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    This is the community archive for Welwyn Garden City in Hertfordshire.  You can find – and add your own – memories, photos and local history articles.  Find out more about us or get in touch.

     

     

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  • Welwyn Garden City : A Kind of Travelogue

    Welwyn Garden City : A Kind of Travelogue

    1964 film by F. J. Douglas
  • C B Purdom

    C B Purdom

    Welwyn Garden City pioneer and drama enthusiast
  • Carnival Day in the Garden City

    Carnival Day in the Garden City

    Fancy Dress Competition
  • Welwyn Garden City through maps, 1921-1982

    Welwyn Garden City through maps, 1921-1982

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    • Memories of the very first VE Day in London

      A Welwyn Garden legend recalls

    • WGC Fire Station

      Photo from 1939
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