General Chat

Dee, you must have lived in Ware. The Drill Hall has just had a mini makeover and has swish new glass doors. Can I ask where the Burtons was in Hertford? Was it by the Stag on Parliament Square? If it was there is still a snooker hall there but its over a Kebab shop, record shop and 'nite club' now.

What's there now Paul?

Janet I come from Hoddesdon, but the OH is from Ware Burtons was near Gravesons, not on Parliament Square. I used to work in Parliament Square, and there was a cafe called Christine's. Whenever I see the 'soup of the day' sketch with Julie Waters I think of that place Dee ;-))

Well, it was Fosters when I was a kid... then by the time I was in my teens it was a second hand furniture shop called 'Lyons Den' I think... for the last few years it was an asian greengrocers and now its a Halal Butchers I think.

I nearly went to Hoddensdon a few weeks ago... but I didn't. Useless fact, but fact all the same lol

I'm afraid Gravesons went a couple of years ago. Its now a Monsoon and the tourist information office. The offices above are now luxury appartments. How long ago are we talking? I've been in Hertford since 88 and I can't remember a Burtons. What I do remember is a Fine Fayre in Maidenhead Street opp. Woolworths (Now Macdonalds) a Wimpy (now a bookies) and horror of horrors, the wet fish shop Claydens closed down a couple of weeks ago.

Budgie Would have loved to have known you back then ;-)) Janet I moved from Herts in 1972 There used to be 'The Arcade' with a lovely little record shop tucked away in it. Wrens the bakers. Woodhouse's furniture shop, where I once worked All a bit jumbled now I'm afraid Dee x

Tony, I remember having my hand stamped, it used to show up under certain lights, didn't it? ;-))

Have to say they've all gone now. A new open air shopping area (I refuse to call it a Mall or centre) stands where i believe the Arcade stood. (between Bull plain and the bus station) it was built in 83 and houses Boots (which moved from maidenhead st) Waitrose, New Look, WH Smiths and a host of other little shops.

Dea. Never went to the one in Woolwich. We used to go to the hall over the CO- OP in Woolwich for labour party special doo,s In Laws were staunch labourites & used to attend annual dances there. We also used to go to the dances at the Town Hall in the 60,s Remember tho the hand stamp if you left the dance at Burton,s!! Shirley

Janet, that's where the Arcade was, near the bus station We came up 6 years ago, to organise my Dad's funeral, and had to go to Hertford, didn't get time to explore though, sadly Dee x

pmsl Tony ;-))