Moving in

For most people moving to the new towns getting their own house was a life changing experience.

Peter Metcalf about letting go of London and adapting to Stevenage
"People couldn’t understand how they could live not being in London but they managed. We all managed."
Settling in Hemel Hempstead
Why Meg McCourt chose to return to England and settle in Hemel Hempstead
Susan Church about arriving in Stevenage on the back of a moving truck
'The day we moved we came on the back of the removal van. '
The different types of new houses
Meg McCourt recalls the new houses built around her in Tile Kiln Lane
The new home
Phyliss Coomber recalls her thoughts, at the time, about her new home.
Watching the New Town being built
Una Taber recalls how she watched parts of the New Town being built around her
Why the family moved to the New Town
Valerie Weaving recalls the reason for her family's move