mark99 Posted May 21, 2021 Report Share Posted May 21, 2021 (edited) Nice old images around there. Edited May 21, 2021 by mark99 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lysander Posted May 21, 2021 Report Share Posted May 21, 2021 Watford's not nearly so pretty now. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Mack Posted May 22, 2021 Report Share Posted May 22, 2021 (edited) 17 hours ago, Lysander said: Watford's not nearly so pretty now. ? You mean like that place down the canal - "It isn't fit for humans now." Edited May 22, 2021 by David Mack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark99 Posted May 22, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2021 (edited) This is Cassiobury - cannot work out if that's meant to be a boat or not? Edited May 22, 2021 by mark99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek R. Posted May 23, 2021 Report Share Posted May 23, 2021 (edited) A romantic view. Might be two barges passing. Not a building that survived, demolished in 1927. Interesting history: https://sites.google.com/site/haydonhaydenkeysgenealogy/HEYDON-WATFORD-LINE-ALSO-TO-MARYLAND-AND-KENTUCKY Edited May 23, 2021 by Derek R. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark99 Posted May 23, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2021 Visited the Grove a few times in 2007. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnetman Posted May 23, 2021 Report Share Posted May 23, 2021 (edited) We used to moor by Grove bridge Quite regularly before they converted it. Late 90s and early 00s. There was a police dog training unit based there. I used to park car half way down the lane before the bridge. It was reported as being abandoned and I had a call from the rozzzers. Happy days. Interesting area I particularly like the large waterwheel powered pumps (derelict) one of them by the sharp bend Watford side of Grove bridge the other one is further up in the bushes between M25 spur bridge and Hunton bridge. Great big iron wheels quite impressive really. I think they were to do with the watercress beds. The Grove is actually not the stately home connected to Cassiobury park. There was another one there but it's gone. Not investigated but as far as I know there is nothing left of it. There are some impressive trees around in the woods there including some very large old sweet chestnut trees which I guess may have been part of the grounds when it was a private dwelling. The image in Wikipedia shows a house which is considerably more impressive than the Grove. Demolished in 1927 apparently. Edited May 23, 2021 by magnetman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark99 Posted May 23, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2021 The Cassiobury dowagers house still exists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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