Hatfield of my Youth Hatfield Hertfordshire 1950's and 60's 

My dad loved this, thank you.

It's when you leave a home community and return a few years later and see the changes: that's what hits you hard!

As an ol’ bird outta Hatfield (late 70s / early 80s) I really enjoyed that. Thank you 🙏🏻

Great to look back at the very old Hatfield. I was born 1970 and grew up in Hatfield.

Just wao :) Amazing song and pictures collection. "Hatfeild of my youth, where have you gone"

To be someone who has lived in Hatfield their whole life this is beautiful to me

This brought back memory's I lived in Chelwood avenue in the 50s through to the 80s

Sweet song Sir !! i'm lucky to finished my degree in Hatfield town .A trully peaceful ,quiet and beautiful town . Love it

Wow! We moved to Hatfield, on to the new Oxlease estate, when I was 4 years old in 1958. I left around 1973. I went to Broad Oaks school. I recognise almost every image in your video and know almost every place you sing about. I well remember them building the new town centre and pulling half the old town down in the name of progress. Great video. Things that immediately spring to mind... Church's toy shop Gray's garage Station buffet Hatfield park 414 bus oh and a lot more...

Brilliant vid and song. I loved my childhood in Hatfield. Was born there in 1955 and left in 1968. I was born at 17 Hazeldene Meadows, and in 1963 we moved to 10 Lodge Drive, The Ryde estate. We then moved to St. Albans.

I think this is a great way of recording the history of ones town in their own words and lifetime. I wished I had bthought of doing the same for my home town of Hertford.

Lovely looking at photos of my birth town. Thank you.

Brilliant. I lived in Hatfield 1960-71. Aged 3 til 14. Went to Broad Oaks too. Dad was at De Havailland

Went to uni in Hatfield. Finished last year I barely recognise any of your photos. Pretty much only just some of those shops and what is now the Municipal Court building It's such a dingy town now, looks like it's lost all of its character. Cycle route to St Albans is good though, and the nature reserve where the runway was is nice. Lots of open space, dogs on the weekends. Building The Tunnel and the shutting of De Havilland was the turning point I think

Lovely.

My Nan lived in Stonecross Road much of my childhood spent there, I come from The Pearman family who were apparently well known back in the day!

amazing

I lived in Welham Green, and went ti St Audreys School in the early 60 Brian Ross was my home room teacher for my last year. Dad worked at DH. and I remember going to there open house every year. and I remember the tank in the park.

My grandmother was born in Laysdown England

Michael, I came across you film, its great. I am currently working on a project about Old Hatfield, can I link to your film?

A good place to grow up

Hi,tq for sharing I worked part time in 1978 at the toy factory called LONE STAR.Have got any photo to share,pls.

I have stayed in Altham court before, ha. There was a pub at the far end n opposite is British Airospace, right??

Michael, I don't recognise the images at... 1:15 1:33 2:24 2:44 It's been a long time and the memory dulls a little.

Filled with junkies nowadays mate. Shame to see how this town turned out :(

I'll tell you where it's gone. To shit.

It certainly doesn't look like that anymore, Its more like being in a foreign land these days than it is an English town.

Where indeed ? Might as well be Warsaw now