Nothing stays the same. Watford High Street. The town where we grew up.

Nothing stays the same is a video of Watford High Street. The town where we grew up. Watford in Hertfordshire England. Combined with some old photos. Derek lived just a few steps form the High Street, the house no longer stands to make way for the new road. So this video means a lot to us.
This video has had no end of copyright issues so unfortunately we have muted segments. All music used is copyright free from KZbin, iMovie or iTunes.

[@SlovenianGirlAbroad]

I used to live in Watford and I walked this street so many times. It’s nice to see how it changed since then. Thanks for this lovely trip down the memory lane.

[@CarolandDerek]

We didn’t recognise a lot. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment we do appreciate it 👍🌈❤️

[@SlovenianGirlAbroad]

@@CarolandDerek I can see changes, but I can still recognize many familiar places. 😀 Happy to watch. 😉 Take care!

[@aaroncohen7712]

Carlton cinema, Clements, old fire station, Gaumont cinema, town hall roundabout, Cassiobury Park gates, market behind Cawdells, Odeon cinema, House of Bewley that sold pipes, slaughter house in New Road, almhouses, Rose and Crown on the corner of Market Street, New Penny disco, Albert Street, Carey Place, all them pubs in the High Street, Dunns menswear shop, etc,etc. I could go on and on. As a boy I had a lot of freedom and Watford town centre was my world. Thanks for the video.

[@CarolandDerek]

It was ours to I (Derek) lived at 32 The Crescent.

[@aaroncohen7712]

@@CarolandDerek Ah The Crescent. Memories come back of the bottling hall of Benskin's and people working there. There was a public toilet in Crown Passage next to HeadHunters. Saturday morning pictures at the Elsoldo cinema in Kings Street, Pope's Jewellers and that tiny sweet shop in King's Street. My mother was a staff nurse at the maternity hospital. Watford fields school. The memories.......

[@CarolandDerek]

@@aaroncohen7712 We are both 72 so we have a lot of lovely memories. 👍🙏

[@aaroncohen7712]

@@CarolandDerek So you would have the same memories. I am 70.

[@bobmathews9072]

Do you remember Queens Road ? My dad’s mate Dennis Carr had an antique shop there , and his dad Dennis Sr had a bookshop on the corner opposite where Blakes wine bar was . Dennis’s shop was opposite Stan Boardmans music shop , Stan died a while back , they were some proper characters back in those days @@aaroncohen7712

[@sarahbrennan1342]

Have family there.. love Watford 🤗💛♥️

[@CarolandDerek]

Hope it bought back some good memories 👍🙏

[@sarahbrennan1342]

@@CarolandDerek it did… a lot has closed down now along the high street… have a good week 🌺

[@CarolandDerek]

@@sarahbrennan1342 you too

[@CarolandDerek]

You too 🙏

[@flexiexpress6713]

Thanks for bringing back some memories

[@CarolandDerek]

Hope they were good ones 🙏

[@GetMotivated978]

I lived in Watford for 10 months in 2019 and I miss it so much! I wasn't born in the UK but I miss it more then I miss my own country. How I wish I could turn back time and do some things differently. I will definitely visit Watford once more, it's just a matter of time. 😭😭😭

[@CarolandDerek]

If only we had hindsight 👍 thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. Where in the world do you live now? 🎥🌈🙏

[@GetMotivated978]

@@CarolandDerek Now I live in Germany, small city near Bielefeld. I like Germany as well, it has it's perks but I like the UK more because I speak the language perfectly and the people are much more socially friendly. No offense to the Germans but that is the truth, Germans in small cities are not as friendly. The most I miss about the UK are the pubs, oh god how I miss The Moon Under Water in Watford High Street! I had some great times in that place every weekend. 😉😉😉

[@CarolandDerek]

@@GetMotivated978 did you see our one on Cassiobury Park?

[@aaroncohen7712]

I was born in King's Street a long time ago. I loved Watford in the 1950s and 1960s. It's changed but not for the better.

[@CarolandDerek]

Think we agree, 👍🙏 did you watch our one on Cassiobury Park? You play the organ wonderfully 🌈

[@martinPatsy]

We have still been lucky in many aspects that Watford is well maintained and kept clean,

[@Eric-ye5yz]

I was brought up in Watford too. But that was a long time ago. I went to Chater School, then Bushey Meads.

[@CarolandDerek]

Happy days we hope 🙏👍😉

[@Eric-ye5yz]

@@CarolandDerek ... it was a long time ago, since then I have lived and worked in 7 different countries. I now live in Australia ......Thanks for the video it bought back memories.

[@bobmathews9072]

Bushey Meads was just round the corner from me , on Coldharbour Lane in Bushey , but I ended up going to Watford Boys , even though i could have walked to the Meads in 5 mins 🤔

[@CarolandDerek]

Hope they were happy days 😉👍

[@bobmathews9072]

It’s nice to see that with Trewins , John Lewis & Clements gone , at least there’s still a bit of “old Watford” there in Jacksons the jewellers . I’m consistently amazed that the tacky “Situls” is still there , we used to go in there as kids cracking on 40 years ago now to check out the poster section in the back of the shop . Other old much missed shops include Mary Roses Toy Shop in Charter Place , and Beatties . HeadHunters there near the end , I was only in there 2 days ago , the legendary Mario retired a while back , he must have cut literally every bloke in Watfords hair at some point 😄

[@CarolandDerek]

Derek lived in the Crescent so the high street was his play ground some 65 years ago 🙏👍😉

[@Innerrelief]

⏹ Beautiful experience! amazing views! Thank you for sharing! Really beautiful! ✌😀

[@CarolandDerek]

Thanks for your continued support and encouragement 👍🌈

[@farhanali7705]

Brought tears in my eyes i used to live in Watford have been there for 8 years and used to work for M&S . I miss Watford and I want to go back and work at M&S it was a lovely place but happy to see new changes looking much more buetiful i wish i could go back once ahhhhhh one thing i wanted to see my work place M&S but could not see it if you guys can make a vlog and show whole M&S inside out i would be much obliged I may see some of my friends working there LOVE YOU WATFORD MISS YOU TOO MUCH 😭

[@CarolandDerek]

Happy tears we hope 🙏 we wouldn’t be allowed to film in the store. And have been told not to film in many shopping centres. Thanks for commenting and watching. Have you seen our other one on Cassiobury Park? Keep safe 🙏👍

[@donroy7825]

Hi ! Nice to see, a good wide, mostly pedestrianised, High St. and the park. Still plenty of character, not too many empty units. Thanks ;-)

[@CarolandDerek]

It’s good to hear from you. It felt prosperous as well. Keep safe. I will be popping over to your channel now 🎥🌈❤️

[@TVJourneys]

Lovely tour of Watford High Street. Looks attractive with some nice historical buildings. Love the fact you put some old photos in to see the comparison. It's nicely pedestrianised in places too. I always enjoy seeing other places. Great video my friends 👍 😊💕

[@CarolandDerek]

Thank you, keep safe and keep filming ❤️👍🌈

[@LetsGoExploringWorld]

wow wonderful Christmas time blog nine footage and nine place thanks for sharing my sister and brother 💗💗💗👍👍🎅🎄🎅🎄🎁🎁

[@CarolandDerek]

You are welcome 🙏 thank you 🎄☃️🎁🎉

[@nextstepsa2z45]

Mashaah Allhaa...amazing... you catching everything...thank you.

[@CarolandDerek]

Think your videos are better, but thank you for the complement :)

[@VermilionStudios]

Decent looking town centre this, nice christmas decorations too. Never been in to Watford myself, the closest i've been is the HP Studio Tour on the outskirts of town.

[@CarolandDerek]

It was more of a sentimental visit, but you went to the best bit. Thanks for your continued support ❤️🌈👍

[@Louizalass]

It's certainly changed since I was there in 1965! I had some great Saturday nights at the Top Rank dance hall! And didn't there used to be a big 'pond' in the middle of the high street?

[@CarolandDerek]

How things have changed. We made a video of the park and that has changed as well, or it could be our memories. Thanks for commenting it means a lot 🌈🙏👍

[@anoudkiati5577]

Old is Gold.. nothing stays same.. the city of your childhood is nice, crowded a bit. some of buildings maintain the old design which is nice.

[@CarolandDerek]

Thank you 🙏 it is nice to get comments. Filming where we go is a lovely hobby. Thanks for taking the time to comment ❤️🌈👍

[@CarolandDerek]

Thought we had responded to your comment already, so apologies because we try to respond to everyone. Thank you so much for taking the time to comment and watch.

[@ianpeddle6818]

I can hardly bare to watch this. Generations of my dads family lived in and around the town and in Ricky. I grew up when the town was still lovely before the ring road was pushed through and that awful flyover went in. I guess nothing stays the same but it’s not a patch on what it once was. Interesting to see a lot of old buildings have survived but my god the Parade with its pond and trees that were once around it looks so bleak now.

[@CarolandDerek]

And the park gates 🥲

[@ianpeddle6818]

Yes I remember the scandal when that lovely lodge gate was destroyed they could easily have moved it. Like the statues outside the Peace Memorial Hospital

[@ianpeddle6818]

It’s like Rickmansworth used to be a lovely country town - dads family were from Money Hill James Peddle were the local undertakers and carpenters 😁

[@CarolandDerek]

@@ianpeddle6818 I think they could have stayed the road would have just missed it, if you stand where the gates were you could picture it.

[@CarolandDerek]

@@ianpeddle6818 it’s the same in most towns, we filmed in Aldbury a few weeks ago and if you watch it you will se although not much has changed in the structure. There were so many cars parked around, it made us feel a little sad. We film these places now as little time capsules. As you say nothing stays the same. Thanks for commenting and have a great Christmas 🙏👍

[@user-ot1jq8kf5k]

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[@CarolandDerek]

Thank you 🙏 keep safe over there. We are in another lockdown at the moment 😷😷😷

[@user-ot1jq8kf5k]

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[@danishch2166]

is it good place to live sir? what about accommondation cheap or expensive and how far is london from watford ticket cost with return ticket???// ur reply will be much appreciated

[@CarolandDerek]

You need to understand we lived in Watford 25 years ago and that video was more about use remembering what life was like back then. However it is 15 miles outside of London and the London Underground goes from Watford High street and Watford Junction right into the city. We have no idea about the cost. But anywhere inside the M25 ??? But we loved it back then. Good luck 🤞 and keep safe 🌈🙏👍

[@mjc5509]

Probably the most BLAND and depressing town I've ever visited.

[@CarolandDerek]

You should have seen it 60 years ago. It has been as most towns totally changed. Our videos are like time capsules. Wish we could have filmed it back then. Nothing stays the same. 🙏👍 thank you for commenting 😉

[@bobmathews9072]

Allow me to introduce you to our neighbour , Hemel Hempstead ...

[@chrisobrien6249]

Never really liked watford but good vid

[@CarolandDerek]

We left years ago. It has changed beyond recognition to when we live there. Did you see our one on Cassiobury Park? Thanks for taking the time to comment, we really appreciate it 👍🌈🎥