Does anyone know the author Mary Bromet, who had a book published and died in the 1930's?

COLLEEN DEVENISH, of Ladybrook, Main Road, Woodham Ferreis, Essex, asks:

I have photographs and the Mary Bromet book Response, written in the 1930's and published by Methuen. Did anyone know her? She died in the 1930's.

CAN anyone recall any noteworthy events at Chipperfield Manor House?

DOES anyone recall The Old Dell on the Harebreaks?

WHEN did Rousebarn Lane become so called. People in that area used to refer to it, and may still do, as Rosebarn Lane, spelt Rowsbarn.

DO you recall the doomed R101 airship, which went over Bushey in 1931-32? It crashed in France.

A READER is researching the life of the artist Featherstone Robson. He was born in Hexham, Northumberland, in 1880, and he died in Canada in 1936. He usually signed his work F Robson.

The reader would like to contact anyone who may have prints or original works by this artist.

DOES anyone remember any matches, conditions, incidents or stories from those days before Watford moved to Vicarage Road?

HAS anyone any recollection of Avenue View School, Finch Lane, Bushey, which flourished in the 1920s? A Miss Ada is thought to have been a teacher there.

A READER is seeking any pictures or information on the cottages which were part of the Earl of Essex's estate before Cassiobury House was demolished.

Timber Yard Cottages, Cedar Cottage and what was known as Crumplers Farm, but was probably called Home Farm, and Orangery Cottage.

Also, is there an old lily pond and fountain still surviving from Cassiobury House?DOES anyone know if a darts board with a wire triangle above the double one is used anywhere else other than in Portland, Dorset, where I last saw it?

INFORMATION about an auction of a Travelling Fair on Sarratt Green sometime between 1900 and 1925 is being sought. The auction was conducted in the Red Lion public house, situated near Red Lion Lane.

A READER is investigating a face in the wall of Croxley House, adjacent to the garden centre, and would be interested to know if anyone can help in finding out its origins. Has anyone any details of this and what happened to it?

A READER is looking for a photograph of a property known as Lindiswara on the Watford Road, Croxley Green. Originally, it was the home of Charles Barton-Smith, one-time manager of Dickinson Mill. It was demolished, and a block of flats now stands on this site.

Does anyone know what happened to the perfectly round hole that appeared in a paving stone at the junction of Ashby Road and Gammons Lane after an air raid? A reader remembers a barrier was erected and the paving stone replaced but never saw anything dug up.

DOES anyone have any recollections or anecdotes on Garston House and Garston Manor?

A LOCAL society is collating memorabilia and information of past events in Croxley Green.

The aim is to make a scrapbook, to include audio/visual information and photographs to keep, possibly, at the library for residents of Croxley Green.

DETAILS on the Watford Silver Prize Band are sought, with particular reference to the early 1920's and 1930's.

AT Hartsbourne Manor, Bushey, where the golf club is now, it was reputed there was a tunnel from the house up to Hartsbourne Road or Drive. Does anyone have any information?

IS there still a lake and island on the site of the garden of The Tarn in Hartsbourne Avenue, Bushey Heath?

WHAT is the history behind Sparrows Herne House, Bushey?

HAS anyone a photograph of The Warren, Bushey, or describe it?

DOES anyone possess photographs of the locality taken during the past century which, to the best of their knowledge, have not been previously published?

TRACING PEOPLE

Footballer Bobby Howfield and friends being sought

BILL EVANS, from Wharfedale, Hemel Hempstead, contactable on 01442 250069, asks:

DOES anybody know what happened to Bobby Howfield, the former Watford, Aldershot and Fulham footballer?

I often wonder what happened to former Bushey lads, like Bobby Cox, schoolmates Dudley and Mickey Lawson, Mickey Hood, John Jackson, Les and Phil Osborne, Trevor Strickland, Gaffer Green and John Cooper from Bushey Meads days.

RONNIE MACINTYRE, from Glasgow, on 0141 942 2466, writes:

I AM trying to trace my flight engineer from during the war when we were a crew, who is said to be living in Watford. His name is Johnnie Walker. He was a flight sergeant and served with number 218 Gold Host Squadron, based at Chedburgh. We served on the squadron from December 1944 until the end of the war. Our pilot was Flt Lt Bunny Hall.

MRS LINDA MILLER, 28 Hillcrest, Middle Herrington, Sunderland, SR3 3NL, on 0191 528 3315, writes:

THE lady I am looking for is Elizabeth Elliot, who possibly became a Mrs Mackenzie. She is a cousin of mine. My mother, who is poorly, would like to hear from her. We last met in Watford in 1975. Her father's name was Jim and they did, at one time, live in Sunderland.