Tony Posted February 22, 2021 Report Share Posted February 22, 2021 I've been here for 56 years and recognize none of this archive film..... https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-new-town-from-old-1962-online?fbclid=IwAR12o_m1sJRruoE-9rbnC5wZiVfHUSW820uIEgnPy1F9DcEcRVxXcVNKQJ0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMARTLY Posted February 22, 2021 Report Share Posted February 22, 2021 You must recognise some of it such as schools, churches, parks, council estates , maybe shops? I was thinking it was mid ‘50s but saw 105E Anglia and Mini so must be ‘59 to ‘61 I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted February 22, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2021 Some parts are familiar..... It's amazing how much it's changed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMARTLY Posted February 22, 2021 Report Share Posted February 22, 2021 Not surprising really, most places have in nearly 60 years. Wasn't Hemel a sort of new town ( heavy development ) ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted February 22, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2021 Yes it was a new town..... A very wanted area given asses to London. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted February 26, 2021 Report Share Posted February 26, 2021 Yeah it has changed a lot - wasn't it two or three villages joined together to make the new Hemel? Now its probably five or six as its grown out to Apsley, Leverstock etc Is this right in town? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted February 26, 2021 Report Share Posted February 26, 2021 The square at Adeyflield is still there: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted February 26, 2021 Report Share Posted February 26, 2021 42 minutes ago, eddie said: Yeah it has changed a lot - wasn't it two or three villages joined together to make the new Hemel? Now its probably five or six as its grown out to Apsley, Leverstock etc Is this right in town? That's opposite B&Q/Honda just before the magic roundabout I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted February 26, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2021 No it's on top of the hill toward Maylands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted February 26, 2021 Report Share Posted February 26, 2021 Bennetts End - Reckon late 50s? Maybe 1958? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted February 26, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2021 That's about 5min from where i live now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted March 1, 2021 Report Share Posted March 1, 2021 On 26/02/2021 at 16:58, Tony said: That's about 5min from where i live now. Do you remember the Kodak building? Is it still there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted March 1, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2021 I remember it well.....Kodak went the way of the Dodo and was converted into flats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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