Watford Collection

Coal Narrow Boats
A pair of laden narrow boats, with their cargoes of coal, passing through a lock on the Grand Union Canal near Watford, Hertfordshire, England

England / Watford
The Ponds, a well-known feature at Watford, Hertfordshire, England. Date: 1960s

Watford in 1826
The High Street of Watford, Hertfordshire, with a carriage, a coach, a wagon and numerous citizens going about their business

London Orphan Asylum, Watford, Boys House
London Orphan Asylum, Watford. Architects design for a Boys House. Date: 1869

Fig Tree growing out of a tomb in Watford Churchyard
A Fig Tree growing out of a tomb in Watford Churchyard - the legend runs that a lady buried in the vault from which the tree is growing was an atheist

Gypsies Caravans, Swiss Cottage Lodge, Cassiobury Park, Watford, Hertfordshire, England. Date: 1900s

AA patrolman at Garston near Watford probably 1930s

1840s Victorian Map of Hertfordshire

Lady Lindsay's Watford Belle, Kilconquhar, Fife, Scotland, October 1935 Date: 1935

Cyril Arthur Farey Houses
A pair of architectural illustrations showing some proposed houses designed by the architect Cyril Arthur Farey. One at Oxhey, Watford, the other at Hampstead. Date: circa 1920s

Weekend Cottage, Oxhey
An architectural drawing showing the design of a weekend cottage at Oxhey, Watford. Date: circa 1922

The Globe Newspaper Advertisement
An illustrated advertisement for the Newsey paper, The Globe, a British newspaper that ran from 1803 to 1921, founded by Christopher Blackett

Watford Manufacturing Co, Delectaland
An advertisement illustration for the Watford Manufacturing Co. Ltd, producers of confectionary food. The picture shows a dinged figure, the spirit of Delecta

Lott's Bricks Advertisement
An advertisement illustration for Lott's Bricks Ltd, makers of toy building bricks in Watford. The image shows a market hall building, which can be assembled. Date: circa 1918

Horse and cart making deliveries in a flooded street
The flood is in Watford and someone in an upper story of a house has a basket hanging on a rope and the baker in the horse and cart is putting things in it. Date: 1903

London Orphan Asylum Watford
Photograph showing boys and girls sitting separately on long benches at dinner-time in the refectory. The East London orphanage were five hundred children received an excellent education. Date: 1907

These are scenes from the London Orphan Asylum in Watford. 1) boys doing drill 2) the boys band 3) sewing class 4) the Prince of Wales proposing the toast of the asylum at the Jubilee Dinner at

Advert, Travel Metro to Watford, Metro Extension Line, underground to overground. Date: 1926

London Orphan & Royal British Orphan School, Watford
Boys infirmary ward at the London Orphan School & Royal British Orphan School, Watford. Date: 1920s

Swiss Cottage, Cassiobury Park, near Watford, Hertfordshire
Swiss Cottage at Cassiobury Park, near Watford, Hertfordshire. By the time of this illustration, it was possible to travel by train to Watford, and enjoy a railway ramble to view the building

Cassiobury House, near Watford, Hertfordshire, ancestral seat of the Earls of Essex, dating back to the 16th century. By the time of this illustration

Advert, The Scrivener Cuff Protector
Advert for The Scrivener Cuff Protector, from H L Castle, High Street, Watford. 1909

Fred A Sargent, athlete, cricketer, Watford Rovers FC
Fred A Sargent, Athlete, Cricketer, and Watford Rovers FC footballer. 1890s

London Orphan Asylum, Watford - Infirmary Girls Ward
London Orphan Asylum, Watford. The girls ward in the homes hospital facility. Date: circa 1924

London Orphan Asylum, Watford 1871
Birds-eye view of London Orphan Asylum, Watford, opened in 1871 Date: 1871

High Street, Watford, Hertfordshire. Date: circa 1906

Lady Iris Capell as a nurse at Watford hospital, 1914
Lady Iris Mary Athenais de Vere Capell (1895-1977), elder daughter of George Devereaux De Vere Capell, 7th Earl of Essex and his American wife, Adela Beach Grant

John Goodall, footballer and cricketer
John Goodall (1863-1942), footballer who played for a number of teams, including Preston North End, Derby County, New Brighton Tower, Watford and England

Gisburne House Industrial School for Girls, Watford
Inmates on the grass at Gisburne House Industrial School for Girls, Watford. The School was run by London County Council. Date: circa 1930

Accident on the North-Western railway, Near Watford
Engraving illustrating a railway accident just north of Watford, on the North-Western railway. Luckily on this occasion there was no loss of life. 1858

Chapel interior, London Orphan Asylum, Watford, Hertfordshir
The interior of the chapel at the London Orphan Asylum, Watford. Date: early 1900s

The Watford Suite - Fireplace. Catalogue for Nicholls and Clarke Ltd. London. Manufacturers and Merchants of Building Materials. Date: circa 1927

London Orphan Asylum, Watford. A large group of girls posed with the main building behind

London Orphan Asylum, Watford - Girls in Swimming Pool
London Orphan Asylum, Watford. Girls in the indoor swimming bath. Date: circa 1924

London Orphan Asylum, Watford - Boys in Swimming Pool
London Orphan Asylum, Watford. Boys in the indoor swimming bath. Date: circa 1924

London Orphan Asylum, Watford - Infirmary Girls Ward
London Orphan Asylum, Watford. The girls ward in the homes hospital facility. Date: circa 1924

London Orphan Asylum, Watford - Boys Laboratory
London Orphan Asylum, Watford. Boys carry out a chemistry experiment in the laboratory. Date: circa 1924

London Orphan Asylum, Watford, Chapel
London Orphan Asylum, Watford. Architects design for the chapel. Date: 1869

London Orphan Asylum, Watford - Dining Hall
Children sit in long rows in the dining hall at the London Orphan Asylum, Watford

London Orphan Asylum / School, Watford - Aerial view
An aerial view of the London Orphan School (formerly London Orphan Asylum) at Watford. Railway yards lie at the bottom of the picture

Envelope, Paget photographic paper
Envelope containing twenty sheets of Paget self-toning paper, price eightpence, from Paget Prize Plate Co Limited of Watford. Date: circa 1920s

Fig Tree & Witchs Grave, Watford, Hertfordshire, England. Date: 1900s

Chester Road, Hillingdon, MiddleseX
Chester Road, Hillingdon, Northwood, near Watford, Middlesex, England. Showing Horse & Garden Waste Cart Date: 1913

Studio portrait, two girls with spaniel
Studio portrait, two girls in white dresses with a black spaniel, photo by Gregg Couper, Watford. Date: circa 1910s

Ruins of Fatal Fire, Bushey Heath, Hertfordshire
Ruins of Fatal Fire, Bushey Heath, Bushey, near Watford, Hertfordshire, England. Date: 1908

London Orphan Asylum and School, Watford
A view of the London Orphans Asylum and School. The institution was founded in 1813 and moved to Watford in 1871. Date: Date unknown

Bermuda - Watford-Somerset Bridge and Mangrove Bay, connection Watford Island and Somerset Island. The bridge was originally constructed in 1903; prior to that

Nancy the Narrow Boat
Carefree holidays afloat : The converted narrow boat Nancy. photographed soon after leaving Watford lock on the Grand Union Canal, Northamptonshire, England. Date: 1960s

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