Margaret Brown was a child when she lived in Boleyn Drive on the Mentmore estate (built 1938-9) and knew the area well. She talks about how the shape of Cottonmill Lane changed after the war when Berners Drive and Priory Walk… More about ‘Cottonmill area – Margaret Brown’»
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Shops and deliveries – Margaret Brown
Once there were four shops in Cottonmill Lane built when the Mentmore estate was constructed in 1938-9, two either side. Margaret shares her memories of them. She also recalls the delivery vans that called round selling all sorts of goods… More about ‘Shops and deliveries – 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’»
Childhood – Margaret Brown
Margaret Brown was born in 1928 and lived in Boleyn Drive on the Mentmore estate, Cottonmill Lane since she was 11. She shares her childhood recollections of wandering miles over the fields with her friends and scrumping apples. She remembers… More about ‘Childhood – Margaret Brown’»
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