Nostalgia

Peter Taylor joked about getting the Cassiobury House stairs back.

Watford mayor makes tongue-in-cheek Elgin Marbles joke

Two women sitting at the bus stop in front of the Granada shop

Looking back at The Parade in 1960's Watford

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The EastEnders star is surrounded by autograph hunters

When a soap legend was swamped in a school playground

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Sotheron Road after the 'great storm' of July 22, 1907. Image: Watford Museum

How a 'curiously named' Watford road got its name

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Beechen Grove on November 10, 1973

There's nothing new about ring road traffic jams

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New houses on the Cassiobury Estate by Gregg Couper & Co., Watford Guide 1929

How we moved house in the past

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The interior of Pryzm when it opened in 2016 and, inset, Tommy Cooper performing at the first function to be held at Top Rank in 1965

Memories of Herts' biggest nightclub as closure confirmed

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The shop in Banbury Street at the corner of Vicarage Road

The corner shop located opposite a hospital

The postcard of Vicarage Road with the cemetery on the left. Image: Watford Museum

A tranquil view of one of town's busiest roads

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A nostalgia article from the Watford Observer. Image: M Hedges)

The importance of keeping memories alive

Santa giving a cheery wave as he makes his way up High Street

When Santa came to Cawdells

The Lower High Street shops pictured prior to 1973

The parade of shops above a railway line

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The actress who played Angie Watts visited Paradise Lost in June 1986

Super snaps of a soap legend visiting a Watford nightclub

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The demolition of the Shrodells Stand in 1986

The beginning of the redevelopment of Vicarage Road

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A man looks towards the former school

When bulldozers reduced a Watford school to rubble

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St Albans Road at the junction with Langley Road to the left c1910

Looking back at a major road in quieter times

Cawdells was the Art Deco building on the right, 1930s

The letters that readers sent to my father

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A horse-drawn fire engine responds to an emergency

When town was served by High Street fire station

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Oil drums can be seen next to the lamppost on the right

When Watford became a 'maze' of one-way streets

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The Watford players celebrate in the dressing room after holding the league champions to a goalless draw

When more than 33,000 watched Watford hold the league champions

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The construction site with the Odhams clock tower in the background

When a new superstore was being built in Watford

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Clarendon Road looking towards Beechen Grove. Image: Watford Museum

Rare picture of road before well-known landmark was built

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Minnie Mouse says hello to the crowd at Vicarage Road

When fireworks lit up the night sky over Vicarage Road

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The demolition of Mount Pleasant, Rickmansworth in 1963. Image: Three Rivers Museum

On the trail of an artists' rest home

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Thousands will again flock to Cassiobury Park for the annual fireworks display tonight

Looking back at fireworks fun in Cassiobury Park

A child comforts his motionless friend following the 'accident'

Incredible snaps of a fake train crash near Watford

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The Post Office sorting office in Clarendon Road in 1962. Image: Watford Museum

When you could post a letter for 3 old pence

Superman picks up Lex Luthor's car

Extraordinary snaps of Superman filming on motorway near Watford

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One of the images from Golden Shots and Visions of Blue

'Golden age in sports photography' showcased in new Watford book

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Margaret Thatcher officially opens the M25

Historic snaps of when Margaret Thatcher opened the M25

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The Beechen Grove car park in 1961. Image: Bob Nunn Collection/Watford Museum

Looking back at a familiar but confusing scene

Possibly the cutest part of the carnival parade

Nostalgic snaps when carnival brought Watford streets to a standstill

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Workers at Watford Tunnel Face, June 6, 1837. Image: L & NW Railways, January 1905

Strange goings on in Watford

The Grand Union Canal is said to be haunted by the ghost of Jack O'Cassiobury. Picture: Watford Museum

Where are Watford's 'most haunted' places?

The Caribbean night was held at Calendars in March 1986

Super snaps of Caribbean-themed night at popular bar

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Manfield shoe shop at 101 High Street in the 1980s

The shoe shop on the site of a newspaper office

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An extraordinary scene as the aircraft flies low over a factory

Spectacular snaps of Concorde flying over the Watford area in 1980s

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Bobby Chalton runs back during Watford's FA Cup fourth round tie at Old Trafford in January 1969

When Watford faced the late, great Bobby Charlton

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This premises was awaiting new owners in August 2012

Recalling how another local high street looked a decade ago

Sid Sideboard and the Chairs performed at The Horns dozens of times

Your memories of The Horns pub after closure confirmed

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The Rookery in the early 1900s. Image: Watford Museum

A glimpse at how life was in the Rookery

Winter scene: Chorleywood Common. Image: Rickmansworth Historical Society/Geoff Saul collection

How extreme weather has affected us in the past

A CGI of how the interior of the new museum could look

Museum going 'on tour' as it prepares for new chapter

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Three High Street scenes you may remember

A look back at how our high street looked a decade ago

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The smashed windows of the Leathersellers' Arms in November 1962

The pub that stood near to where a fire station is today

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Rising up with Vicarage Road and Watford General Hospital in the background

A dozen super snaps of Watford from above 33 years ago

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Cars were crushed by falling trees

Shocking snaps of Great Storm devastation 36 years ago this week

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Durban Road West looking across Whippendell Road into Durban Road East. Image: Watford Museum

A rare glimpse of how a well-known crossroads once looked

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Radlett and District Museum is hosting the exhibition 200 years on.

'Grisly' local murder investigated in new exhibition

John Ausden with his collection of local items

Putting Oxhey on the arts and crafts map

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Garners on the corner of Clarendon Road in the 1960s

The bakery with the 7x sign on a town centre corner

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The Harlequin Centre looks down as Hammonds is demolished

When two landmark Watford buildings were demolished

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How the home of the Hornets looked from the top of a floodlight pylon in 1990

Fantastic snaps when the floodlights were painted at Vicarage Road

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'We Grew Up in Watford' is a Facebook-based group

Watford nostalgia group reaches major milestone

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