Watford History Talks

Join the Mayor and Musuem Curator  for some educational talks on a varied range of topics about Watford's history.

These talks were put on over lockdown to further help and encourage residents to enjoy our heritage. 

Click here to view the videos.
 

Loan Boxes

Watford Museum has a fantastic range of loan boxes to borrow.  These include:

• Toys of the 20th century

• Victorian Domestic

• Victorian School

• Community box : Life in the 1950s and 1960s

• World War II

• WWII Evacuees Suitcase

We currently offer boxes on a 6-day loan (sometimes 13 days is available on request)
 

Loan boxes are to be picked up on a Saturday and returned on a Friday please.
 

Please do leave enough time for the box to be processed on collection and return at the museum. On return we do need to check through the box together. To book please email us your preferred dates (from a Saturday to a Friday), the name of the school, teacher and box.
 

The loan of the box is free. We do require a returnable £25 deposit (cash or cheque made payable to Watford Borough Council) when checking out the box at the museum. This is kept and returned to you on safe return of the contents of the box. Please be aware that the boxes are popular and require quarantine in between loans .we may therefore may not always be able to offer you your first choice of dates or loan length.

Resource Boxes

We also have three resource boxes filled with photographs, newspaper articles, paper replicas and a DVD of images, which include Watford in WWI and WWII. There is also a WW1 character box, which features Major General George Parkes, Clara Frost and Private Henry Thomas Greenwood.

These boxes are loaned under the same time and conditions as the Loans boxes above and require a returnable £25. For both loans and resource boxes, we are sometimes able to loan more than one at the same time. In this case, the deposit is still £25.

If you would like to know more please phone us on 01923 232297 or email us here.

High Street Trails

Do you want to learn more about Watford's local history? 

The tour introduces children to the changing architectural and social history of Watford’s High Street.  On the way, you can spot the date of buildings, see traces of the old market, meet Watford FC’s hornet and discover the Fig Tree Tomb tale!

Please email us about booking a date in advance for this tour. We do charge a small fee per pupil for these school tours

We can also provide teachers, community groups and societies with a trail route and information to follow the trail themselves. You may also find this useful https://www.watfordmuseum.org.uk/watford-heritage-

We love to support learning so please do contact us at museum@watford.gov.uk  so we can discuss how we can help you.