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Abbots Langley, the Ovaltine Dairies c1960
Abbots Langley, the Ovaltine Dairies c1960 Ref: A150030
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 Abbots Langley, the Village c1955 (ref: A150012) |
Year: 1972
Service Quarters Sabine House
We had a lovely middle floor flat here, while my husband was at HMS Warrior, RAF Northwood. Our son was born at the then new maternity hospital, Shrodells at Watford. We had a balcony, and one evening when all our husbands were working, it was three floors, 'The Birds' horror film was on, so when they started attacking the windows, I went on the balcony and chucked some dirt out of my flower pot up at my friend's window who was watching it with the girl from downstairs, hehehe, you should have heard the screams. I also remember my own fridge going BANG in the kitchen, the kitchen had its own little gas fridge. I loved that flat, and used to walk up the village before and after the birth of our boy, got home one day with my shopping and suddenly thought hold on a minute, something's not right, argh, I had left the baby up the village in his pram, so shot back up there, you couldn't do that these days. Also remember the magic roundabout at Hemel Hempstead, nightmare. Last edited: 26/02/2008 09:21 by Loraine Roles |
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Year: 1970
Pridgeons Ltd, Our Family Shop In Breakspeare Road
Pridgeons Ltd, in Garden Road, Abbots Langley was our family business from the 1940s until it was sold in 1972. My grandfather Cyril Pridgeon and my grandmother Dorothy Pridgeon started the business. Then my father and mother Peter and Dorothy Pridgeon took over. It was a grocers. I used to help my parents during the school holidays and really enjoyed the experience. Once the bigger supermarkets came in there was no call for the small grocers. But I will always have so many fond memories of Pridgeons Ltd. Last edited: 29/05/2007 09:50 by Denise Pridgeon |
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(ref: AF31070C) |
Year: 1930s
Miss Ovaltine A memory of Kings Langley, Hertfordshire My Mother Joan Simmonds was chosen to be Miss Ovaltine. She was dressed in a costume which is very similar to the famous one which adorns the front of the Ovaltine, and was used on the front of the tins for a while. She was put into a horse drawn cart in this costume, but I am not sure what the occasion was. Her two sisters, Freda and Frances also worked at the Ovaltine. Does anyone have any memories of this please. Posted: 16/02/2008 16:33 by Gillian Holland |
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(ref: AFA118595TR) |
Year: 1982
Watford Fields Infants School A memory of Watford, Hertfordshire I remember walking in deep snow in Watford in January 1982. I had to carry my son David Norfolk on my back through the snow to reach Field Infants School. When we got there I discovered that the school had tried to close for the day by phoning parents to warn them. The message failed to reach our family as we had very recently moved into Oxhey Village from Northwood so our David (coming up for his fifth birthday) spent the day in the school's nursery accompanied by a handful of other children and supervised by most of the teachers and the dinner ladies who had nothing else to do except play and try to keep warm! When I collected him - again by piggy back - in the afternoon he said "Daddy Daddy its been such fun, can I come to school again tomorrow?". He thought school meant playing in a nursery all day surrounded by adults wanting to play with him! Posted: 15/01/2008 10:52 by John Howard Norfolk |
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Linking A Family Member To A Place A memory of Watford, Hertfordshire My great grandfather was in the met police force in his day. His name Walter Lewis Cox.He lived in a big house 43 capel road. I would like to know if the address still stands and what is the dwelling. Walter lived in that house for over 50yrs his serviving daughter at the time of his death in 1966 sold the property some yrs later her name was Edith Cox she sometimes got Marjorie did anyone know this lady and are there any photograghs of Capel road old or new. I would be most greatful Last edited: 04/01/2008 14:49 by Karen Surtees |
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