Nostalgia

Three more of the images taken by our photographers in 1994

When a distinctive building started taking shape and more 90's memories
We have again dipped into the Watford Observer’s online archive and today start a look back at some more pictures captured by our photographers in 1994.

HIgh Street looking North with Queens Road, side road on right. G W Loosley postcard. Pictures: Watford Museum

How a well-known part of Watford underwent huge change

Elton John promoting his calendar in 1977

When Elton John was the star of a special Watford calendar

Paul Welsh looks back on meeting Tom Cruise at Elstree Studios. Photos: PA/Newsquest

Showbiz Nostalgia I recommended a restaurant to Tom Cruise and he didn't even ask me to join him

'King Arthur' Birmingham Express passing Bushey Station, The Locomotive Publishing Co, c1925

The plot to blow up a train near Watford

Some of the scenes from Sir Elton John's three previous concerts at Vicarage Road

Pictures Almost time for Elton to rock the Vic again

'Going to Wembley'. Picture: Stephen Danzig

Pictures Nine pictures as Hornets fans queued to catch the train to Wembley

The front of The Menpes Printing Co Ltd in 1908. Pictures: Watford Museum

The factory that became the home of a famous employer

Gino Pozzo welcomes Sir Elton John to a game. Pictures: Action Images

What the Pozzos said after taking over Watford ten years ago to this day

Three of the pictures captured by our photographers in 1994

Ten pictures when popular shop was demolished and more 1990's Watford memories

The Halfway House at Cassio Bridge. Pictures: Watford Museum

The pub once located next to a bridge by the canal

Paul Welsh pays tribute to Bond art director and British cinema stalwart Alan Tomkins. Photos: Alex Williams, J Smith, Newsquest

Showbiz Nostalgia Remembering one of British cinema's unsung Bond heroes at Pinewood

A M Coster shop, 70 High Street, in the 1950s. Coster’s is the awning far left

The ladies wear shop with a reputation for quality

H Kingham & Son at 83-85 High Street prior to closure c1960. Picture: Watford Museum

When the shops used to close early on a Wednesday

The Watford squad warming up in the 1973/74 season

Looking back to a 'naff time' to follow Watford

Three of the pictures captured by our photographers from 1993

Ten pictures when Watford built a new stand and more 1990's memories

Paul Welsh looks back on his trip to Hollywood

Showbiz Nostalgia My trip to Hollywood in a luxury scandal tour hearse

Caffall's delivery vehicle in St Albans Road. Picture: Watford Museum

Baker whose former shop was demolished to widen a road

Waiting for the coach to take us home. Do any readers recognise themselves?

The excitement of a real-life Enid Blyton Famous Five adventure

Three of the pictures that were helping make our headlines ten and five years ago this week

Looking back When supermarket giant unveiled store plans and Doctor Who star spotted filming

An old painted sign showing in this 2005 image of Bushey Arches. Picture: Watford Museum

Letter Do you remember this sign at the Arches?

A snow-covered Mini in Watford High Street. Pictures: Bob Nunn Collection/Watford Museum

Snowy scenes from the past to provide an antidote to the hot weather

Paul Wilkinson scored the goal that saw the Hornets beat the drop. Pictures: Action Images

When the Hornets pulled off the great escape at the Manor Ground

Three of the images captured by our photographers in 1993

When sports stars visited and more memories of Watford in 1993

Lower High Street in June 1889. Picture: Watford Museum

How a major Watford road looked more than a century ago

Stephen Beeson in his American car, about 1904, with his daughter Dora

A tradesman whose name is fondly remembered

Queen Elizabeth's 1947 wedding cake could be yours as it goes on sale (SWNS)

Slice of Queen's wedding cake from 1947 is going up for sale

Three of the pictures that were helping to make our headlines five and ten years ago this week

Looking back When two sisters got to celebrate Jubilee in style thanks to regal names

How Vicarage Road looked before the construction of the ground. Picture: Watford Museum

When a 'waste wilderness' was turned into Watford's football ground

Queen Elizabeth's 1947 wedding cake could be yours as it goes on sale (SWNS)

A slice of the Queen's wedding cake from 1947 is going up for sale at auction

Watford in action against Newport in the 1953/54 season

When Watford resided in a perpetual Groundhog Day

Three of the pictures captured by our photographers in 1992

Ten pictures featuring a glimpse of Watford Market in the 1990s

The Old Berkeley Hunt. Picture: Watford Museum Benskins Collection

The pub that would now be in the middle of a roundabout

Francis Goode at his Watford home. Picture: Anthony Matthews

Watford war hero's compelling and moving story

Paul Welsh could have bought a script for 2001: A Space Odyssey and garnered some Star Wars props. Photos: Newsquest/Pixabay

Showbiz Nostalgia Those classic film props would have made me a rich man if only I had known

Benskins' Jubilee decorations, May 1935 by Greville Studios/Louis C. Goddard

Recalling the celebrations for another royal Jubilee in Watford

Three of the pictures submitted by readers of the Coronation celebrations in 1953

Updated Memories of Queen's Coronation celebrations in Watford

August 30 will be a very special day in the history of Watford FC

Hornets to launch book and ale to celebrate Vicarage Road centenary

Caractacus with his owner, trainer and jockey. Picture: Watford Museum

When a horse owned in Watford won the Derby

The Green Man in the late 1880s. Pictures: Watford Museum

The Watford pub that became a toy shop

Prince Charles will be appearing in EastEnders. Photos: Pixabay/Newsquest

Showbiz Nostalgia If Prince Charles knew about my younger days, he'd never have given me that MBE

Sewer laying in Rickmansworth High Street, at the junction with Station Road, in 1902. Pictures: Thee Rivers Museum

Why a surveyor became one of town's most influential people

Three of the images that were helping make our headlines five and ten years ago this week

Looking back When Watford stood in solidarity and aftermath of a building collapse

A Jones Cable Group engineer at work in the 1990s. Picture: Watford Museum

When Watford's pavements were dug up for cable installation

Three of the pictures captured by our photographers 30 years ago

When Paradise Lost became Kudos and other memories of life in 1990's Watford

Mr MacKenzie submitted these two pictures of the Odhams site with his letter

Letter Two historical pictures giving insight into Odhams

Hempstead Road on May 17, 1962. Picture: Watford Museum

Memories of a major Watford road shortly before the ring road opened

This picture was taken in Watford on May 17, 1962. Do you recognise where it is? Picture: Watford Museum

Where in Watford is shown in this picture?

I slightly regret my parting words to Giovanni from Strictly

The Old Fox at Bricket Wood, early 1900s

Why walkers came to Watford in the past

Watford Springs

Watford Springs joined by pubs and clubs as most missed Watford attractions

Three of the pictures that were helping to make the headlines in the Watford Observer five and ten years ago this week

Looking back Labrador rescued by firefighters after impaling paw on railings

The royal wedding celebrations in Market Place between 2.30pm and 3pm on March 10, 1863. Picture: Watford Museum

When Watford celebrated a royal wedding 160 years ago

Three of the pictures featured as we look back to 1988

Ten pictures giving a glimpse of life in and around Watford in 1988