Andrew Meadows - Memories of Croxley Green - Croxley Green History Project

Out and about in Croxley Green - Andrew Meadows

Andrew Meadows (1933-2008) moved to Croxley Green in 1966 first living in Owens Way and then moving to Durrants Drive. He worked for Watford Water Company, later Colne Valley Water Company and after he retired he worked in the Design and Technology department at St Joan of Arc school until he passed away in 2008.

Andrew was a lover of all things vintage and was an avid vintage car enthusiast - he owned several cars the most favoured was the 1929 Austin Seven. He was a documenter of anything old, he took photos constantly, rarely with any people or his family as subjects but anything with wheels and any old buildings, especially if they were being demolished. He was a member of the local Vintage Car society, allotment, community centre and pub darts team to name but a few. It's true to say he was a lover of other people's company.

He is dearly missed
(with thanks to Rachel Meadows)

Scotsbridge Mill - c1988-1989

Scotsbridge Mill, a corn and fulling mill documented in 1692 and converted to paper in 1757, continuing until 1885. In 1914 the mill was producing photographic and dye-line paper until a postcard business took it over in the 1920s. In 1927 MGM moved in and were using the mill to make cellulose acetate for films and the building itself featured as a location in several of their films. Scotsbridge Mill became the MGM headquarters in Britain in 1940 and continued until 1973. Cygnet Press then used this site for the next ten years until they left and the mill became derelict. The mill was renovated in 1989 and opened as the Scotsbridge Mill Beefeater restaurant on 5 October 1989.