The magnificent horse chestnut tree, a well known landmark in St Stephens churchyard, is no more. It was dying having succumbed to various tree diseases over several years, the main one being the horse chestnut leaf miner which causes the… More about ‘Horse Chestnut tree at St Stephens’»
Posts Tagged: Watling Street
Woad Mead
Most people turning into Griffiths Way would never guess the origins of the land on the corner stretching from the Abbey View office development through to Sainsbury’s supermarket. Some may remember the gasworks which occupied the site before the retail… More about ‘Woad Mead’»
Memories of Glebe House
Glebe House, 5 Watling Street was the home of Peter Gardner (1925-98) and his wife Barbara who lived there with their two sons, Andrew and Timothy from 1956 until 1999. His granddaughter, Louisa Pauley, nee Gardner has fond memories of… More about ‘Memories of Glebe House’»
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’»
St Stephen’s 1841 – 1911
The following description of the people who lived in the area around St Stephen’s Church is derived from the census returns from 1851 to 1911. Watling Street is not mentioned. People who lived in that area were just living in… More about ‘St Stephen’s 1841 – 1911′»
St Julian’s
There used to be a farm in Watling Street called St Julian’s Farm The farm buildings were opposite the entrance to Vesta Avenue and can be seen in this photo which was taken in 1939. This land in Watling street originally… More about ‘St Julian’s’»
St Julian’s farm – Val Goodyear-Burrow
Val shares her memories of St Julian’s farm, now the Tithe Barn estate, in Watling Street. Interview Date: 29 January 2014. Interviewer: Sandy Norman… More about ‘St Julian’s farm – Val Goodyear-Burrow’»
Wartime memories of living in Tavistock Avenue
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’»
Park Street filling station – Sue Bentley
Maggie Souter ran a filling station with old-fashioned pumps which is where the Service station is now on Watling Street on the other side of the Park Street roundabout. Sue Bentley recalls being taken there with her father. She describes… More about ‘Park Street filling station – Sue Bentley’»
Childhood in Tavistock Avenue – Sue Bentley
Sue Bentley, born Sue Newton in 1938, lived in Tavistock Avenue for thirty years and shares her childhood memories of playing in and around that area. She remembers playing on the little grass islands in the avenue, the fields by… More about ‘Childhood in Tavistock Avenue – Sue Bentley’»
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