Posts Tagged: St Peters Street

Born and bred in St Albans – Jennifer Taylor

Posted by & filed under 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, Gasworks, Jennifer Taylor, Life and leisure, Oral history, Places and spaces, Pubs and clubs, Retail, Schools.

Jennifer was born in the centre of St Albans,  St Peter’s Street, in 1946. Her parents had a ladies fashion shop on the Peahen corner and she went to school in Holywell Hill. She now lives in De Tany Court… More about ‘Born and bred in St Albans – Jennifer Taylor’»

North Western Hotel – Grant Peerless

Posted by & filed under 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, Grant Peerless, Hotel work, Life and leisure, Oral history, Pubs and clubs, Work.

Grant Peerless spent the first eleven years of his life living in the North Western Hotel in Holywell Hill. His grandfather took over the licence of the pub in 1924 and the family worked there until 1959. Grant shares his memories of what… More about ‘North Western Hotel – Grant Peerless’»