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Arriving

  • The new home

    The new home

    Phyliss Coomber recalls her thoughts, at the time, about her new home.
  • Moving into the new house

    Moving into the new house

    Eileen Waite remembers when she first moved to Hemel Hempstead.
  • Meg describes her street

    Meg describes her street

    Meg McCourt describes Tile Kiln Lane when she moved into her brand new house in 1956
  • Settling in Hemel Hempstead

    Settling in Hemel Hempstead

    Why Meg McCourt chose to return to England and settle in Hemel Hempstead
  • Earliest memories of the New Town

    Earliest memories of the New Town

    Valerie Weaving remembers her childhood home
  • Jim Parker - first Christmas in a Hatfield new town house

    Jim Parker - first Christmas in a Hatfield new town house

    First Christmas in a new house in new town Hatfield in 1960
  • Barbara Latham - 1st Christmas in Hatfield

    Barbara Latham - 1st Christmas in Hatfield

    First Christmas in a new house in new town Hatfield in the late 1950s
  • Donald Hodson - setting up a business in the new town

    Donald Hodson - setting up a business in the new town

    living and working in the new town
  • Gerald Model - setting up a new business in Hatfield New Town

    Gerald Model - setting up a new business in Hatfield New Town

    Setting up a business in the new town in the late 1950s
  • Jessie Axford - moving to a new town isn't always straightforward

    Jessie Axford - moving to a new town isn't always straightforward

    Jessie Axford moved to Hatfield in 1956 with her husband, having previously lived in Surrey
  • Jessie Axford - moving to Hatfield new town in 1956

    Jessie Axford - moving to Hatfield new town in 1956

    Moving to a new house and building work
  • Children and schools

    Children and schools

    Eileen Bull recalls bringing her son to Hemel Hempstead for the first time and his schooling.
  • Making friends

    Making friends

    Eileen Bull remembers how she made friends after moving to Hemel Hempstead.
  • Coming to Hemel Hempstead

    Coming to Hemel Hempstead

    The story of Eileen Bull, who moved to Hemel Hempstead with her husband in 1954.
  • What the people of Hemel Hempstead thought of the new arrivals

    What the people of Hemel Hempstead thought of the new arrivals

    Una Taber talks about trying to fit in with the Hemel Hempstead locals
  • How Una came to Hemel Hempstead

    How Una came to Hemel Hempstead

    Una Taber and her husband Leslie moved into a house on Newfield Lane in July 1951, this is her story.
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