Jenny and Jose and their family moved into the area fairly recently and describe why they like living in Holyrood Crescent. They like the lovely open spaces and the friendly community. Holyrood Crescent held a street party for the Queen’s… More about ‘Living in Holyrood Crescent – Jenny Huggard and Jose Sena’»
Val Goodyear-Burrow was born in 1938. She lived at 79 Tavistock Avenue during the war years and can recall specific memories of wartime: shelters, blackouts, gas masks and air-raid sirens. She also remembers watching the gliders coming from the Handley… More about ‘Wartime memories of living in Tavistock Avenue’»
St Julian’s Tavistock Sunday school started in the home of Miss Welton at 62 Tavistock Avenue. It then moved to the butcher’s shop in Vesta Avenue before it was given a more permanent home in the alleyway at the bottom… More about ‘St Julian’s Tavistock Sunday School’»
Frederick Anthony Prior, known as Tony, moved into the Sopwell area in 1958. He lived in Abbots Avenue West, opposite the shops. He saw the flats above the shops being built and also the King Offa pub. He talks about… More about ‘Living in Abbots Avenue West – Tony Prior’»
Russ Bowman, born 1944, started at St Peter’s school and when Mandeville was built in 1951, he moved there. He recalls his teachers from both schools and talks about the differences in the learning conditions. Interview date: 27 August 2013.… More about ‘Postwar school days – Russ Bowman’»
Jasim Uddin, born 1970 in Sylhet Bangladesh, tells the story of his father who came to St Albans in the 1960s and the jobs he had. Later he owned the first Indian restaurant in Hertfordshire, the Koh-I-Noor in George Street.… More about ‘Stories of an immigrant family from Bangladesh – Jasim Uddin’»
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