• Skip to content
 
  • Log in
  • Contact us
Our Watford History
Telling the stories of a diverse town
  • Home
  • Our History
  • Our Stories
  • Spoken Memories
  • Get involved
You are here: Home>Spoken Memories

Spoken Memories

Watford Live! Spoken History Project

This project was a collaboration with the Watford Live! community arts festival and was made possible by the Heritage Lottery fund. Trained volunteers interviewed local residents  and recorded their memories of life in Watford during the 1940s and 1950s.

How often have you sat with an elderly neighbour or an aunt who talks about the 'good old days' – what life was like in Watford when Cassiobury Park still had its gates, you could drive a car all the way down the High Street and everyone looked out for their neighbours? These memories are too good to lose and that's why we made these recordings.

  • Introductions

    Introductions

    Meet the interviewees of the Watford Live! oral history project
  • Before the Watford Estates

    Before the Watford Estates

    Watford Live! Oral History Project. Interviewees memories of before the Watford Estates.
  • Cassiobury Park

    Cassiobury Park

    Watford Live! Oral History Project. Memories of Cassiobury Park.
  • Cinemas in Watford

    Cinemas in Watford

    Watford Live! Oral History Project. Interviewees speak about their memories of cinemas in Watford.
  • Dancing in Watford

    Dancing in Watford

    Watford Live! Oral History Project. Memories of dancing in Watford.
  • Health and Local Hospitals

    Health and Local Hospitals

    Watford Live! Oral History Project. Interviewees speak about their memories of healthcare and local hospitals.
  • Home Deliveries and Markets

    Home Deliveries and Markets

    Watford Live! Oral History Project. Memories of home deliveries and Watford Market
  • Memories of School

    Memories of School

    Watford Live! Oral History Project. Interviewees speak about their memories of school.
  • Playing as a Child in Watford

    Playing as a Child in Watford

    Watford Live! Oral History Project. Memories of growing up in Watford.
  • Social Clubs in Watford

    Social Clubs in Watford

    Watford Live! Oral History Project. Memories of Social Clubs in Watford.
  • Sweets and Ice Cream!

    Sweets and Ice Cream!

    Watford Live! Oral History Project. Memories of all things sweet from our interviewees.
  • TV and Music

    TV and Music

    Watford Live! Oral History Project. Interviewees speak about music and TV in Watford.
  • Watford Shops

    Watford Shops

    Watford Live! Oral History Project. Memories of Watford Shops.
  • WW2 in Watford

    WW2 in Watford

    Watford Live! Oral History Project. Interviewees' memories of WW2 in Watford.
  • After WW2 in Watford

    After WW2 in Watford

    Watford Live! Oral History Project. Memories of life after WW2
Featured pages
  • Using this Website

    Using this Website

    A quick guide to how this site is organised
  • Watford Through the Ages

    Watford Through the Ages

    A brief outline of the history of the town
  • A History of Watford's Diversity

    A History of Watford's Diversity

    From the 18th century to recent times
Heritage Lottery Funded (opens in new window) Watford Borough Council (opens in new window) Watford Museum (opens in new window)
  • Terms of use
  • Privacy and cookies
  • Accessibility
  • Website by Communitysites