Watford - The Cross Roads and Pond in Old Postcards

  

The Cross Roads at the North End of the High Street

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The Four Cross Roads, Watford
published by Blum & Degan No 16293, undivided back posted in 1905
 Coloured version also known

To the left, Kings Langley, Berkhamsted and Hemel Hempstead (through Cassio Hamlet)

To the right (along the High Street) to Stanmore, Edgeware and London

Straight ahead to Callowland and St Albans

Behind you to the main entrance to Cassiobury,  Croxley Green and Rickmansworth

Looking in the opposite direction (towards the main entrance to Cassiobury and Rickmansworth)

The house in the trees is "The Elms" which was later demolished to make way for the Town Hall.

The area has been transformed out of recognition by major road developments including an underpass.

See Cassio Hamlet for a map of the cross roads as they were.

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The Four Roads, Watford
published by Hartmann, circa 1907

The Pond at the North End of the High Street

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The Pond, High Street, Watford
published by Greg Couper & Co., Photographer & Photographic Dealers, High Street, Watford

The Pond, Watford

Valentine 34309 (photographed 1900)

 

 

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The Pond, Watford
published by Loosley & Co, Watford posted 1907 (with title and pub. name on white strip posted 1905)

 

 


The Pond, Watford
published by The London View Co

Posted 1906

 

 

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The Pond, Watford
published by Rush & Warwick, Bedford, circa 1906

The Pond, Watford
published by Frith No WTF 1,  posted in 1948
Note how the area has totally changed in 40 years.
Continue South along the High Street
     
November 2008   Page updated
March 2015   1900 thumb of Valentine card