Memories of Croxley Green - 2014
Carole Maddison
Were you born in Croxley Green: No
If not born in Croxley Green what year did you move here: Born in Broxbourne Nursing Home in Watford but lived in Croxley Green
How long have you lived in Croxley Green: 20-30 years
If your parents lived in Croxley Green where did they work: My childhood was in Croxley green my mother did not work after she married but when I was about 12 she worked part time in the Invoicing Deptment at Croxley Mill. My father worked for the Eastern Gas Board
What is your oldest memory of Croxley Green: Croxley Woods behind my house and Dickinsons Tennis Club
Where did you play in Croxley as a child: Barton Way rec. Croxley woods. The dell. The streets
Which school(s) did you attend in Croxley Green.Yorke Road Infants School: Yes
Which school(s) did you attend in Croxley Green.Harvey Road School: Yes
What do you remember about the school(s) you attended: My first day at Yorke road I sat next to a boy called Jack. My best friend was Jill I wish I had not lost touch with her
The toilets were outside and there were open fires in the classrooms. My mum took me to school on the back of her bike and I went home for dinner. Sports days were on Dickinsons field and we all had a lollipop. I was only at Harvey road school for a year before leaving to go to st Joan of arc in Rickmansworth. I remember playing netball. I led the team onto the court tripped over and girls fell on top of me I got a black eye. We did a show possibly at The Revels I was a gypsy in raggle gaggle gypsies oh! I left and went to Joan of arc did not enjoy that school
Do you remember any of the teachers? What was dicipline like: Yorke Road my first teacher was Mrs Graver then Miss de Woolfe can't remember the next possibly Miss Barton or Mrs Smith finally Miss Walker. The head was Miss Bridge I really thought Miss de Woolfe was called Misty Woolfe I had to stay in one lunch time to write they 10 times as I and a few others kept writing thay.
Harvey Road my teacher was Miss Hedges. Remember reading the Tales of Slimtale about a mouse and learning italic writing with an osmoroid pen. Head Master Mr Ford
What games did you play as a child: Played outside whenever possible, loved my bicycle and roller skates. Used to skate down Hazelwood Road !!! Indoor games monopoly and a game called scoop I used ti draw and paint a lot and do craft like plaster of paris moulds.
Do you still have school friends in Croxley Green: Yes childhood friends Jude and Christine like me moved away and back again
What was your first job: I was an office junior at Penman Johnson and Ewins. Solicitors opposite The Palace Theatre. Just loved that job
What did you do in your spare time away from work: Dancing at The Kingham Hall and a Trade a Union Hall. Then Top Rank when it first opened they had a lunchtime disco. Very new this was the time of bands not disco's. Also ice skating at Wembley. My friends dad got us a free pass we used to go most Sunday mornings
What can you remember of the old shops in Croxley Green: The Woodcraft shop by the met station. Used to buy beads and sometimes raffia for my craft. Great shop.
Where did you go for entertainment: Dancing and skating as above
Where did you first live in Croxley Green: Frankland Road
Where did you meet your spouse: New Penny Disco in Queens Road
Do you remember WW2 in Croxley Green: No
Other events you remember: Families picnicking by Croxley Moor on the piece of land between the canal and the moor. I learnt to swim in the River Gade there. Watching gangs of boys jumping off the bridge into the canal. Street party in Frankland Road I brought my children to my parents to celebrate 1977 Jubilee
By the millennium I was back living in Croxley Green and was part of the committee who organised the celebrations on The a Green.
Are you willing to be interviewed for posterity: YES
Were you born in Croxley Green: No
If not born in Croxley Green what year did you move here: Born in Broxbourne Nursing Home in Watford but lived in Croxley Green
How long have you lived in Croxley Green: 20-30 years
If your parents lived in Croxley Green where did they work: My childhood was in Croxley green my mother did not work after she married but when I was about 12 she worked part time in the Invoicing Deptment at Croxley Mill. My father worked for the Eastern Gas Board
What is your oldest memory of Croxley Green: Croxley Woods behind my house and Dickinsons Tennis Club
Where did you play in Croxley as a child: Barton Way rec. Croxley woods. The dell. The streets
Which school(s) did you attend in Croxley Green.Yorke Road Infants School: Yes
Which school(s) did you attend in Croxley Green.Harvey Road School: Yes
What do you remember about the school(s) you attended: My first day at Yorke road I sat next to a boy called Jack. My best friend was Jill I wish I had not lost touch with her
The toilets were outside and there were open fires in the classrooms. My mum took me to school on the back of her bike and I went home for dinner. Sports days were on Dickinsons field and we all had a lollipop. I was only at Harvey road school for a year before leaving to go to st Joan of arc in Rickmansworth. I remember playing netball. I led the team onto the court tripped over and girls fell on top of me I got a black eye. We did a show possibly at The Revels I was a gypsy in raggle gaggle gypsies oh! I left and went to Joan of arc did not enjoy that school
Do you remember any of the teachers? What was dicipline like: Yorke Road my first teacher was Mrs Graver then Miss de Woolfe can't remember the next possibly Miss Barton or Mrs Smith finally Miss Walker. The head was Miss Bridge I really thought Miss de Woolfe was called Misty Woolfe I had to stay in one lunch time to write they 10 times as I and a few others kept writing thay.
Harvey Road my teacher was Miss Hedges. Remember reading the Tales of Slimtale about a mouse and learning italic writing with an osmoroid pen. Head Master Mr Ford
What games did you play as a child: Played outside whenever possible, loved my bicycle and roller skates. Used to skate down Hazelwood Road !!! Indoor games monopoly and a game called scoop I used ti draw and paint a lot and do craft like plaster of paris moulds.
Do you still have school friends in Croxley Green: Yes childhood friends Jude and Christine like me moved away and back again
What was your first job: I was an office junior at Penman Johnson and Ewins. Solicitors opposite The Palace Theatre. Just loved that job
What did you do in your spare time away from work: Dancing at The Kingham Hall and a Trade a Union Hall. Then Top Rank when it first opened they had a lunchtime disco. Very new this was the time of bands not disco's. Also ice skating at Wembley. My friends dad got us a free pass we used to go most Sunday mornings
What can you remember of the old shops in Croxley Green: The Woodcraft shop by the met station. Used to buy beads and sometimes raffia for my craft. Great shop.
Where did you go for entertainment: Dancing and skating as above
Where did you first live in Croxley Green: Frankland Road
Where did you meet your spouse: New Penny Disco in Queens Road
Do you remember WW2 in Croxley Green: No
Other events you remember: Families picnicking by Croxley Moor on the piece of land between the canal and the moor. I learnt to swim in the River Gade there. Watching gangs of boys jumping off the bridge into the canal. Street party in Frankland Road I brought my children to my parents to celebrate 1977 Jubilee
By the millennium I was back living in Croxley Green and was part of the committee who organised the celebrations on The a Green.
Are you willing to be interviewed for posterity: YES
Angela Harley
Were you born in Croxley Green: Yes
How long have you lived in Croxley Green: Over 50 years
If your parents lived in Croxley Green where did they work: Dad worked in sun printers and Durrants house, mum worked in Durrants house
What is your oldest memory of Croxley Green: Quietness, peaceful, and neighbourly, everyone looked out for each other
Where did you play in Croxley as a child: Baldwins lane Rec, Croxley Woods, Whippendell woods, cassiobury park
Which school(s) did you attend in Croxley Green.Durrants School: Yes
Which school(s) did you attend in Croxley Green.Malvern Way School: Yes
Which school(s) did you attend in Croxley Green.Little Green School: Yes
What do you remember about the school(s) you attended: Loved the schools, and my children went to Malvern way and little green too. It's lovely to walk past them, so many memories
Do you remember any of the teachers? What was dicipline like: Mrs Hemmings in Malvern way
What games did you play as a child: Hop scotch, climbing trees
Do you still have school friends in Croxley Green: I know quite a few that still live locally
What was your first job: I worked in Melton House in Clarendon road in the typing pool at £11 per week.
What did you do in your spare time away from work: Went to baileys every Monday night as it was free for ladies.
What can you remember of the old shops in Croxley Green: There was a green grocers at the parade of shops on the green, my sister worked there.
Where did you go for entertainment: Watford or Rickmansworth, where they had a disco in Friday nights in Watersmeet
Where did you first live in Croxley Green: Durrants Drive, where I still live
Where did you meet your spouse: At work in Watford
Are you willing to be interviewed for posterity: NO
Were you born in Croxley Green: Yes
How long have you lived in Croxley Green: Over 50 years
If your parents lived in Croxley Green where did they work: Dad worked in sun printers and Durrants house, mum worked in Durrants house
What is your oldest memory of Croxley Green: Quietness, peaceful, and neighbourly, everyone looked out for each other
Where did you play in Croxley as a child: Baldwins lane Rec, Croxley Woods, Whippendell woods, cassiobury park
Which school(s) did you attend in Croxley Green.Durrants School: Yes
Which school(s) did you attend in Croxley Green.Malvern Way School: Yes
Which school(s) did you attend in Croxley Green.Little Green School: Yes
What do you remember about the school(s) you attended: Loved the schools, and my children went to Malvern way and little green too. It's lovely to walk past them, so many memories
Do you remember any of the teachers? What was dicipline like: Mrs Hemmings in Malvern way
What games did you play as a child: Hop scotch, climbing trees
Do you still have school friends in Croxley Green: I know quite a few that still live locally
What was your first job: I worked in Melton House in Clarendon road in the typing pool at £11 per week.
What did you do in your spare time away from work: Went to baileys every Monday night as it was free for ladies.
What can you remember of the old shops in Croxley Green: There was a green grocers at the parade of shops on the green, my sister worked there.
Where did you go for entertainment: Watford or Rickmansworth, where they had a disco in Friday nights in Watersmeet
Where did you first live in Croxley Green: Durrants Drive, where I still live
Where did you meet your spouse: At work in Watford
Are you willing to be interviewed for posterity: NO
Amanda Loose
Were you born in Croxley Green
Yes
How long have you lived in Croxley Green
20-30 years
If your parents lived in Croxley Green where did they work?
Mum at Bob Nunns printers in the 1960's and Dad at Wemco, and later BT
What is your oldest memory of Croxley Green
The delight of Revels on the Green and watching the procession in the 1970's
Where did you play in Croxley as a child?
In Croxley Woods and by the canal
Which school(s) did you attend in Croxley Green.Harvey Road School: Yes
Which school(s) did you attend in Croxley Green.Rickmansworth School: Yes
What do you remember about the school(s) you attended?
I remember Mr Nicholson and Mrs Bilbo at Harvey Road, in the old wooden building. I remember learning to swim in the outdoor pool and changing in the incredibly basic changing rooms!
Do you remember any of the teachers? What was dicipline like?
I also remember Miss Green, Mrs Lit., Mr Lovett and Mrs Parott as well as Mrs Appell the violin teacher. Discipline was quite strict but I don't remember anyone getting caned etc...
What games did you play as a child?
Kiss chase, French skipping, hopscotch
Do you still have school friends in Croxley Green?
Yes, my best school friend Joanne Emson in Frankland Close
What was your first job?
Saturday girl in Clements department store 1987
What did you do in your spare time away from work?
Ride penny farthings and help run the Rickmansworth Gateway Club for people with learning difficulties
What can you remember of the old shops in Croxley Green?
Where did you go for entertainment?
White Zb
Where did you first live in Croxley Green?
White Bear pub in Ricky when older
Are you willing to be interviewed for posterity: YES
Were you born in Croxley Green
Yes
How long have you lived in Croxley Green
20-30 years
If your parents lived in Croxley Green where did they work?
Mum at Bob Nunns printers in the 1960's and Dad at Wemco, and later BT
What is your oldest memory of Croxley Green
The delight of Revels on the Green and watching the procession in the 1970's
Where did you play in Croxley as a child?
In Croxley Woods and by the canal
Which school(s) did you attend in Croxley Green.Harvey Road School: Yes
Which school(s) did you attend in Croxley Green.Rickmansworth School: Yes
What do you remember about the school(s) you attended?
I remember Mr Nicholson and Mrs Bilbo at Harvey Road, in the old wooden building. I remember learning to swim in the outdoor pool and changing in the incredibly basic changing rooms!
Do you remember any of the teachers? What was dicipline like?
I also remember Miss Green, Mrs Lit., Mr Lovett and Mrs Parott as well as Mrs Appell the violin teacher. Discipline was quite strict but I don't remember anyone getting caned etc...
What games did you play as a child?
Kiss chase, French skipping, hopscotch
Do you still have school friends in Croxley Green?
Yes, my best school friend Joanne Emson in Frankland Close
What was your first job?
Saturday girl in Clements department store 1987
What did you do in your spare time away from work?
Ride penny farthings and help run the Rickmansworth Gateway Club for people with learning difficulties
What can you remember of the old shops in Croxley Green?
Where did you go for entertainment?
White Zb
Where did you first live in Croxley Green?
White Bear pub in Ricky when older
Are you willing to be interviewed for posterity: YES
Sue Mallord
Were you born in Croxley Green: No
If not born in Croxley Green what year did you move here?
Oct 1964 aged 8 months
How long have you lived in Croxley Green
20-30 years
If your parents lived in Croxley Green where did they work?
Croxley Mill (both parents), Sun Printers (dad), Lavells newsagents and Gray's newsagents (mum)M
What is your oldest memory of Croxley Green
My mum hurrying me round the corner of Winton Drive to catch the bus to Watford. Fare 6d for her 4d for me!
Where did you play in Croxley as a child?
Barton Way rec, Croxley Moor, Whippendell Woods, Croxley Village Green, Cassiobridge field
Which school(s) did you attend in Croxley Green.Harvey Road School: Yes
Which school(s) did you attend in Croxley Green.Malvern Way School: Yes
Which school(s) did you attend in Croxley Green.Rickmansworth School: Yes
What do you remember about the school(s) you attended?
Being dragged in to Malvern Way on my first day by the Head Miss Hemmings,because I didn't want to go. Having mainly awful teachers at Harvey Road. Joining the choir at Ricky School
Do you remember any of the teachers? What was dicipline like?
Discipline was much harsher than now. I got whacked behind the knees by my first year Malvern Way teacher,Mrs Collins,for daring to open the piano lid and press a note. In 3rd year at Harvey Road had an awful teacher for part of the year called Miss Sargent. She hit me with a ruler on my hand several times as i had been off sick and therefore not known to bring in 10p for something on that day. She had acne and a 12 string guitar. A supposed Christian,she appeared on Songs of Praise after I'd left her class. I had guitar lessons with the late Mr Tither,who was lovely and became my 4th year teacher. I had some lovely teachers at Ricky who i have never forgotten.
What games did you play as a child?
Skipping,Donkey,Hopscotch,cycling, roller skating
Do you still have school friends in Croxley Green?
I have moved away from Croxley many years ago but still go back sometimes though haven't kept in touch with any school friends from there
What was your first job?
Paper girl,weekend shop assistant,then full-time lab tech
What did you do in your spare time away from work?
Cycle, write music, drink, spent time with my pets,
What can you remember of the old shops in Croxley Green?
There was one called Busy Bee in New Road that sold sweet necklaces. Gilberts bakery in Watford Road sold lovely doughnuts. Luxtons on the Green was popular with all and a sad day when George retired.
Where did you go for entertainment?
Watersmeet theatre, library,finding out history of local buildings
Where did you first live in Croxley Green?
Winton Drive
Where did you meet your spouse?
Through my bestie who lived in Springfield Close
Other events you remember
Silver jubilee street party, drought of 1976
Are you willing to be interviewed for posterity: NO
Were you born in Croxley Green: No
If not born in Croxley Green what year did you move here?
Oct 1964 aged 8 months
How long have you lived in Croxley Green
20-30 years
If your parents lived in Croxley Green where did they work?
Croxley Mill (both parents), Sun Printers (dad), Lavells newsagents and Gray's newsagents (mum)M
What is your oldest memory of Croxley Green
My mum hurrying me round the corner of Winton Drive to catch the bus to Watford. Fare 6d for her 4d for me!
Where did you play in Croxley as a child?
Barton Way rec, Croxley Moor, Whippendell Woods, Croxley Village Green, Cassiobridge field
Which school(s) did you attend in Croxley Green.Harvey Road School: Yes
Which school(s) did you attend in Croxley Green.Malvern Way School: Yes
Which school(s) did you attend in Croxley Green.Rickmansworth School: Yes
What do you remember about the school(s) you attended?
Being dragged in to Malvern Way on my first day by the Head Miss Hemmings,because I didn't want to go. Having mainly awful teachers at Harvey Road. Joining the choir at Ricky School
Do you remember any of the teachers? What was dicipline like?
Discipline was much harsher than now. I got whacked behind the knees by my first year Malvern Way teacher,Mrs Collins,for daring to open the piano lid and press a note. In 3rd year at Harvey Road had an awful teacher for part of the year called Miss Sargent. She hit me with a ruler on my hand several times as i had been off sick and therefore not known to bring in 10p for something on that day. She had acne and a 12 string guitar. A supposed Christian,she appeared on Songs of Praise after I'd left her class. I had guitar lessons with the late Mr Tither,who was lovely and became my 4th year teacher. I had some lovely teachers at Ricky who i have never forgotten.
What games did you play as a child?
Skipping,Donkey,Hopscotch,cycling, roller skating
Do you still have school friends in Croxley Green?
I have moved away from Croxley many years ago but still go back sometimes though haven't kept in touch with any school friends from there
What was your first job?
Paper girl,weekend shop assistant,then full-time lab tech
What did you do in your spare time away from work?
Cycle, write music, drink, spent time with my pets,
What can you remember of the old shops in Croxley Green?
There was one called Busy Bee in New Road that sold sweet necklaces. Gilberts bakery in Watford Road sold lovely doughnuts. Luxtons on the Green was popular with all and a sad day when George retired.
Where did you go for entertainment?
Watersmeet theatre, library,finding out history of local buildings
Where did you first live in Croxley Green?
Winton Drive
Where did you meet your spouse?
Through my bestie who lived in Springfield Close
Other events you remember
Silver jubilee street party, drought of 1976
Are you willing to be interviewed for posterity: NO
Susannah East
Were you born in Croxley Green
Yes
If not born in Croxley Green what year did you move here?
How long have you lived in Croxley Green
30-40 years
If your parents lived in Croxley Green where did they work?
Mother - Friesian, Father - London Transport
What is your oldest memory of Croxley Green
Mrs Samuels playgroup at top of New Road. I remember the Holiday Adventure club at the Baptist church every summer. I also remember the Tufty Club, I'm sure it was also at Baptist, a road safety club. Attended St Bede's Church.
Where did you play in Croxley as a child?
Park in Barton Way
Which school(s) did you attend in Croxley Green. Malvern Way School
1
What do you remember about the school(s) you attended?
Very strict. Wore blue and white uniform.
Do you remember any of the teachers? What was discipline like?
Miss Hemmings was Head, Miss Cowser and Mrs Adams. All very strict, I was scared of them all!
What games did you play as a child?
It or chase, skipping.
Do you still have school friends in Croxley Green?
Yes
What was your first job?
Solicitors in Chorleywood in 1982. First pay was 29.50 for week!!
What did you do in your spare time away from work?
Out with friends
What can you remember of the old shops in Croxley Green?
I can remember the Busy bee shop near Red House and sweetshop near where Launderette used to be. Wavy Line and when the co-op had separate butchers and greengrocers. Beckfords in Baldwins lane.
Where did you go for entertainment?
Watford or Rickmansworth
Where did you first live in Croxley Green?
Winchester way
Where did you meet your spouse?
Amersham
Do you remember WW2 in Croxley Green?
Too young
Other events you remember
Street parties in 1977 for silver jubilee
Are you willing to be interviewed for posterity?
NO
Were you born in Croxley Green
Yes
If not born in Croxley Green what year did you move here?
How long have you lived in Croxley Green
30-40 years
If your parents lived in Croxley Green where did they work?
Mother - Friesian, Father - London Transport
What is your oldest memory of Croxley Green
Mrs Samuels playgroup at top of New Road. I remember the Holiday Adventure club at the Baptist church every summer. I also remember the Tufty Club, I'm sure it was also at Baptist, a road safety club. Attended St Bede's Church.
Where did you play in Croxley as a child?
Park in Barton Way
Which school(s) did you attend in Croxley Green. Malvern Way School
1
What do you remember about the school(s) you attended?
Very strict. Wore blue and white uniform.
Do you remember any of the teachers? What was discipline like?
Miss Hemmings was Head, Miss Cowser and Mrs Adams. All very strict, I was scared of them all!
What games did you play as a child?
It or chase, skipping.
Do you still have school friends in Croxley Green?
Yes
What was your first job?
Solicitors in Chorleywood in 1982. First pay was 29.50 for week!!
What did you do in your spare time away from work?
Out with friends
What can you remember of the old shops in Croxley Green?
I can remember the Busy bee shop near Red House and sweetshop near where Launderette used to be. Wavy Line and when the co-op had separate butchers and greengrocers. Beckfords in Baldwins lane.
Where did you go for entertainment?
Watford or Rickmansworth
Where did you first live in Croxley Green?
Winchester way
Where did you meet your spouse?
Amersham
Do you remember WW2 in Croxley Green?
Too young
Other events you remember
Street parties in 1977 for silver jubilee
Are you willing to be interviewed for posterity?
NO
jean williams nee baker
Were you born in Croxley Green
No
If not born in Croxley Green what year did you move here?
september 1939
How long have you lived in Croxley Green
20-30 years
If your parents lived in Croxley Green where did they work?
shopkeeper
What is your oldest memory of Croxley Green
world war 2
Where did you play in Croxley as a child?
scots hill windmill and sears farm -the green -land that became entrance to the Rickmansworth school on scots hill
Which school(s) did you attend in Croxley Green.Yorke Road Infants School
1
Which school(s) did you attend in Croxley Green.Old Boys School Watford Road
1
Which school(s) did you attend in Croxley Green.Harvey Road School
1
Which school(s) did you attend in Croxley Green.Durrants School
1
What do you remember about the school(s) you attended?
Do you remember any of the teachers? What was dicipline like?
yorke road miss bridges headmistress
Harvey road - mrs fenton -miss fisk/catchole -mr cain-miss cooper
headmistress
durrants- mr coombes-mr beer-mr moore-miss cotterall-mrs raithbone=miss sleight-miss smith-mrs Jefferies-miss fisher-madame meyer-mr rule-mr Jefferies headmaster
What games did you play as a child?
marbles-conkers-hop scotch-skipping -five stones-leap frog-cricket-tennis-football-going for bike rides
Do you still have school friends in Croxley Green?
not sure
What was your first job?
E.H .Nelsons Saturdays and school holidays 10/- per day
.London and Lancashire insurance company on the green £3.7s 6d wk
moor park estate office unilever property group
woodcock hill press
paca press ealing
norman reeves uxbridge
john dickinsons Croxley mill £10. 15s 00d
What did you do in your spare time away from work?
clubs cinema dancing- pubs
girls guide at the guidhall
What can you remember of the old shops in Croxley Green?
My Father had a shop on scots hill
no2 Lawrence the baker
no 4 café
no 6 the sportsman pub
no 8 eagers news/sweet/and tobacconists
no10beamonts the greengrocers
no12 g hunts grocers
no 14/16 cottages
no 18 revels garage
no 20/22 houses until 1944/5 then became 2 flats
no 24 grocers
26/28 2cottages and shop selling baby/ladies clothes and a library
30 was behind these cottages
32 was sears dairy
Where did you go for entertainment?
Rickmansworth =Croxley green - Watford
Chorleywood - Amersham -chesham
Where did you first live in Croxley Green?
24 scots hill 1939-1966 parents were there until 1973
Where did you meet your spouse?
scots hill garage
Do you remember WW2 in Croxley Green?
yes quite clearly we were bombed out twice
Other events you remember
street party-Croxley revels-Barbara Woodhouse-
Are you willing to be interviewed for posterity?
YES
Were you born in Croxley Green
No
If not born in Croxley Green what year did you move here?
september 1939
How long have you lived in Croxley Green
20-30 years
If your parents lived in Croxley Green where did they work?
shopkeeper
What is your oldest memory of Croxley Green
world war 2
Where did you play in Croxley as a child?
scots hill windmill and sears farm -the green -land that became entrance to the Rickmansworth school on scots hill
Which school(s) did you attend in Croxley Green.Yorke Road Infants School
1
Which school(s) did you attend in Croxley Green.Old Boys School Watford Road
1
Which school(s) did you attend in Croxley Green.Harvey Road School
1
Which school(s) did you attend in Croxley Green.Durrants School
1
What do you remember about the school(s) you attended?
Do you remember any of the teachers? What was dicipline like?
yorke road miss bridges headmistress
Harvey road - mrs fenton -miss fisk/catchole -mr cain-miss cooper
headmistress
durrants- mr coombes-mr beer-mr moore-miss cotterall-mrs raithbone=miss sleight-miss smith-mrs Jefferies-miss fisher-madame meyer-mr rule-mr Jefferies headmaster
What games did you play as a child?
marbles-conkers-hop scotch-skipping -five stones-leap frog-cricket-tennis-football-going for bike rides
Do you still have school friends in Croxley Green?
not sure
What was your first job?
E.H .Nelsons Saturdays and school holidays 10/- per day
.London and Lancashire insurance company on the green £3.7s 6d wk
moor park estate office unilever property group
woodcock hill press
paca press ealing
norman reeves uxbridge
john dickinsons Croxley mill £10. 15s 00d
What did you do in your spare time away from work?
clubs cinema dancing- pubs
girls guide at the guidhall
What can you remember of the old shops in Croxley Green?
My Father had a shop on scots hill
no2 Lawrence the baker
no 4 café
no 6 the sportsman pub
no 8 eagers news/sweet/and tobacconists
no10beamonts the greengrocers
no12 g hunts grocers
no 14/16 cottages
no 18 revels garage
no 20/22 houses until 1944/5 then became 2 flats
no 24 grocers
26/28 2cottages and shop selling baby/ladies clothes and a library
30 was behind these cottages
32 was sears dairy
Where did you go for entertainment?
Rickmansworth =Croxley green - Watford
Chorleywood - Amersham -chesham
Where did you first live in Croxley Green?
24 scots hill 1939-1966 parents were there until 1973
Where did you meet your spouse?
scots hill garage
Do you remember WW2 in Croxley Green?
yes quite clearly we were bombed out twice
Other events you remember
street party-Croxley revels-Barbara Woodhouse-
Are you willing to be interviewed for posterity?
YES
Geoffrey Campbell
Were you born in Croxley Green
No
If not born in Croxley Green what year did you move here?
1958
How long have you lived in Croxley Green
10-20 years
If your parents lived in Croxley Green where did they work?
Father - Various places outside Croxley Green.
Mother - Rickmansworth School.
What is your oldest memory of Croxley Green
Moving in to our house in Hastings way. (1958)
Where did you play in Croxley as a child?
Everywhere! Mainly around Rousebarn Lane and Whippendell Woods.
Which school(s) did you attend in Croxley Green.Durrants School
1
Which school(s) did you attend in Croxley Green.Malvern Way School
1
Which school(s) did you attend in Croxley Green.Little Green School
1
Which school(s) did you attend in Croxley Green.Rickmansworth School
1
What do you remember about the school(s) you attended?
Many things including the day to day activities, the teachers, school trips and going off for swimming lessons at Watford swimming baths.
The teachers were fairly strict.
We had to wear school uniform.
In the later years, we had homework every evening.
Do you remember any of the teachers? What was dicipline like?
Yes, I remember most of them. Discipline was quite strict.
As I wanted to do 'A' levels I went from Durrants to Rickmansworth School in 1968 and found the latter to be much stricter.
What games did you play as a child?
British Bulldog (in the playground at Durrants)
Rounders
Cricket
Whizzers (from Rice Krispies packets)
Beatles picture cards from bubble gum packets.
Do you still have school friends in Croxley Green?
Yes and some who have now moved away.
What was your first job?
I worked as a trainee site agent on the new school buildings at Langleybury School in 1970. I earned £5.00 per week.
What did you do in your spare time away from work?
I attended St Oswald's church and went to cubs and scouts there.
Later I joined Batchworth Sea Scouts.
Later,I spent a lot of time maintaining my car which I ran on my £5.00 per week wage! I socialised with friends at week-ends.
What can you remember of the old shops in Croxley Green?
I remember the shops at the top and bottom of Baldwins Lane at the time. At the bottom shops were Osborne's hardware shop and Waddington & Ridgers. They also owned the neqsagent's shop on the junction of Rickmansworth Road and Winton Drive where I used to work marking up the newspapers ready for the paper rounds, starting at 5.00am. At the top shops was Bryant's Fish Bar where we would often buy fish and chips and a bottle of Tizer for our lunch on Saturdays.
Where did you go for entertainment?
The cinemas in Watford - The Odeon, Gaumont, Carlton , Essoldo and Empire. We used to meet at the pubs - The Coach & Horses, The Artichoke, Fox & Hounds and The Clarendon Arms at Chandlers Cross.
We used to go to see bands playing in Watford - the technical college, Kingham Hall and the Town Hall.
Where did you first live in Croxley Green?
In Hastings Way. We moved from there to Chalfont St Peter in 1972.
Where did you meet your spouse?
We met after I moved to Chalfont St Peter where we married in 1979. We spent our honeymoon in Devon and The Isle of Wight.
Do you remember WW2 in Croxley Green?
No, I wasn't born until 1952.
Other events you remember
We regularly went to The Revels on the Green.
Are you willing to be interviewed for posterity?
YES
Were you born in Croxley Green
No
If not born in Croxley Green what year did you move here?
1958
How long have you lived in Croxley Green
10-20 years
If your parents lived in Croxley Green where did they work?
Father - Various places outside Croxley Green.
Mother - Rickmansworth School.
What is your oldest memory of Croxley Green
Moving in to our house in Hastings way. (1958)
Where did you play in Croxley as a child?
Everywhere! Mainly around Rousebarn Lane and Whippendell Woods.
Which school(s) did you attend in Croxley Green.Durrants School
1
Which school(s) did you attend in Croxley Green.Malvern Way School
1
Which school(s) did you attend in Croxley Green.Little Green School
1
Which school(s) did you attend in Croxley Green.Rickmansworth School
1
What do you remember about the school(s) you attended?
Many things including the day to day activities, the teachers, school trips and going off for swimming lessons at Watford swimming baths.
The teachers were fairly strict.
We had to wear school uniform.
In the later years, we had homework every evening.
Do you remember any of the teachers? What was dicipline like?
Yes, I remember most of them. Discipline was quite strict.
As I wanted to do 'A' levels I went from Durrants to Rickmansworth School in 1968 and found the latter to be much stricter.
What games did you play as a child?
British Bulldog (in the playground at Durrants)
Rounders
Cricket
Whizzers (from Rice Krispies packets)
Beatles picture cards from bubble gum packets.
Do you still have school friends in Croxley Green?
Yes and some who have now moved away.
What was your first job?
I worked as a trainee site agent on the new school buildings at Langleybury School in 1970. I earned £5.00 per week.
What did you do in your spare time away from work?
I attended St Oswald's church and went to cubs and scouts there.
Later I joined Batchworth Sea Scouts.
Later,I spent a lot of time maintaining my car which I ran on my £5.00 per week wage! I socialised with friends at week-ends.
What can you remember of the old shops in Croxley Green?
I remember the shops at the top and bottom of Baldwins Lane at the time. At the bottom shops were Osborne's hardware shop and Waddington & Ridgers. They also owned the neqsagent's shop on the junction of Rickmansworth Road and Winton Drive where I used to work marking up the newspapers ready for the paper rounds, starting at 5.00am. At the top shops was Bryant's Fish Bar where we would often buy fish and chips and a bottle of Tizer for our lunch on Saturdays.
Where did you go for entertainment?
The cinemas in Watford - The Odeon, Gaumont, Carlton , Essoldo and Empire. We used to meet at the pubs - The Coach & Horses, The Artichoke, Fox & Hounds and The Clarendon Arms at Chandlers Cross.
We used to go to see bands playing in Watford - the technical college, Kingham Hall and the Town Hall.
Where did you first live in Croxley Green?
In Hastings Way. We moved from there to Chalfont St Peter in 1972.
Where did you meet your spouse?
We met after I moved to Chalfont St Peter where we married in 1979. We spent our honeymoon in Devon and The Isle of Wight.
Do you remember WW2 in Croxley Green?
No, I wasn't born until 1952.
Other events you remember
We regularly went to The Revels on the Green.
Are you willing to be interviewed for posterity?
YES
