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Blacksmith photo sparks readers' memories
2:08pm Tuesday 16th June 2009
This picture of two men working at a blacksmith’s forge in Watford sparked a host of letters and telephone calls to Nostalgia.
Have your say »More documents of interest
12:47pm Tuesday 16th June 2009
Firstly, a correction. On January 16 Nostalgia should have stated that the council officer in charge of roadworks along Watford High Street in 1924, a Mr DM Rowland, moved from Oxhey to The Avenue, Watford, and not the road of the same name in Bushey.
Croxley Green Scouts
12:06pm Tuesday 16th June 2009
Following previous correspondence on the topic of the Croxley Green Scout Group, pictured below in 1909, Melanie Winward has revealed that Herbert King, a member in 1929, joined up to serve in World War One and was wounded.
Searching for old Watford friends
12:04pm Tuesday 16th June 2009
Former Watford resident Brian Smith is looking to rekindle friendships with anyone from the area who remembers him.
Shops that closed to build Harlequin centre
11:59am Tuesday 16th June 2009
A question about which shops were forced to close to make way for the Harlequin shopping centre prompted Roger Pillinger to write to Nostalgia.
Forge in Red Lion Yard
11:52am Tuesday 16th June 2009
Following a number of correspondents, a photograph of two men working at a forge in Watford was also identified by reader Dorothy Woodward.
More telephone exchange memories
11:36am Tuesday 16th June 2009
Recent contributions about working at Watford Telephone Exchange brought back memories for Pam Katona, née Tyler.
VE Day photographs
11:40am Tuesday 16th June 2009
Reader Linda Haynes spotted members of her family in the photograph on the right, which shows residents enjoying a party to celebrate VE Day. This was published by Nostalgia on Friday, November 7, 2008.
A poem for nostalgia
11:22am Tuesday 16th June 2009
A former resident of Watford, who was born in the town, put pen to paper and sent some of his memories to Nostalgia, in the form of a poem.
Watford's breweries
11:17am Tuesday 16th June 2009
The brewery industry in Watford was the subject of an email from Mrs BM Hawes, from Croxley Green.
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