Janet Sands has written in after seeing Timber Cottages mentioned in Nostalgia. She writes: “I too would be interested in knowing anything about Timber Cottages mentioned in last Friday’s Watford Observer.
“My family lived at Temple Lodge on the Cassiobury estate (now at the traffic light junction of Hempstead Road and Langley Road, where the ‘Rice’ bungalow used to be).
“I was told by my father that this house was a white timber framed house with a veranda around it supported by thick tree branches. Maybe it was one of a group of buildings made of timber.
“My ancestor was the head cowman for the estate, in the early 1900s. I have looked in every book I can find about the Cassiobury estate with no result.
“There are no photos, drawings or any write ups regarding Temple Lodge. I found its position on an old OS map at the Watford Library.”
Do you remember the Rice bungalow or the Timber Cottages? Please write and tell us.
Ann Phillpot, née Low, has written in after seeing her brother in a football team photo of Leavesden Green School.
She said: “My brother Roy Low is the third from the left, top row holding the shield (see picture, above).
“He went on to play professional football for Tottenham Hotspur and England schoolboys, unfortunately finishing his career early at Watford due to injury.
“His, and my, brother John Low played amateur for Harrow Weald and I played for a short while for Watford Ladies under Mick Walker and enjoyed a tour of Sweden with them.
“My brother-in-law, Mick Packer, also played professionally for Watford then Colchester so we love football.
“I love keeping up to date by reading the local paper and I am 67 years old now.”
ONLINE TOMORROW: Memories of Bushey library.
This Nostalgia column was first published in the Watford Observer on April 26, 2013. The next Nostalgia column can be found in this week’s Watford Observer (dated May 3, 2013) or read online here from 4pm next Thursday.
If you have anything to add – or would like to tell us anything you think our readers may enjoy about Watford’s history – we are always pleased to hear from you. Contact Nostalgia, by clicking here watfordnostalgia@london.newsquest.co.uk
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