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Where Do You Think You Live?

The material here has been provided by The Welwyn Garden City Heritage Trust which was created by a community project about the history & development of the town.

There are three elements to the project:

House Detectives - encouraging residents to investigate the history of their homes using archive material from HALS, WGC Library local studies and Mill Green Museum.

Memories - early residents are contributing their recollections of the town which are digitally recorded as oral histories. Priority is given to capturing those whose memories date back furthest but all are welcome to participate.

Photography - we are building an archive of material on Welwyn Garden City from photographs that are loaned for scanning or donated outright to the Trust. 

Material generated by the project was exhibited at Oaklands College in July 2011. Mill Green Museum will show some of the material in its gallery in January 2012. Read more about the project at https://welwyngarden-heritage.org/

  • Life in Ethelred Close
    Life in Ethelred Close
    Waiting for Dad to come home from work
  • Life in Lanefield Walk
    Life in Lanefield Walk
    "I am really Welwyn Garden City born and bred"
  • Living in Elmwood
    Living in Elmwood
    Elmwood neighbours
  • Living in Guessens Court
    Living in Guessens Court
    A minister for Christchurch
  • Living in Longcroft Lane
    Living in Longcroft Lane
    Pram wheels half way up in mud
  • Ludwick Way
    Ludwick Way
    "We spent most of our lives there."
  • Memories of Handside Lane
    Memories of Handside Lane
    We were right on the edge of the town
  • Moving to WGC and an early commute
    Moving to WGC and an early commute
    My first visit was as a bridesmaid
  • Pioneering Parents
    Pioneering Parents
    Moving to WGC in 1922
  • Playing Outdoors
    Playing Outdoors
    The sandwasher and the River Lea
  • School days
    School days
    First memory of school and the new grammar school during the war years
  • Some Characters From The Early Days
    Some Characters From The Early Days
    The Sargeant Commissionaire and Mr G
  • Starting life in Knella Road
    Starting life in Knella Road
    Everybody in WGC cycled
  • The 'Where Do You Think You Live?' Project
    The 'Where Do You Think You Live?' Project
    Audio-transcribers Wanted
  • Valley Road
    Valley Road
    "father was appointed the chief air-raid warden for WGC"
  • Woodhall Athletic Football Team
    Woodhall Athletic Football Team
    "We started with just one football, borrowed kit..."
  • Work and Play
    Work and Play
    Shorthand typing at Roche and dances at The Cherry Tree
  • History Of Your House

    History Of Your House (21)

    Tips on researching the history of your house
  • Recent Images of the Town

    Recent Images of the Town (12)

    Photographs submitted to the Where Do You Think You Live? project
  • House Detectives

    House Detectives (9)

    The history of some WGC homes gathered by residents using local archives
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