Memories of Watford Junction station before redevelopment

The Watford Junction buildings familiar to so many of us were built in the mid-1980s but before then it was a smaller group of structures dating from Victorian times.

Looking down and across to Watford Junction in June 1981 (Image: Watford Observer)

These images were captured by a Watford Observer photographer in June 1981 from elevated vantage points opposite and to the side of the station.

The station viewed from a different angle 45 years ago (Image: Watford Observer)

Back then, it was possible for motorists to park on the Junction forecourt to pick up or drop off passengers.

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A car pulls away and turns left into Station Road (Image: Watford Observer)

Watford Junction opened in May 1858 when it replaced Watford’s first railway station which was located on the north side of St Albans Road, a short distance further up the line.

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