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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
    Handside Schools Consortium
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      Contemporary perspectives
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      Dawn of the New Towns
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    • Christine Winnan on Knella Road MemoriesP.S. Hi. I believe Shirley (in the first comment) must have meant to say Barclay (not Arkley) House which stood...

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