingham, RAF pilot – John Buckingham’»
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’»
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’»
The St Albans gas works were set up in 1826, more than 30 years before the coming of the railway. Until the coming of the railway, coal had to be transported into the city on barges along the canal from… More about ‘History of the Gasworks’»
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