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’»
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. This was the original club. Membership was by subscription and in its heyday it… More about ‘Cottonmill Club’»
The Cottonmill estate used to have a football club. There were two teams: Cottonmill United and Cottonmill Reserves. The teams played in the St Albans Sunday league which they joined in 1964-5. The teams used to play in the green… More about ‘Cottonmill Football Club’»
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