Great pictures, my memories only go back to 1940, when I remember when you went over Carpenders Park station bridge in the direction of the to Watford platform you descended a set of steps leading to a ‘Kissing Gate’ turned right parallel to the railway line to another ‘Kissing Gate’ near the ‘Cattle Tunnel’ then turn left towards ‘Blackwell House’ & then right towards the clubhouse. Prior to turning right, the army set up a ‘Searchlight Base’ on the left of the track,to coincide with the ‘Ack Ack’ Guns at ‘Highfields’ opposite Brazier’s Dairy in Oxhey Lane.
By Arthur Hall (10/06/2011)
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E Ray was the golf professional at Oxhey Golf Club and the comedian Ted Ray took his stage name from him.
The building in the background of the last photo is the waterworks pumping station which is still there on Hampermill Lane.
Great pictures, my memories only go back to 1940, when I remember when you went over Carpenders Park station bridge in the direction of the to Watford platform you descended a set of steps leading to a ‘Kissing Gate’ turned right parallel to the railway line to another ‘Kissing Gate’ near the ‘Cattle Tunnel’ then turn left towards ‘Blackwell House’ & then right towards the clubhouse. Prior to turning right, the army set up a ‘Searchlight Base’ on the left of the track,to coincide with the ‘Ack Ack’ Guns at ‘Highfields’ opposite Brazier’s Dairy in Oxhey Lane.