THE LEVERSTOCK GREEN CHRONICLE
an in-depth history of one village in Hertfordshire UK.
For a variety of reasons I can no longer spend the same amount of time as in the past on my research and updating this website, though I DO still explore our local history and continue to find new historic items of interest. e.g.from http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ 
which now publishes items online.

It is still my intention to update existing pages on the Leverstock Green Chronicle website and to add new information as and when time permits. With Social Media, and the digitisation of many national archives new information and images surface regularly. AS well as saving all this information to my computer, I ensure all new information is documented and printed and added to the growing number of Chronicle Archive Albums. The contents of these albums are catalogued and added to a spread sheet enabling myself (or anyone else in the future) to readily find the information, even should the website itself no longer exist.

As a result of the Covid Pandemic, everyday life for Leverstock Green's residents has changed in many ways.  I have been recording what I usually do, but also the many photographs which have been posted on the LGVA Facebook page ( among others)showing the village, Bunkers Park, Longdeans, Blackwater Wood  and their own gardens as well as special occassions and glimpses of wildlife they perhaps would not have made whilst working elsewhere. These photos give a real insite into life here during the pandemic, plus a pictorial record of the changing seasons etc.  As well as saving all this information for the Village Archive, it has also been forwarded to HALS as part of their Covid Catalogue.

IIf YOU have any information relating to Leverstock Green's history and members of your family who lived here, including photographs, ephemera etc. please contact me so I can arrange a meeting and/or exchange email addresses so I can include your information in my archive of Leverstock Green's history.

        Thankyou, Barbara Chapman 03/07/2021
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VE Day fell on Friday, May 8, 2020. To make this special day a national holiday, the May Day bank holiday was  moved in 2020 from May 1 to May 8 to mark 75 years since Nazi Germany surrendered.

Below are galleries  and/or individual photographs taken in Leverstock Green on May 8th 2020 or relating to that day such as preparations, special events elsewhere, which can include screen-prints taken from on-line events via Zoom or Skype etc which you were involved with. 
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Photographs taken by Clive Hill at home in Kendale.
CLIVE HILL
VE DAY -DR MAY'S BUGLE CALL 
AT SAINT MICHAEL'S END, BEDMOND ROAD
N.B. Copyright of the Photographs in this section belongs to Jean Saunders, who has lived in Leverstock Green for over 50 years.  The individual photos from the video.
My son Owen is friends with Dr. May's daughter Charlotte. She had shared a video of the above event on Facebook and Owen in turn shared it with me knowing I would be interested. This then led to  Dr. May informing me of the following: BAC

"The video was taken by Jean Saunders on her I phone . She lives at 45 Delmar Ave. The lady in the wheel chair is Stella Hancox who lives in St David’s Close being pushed by her daughter and her other daughter is taking a picture. The Vicar, Lizzie Hood and her daughter Ali are on the lawn. Lizzie asked me to play as part of the VE day celebrations at my front door. I doubt if I would have played at the war memorial . I also played Somewhere over the rainbow and We Will Meet Again which are on other clips. "

Dr. May playing his bugle outside ST.MICHAEL'S END  (previously The Red Lion PH. Seefigure above the front door.)
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ANN & KEITH FISHENDEN 
MAVIS TILBURYS WALK AROUND THE VILLAGE ON VE DAY
MAVIS TILBURY:

"VE DAY- A walk around the village and then back home for cream tea."

Lindsey Lou Doyle:
"That's my neighbour's window, I'll show her...she will be pleased."

Tony Wotsy Watts:
" Its a delight to see teddy bear - went from rabbit for Easter Bank Holiday, to Nurse, then War Veteran. I walk past everyday for my excercise, well done."
RIGHT: From front left to back right:  Rev. Lizzie Hood, Ali Hood, and Jean Saunders filming the video on her phone.
ABOVE: From left to right: Jean Saunders; in the wheelchair: Stella Hancox, pushed and accompanied by her two daughters.
Madge Field watching the world go by on VE DAY 2020  Photo © her daughter Sally
LYNDSEY LOU DOYLE: "The Yarnbombed Postbox in Poynders Hill looks great!"   © Lyndsey Lou Doyle
VE DAY YARNBOMBING IN LEVERSTOCK GREEN
Yarnbombed Poynders Hill 
Post Box
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Poynders Hill Postbox top.
BELOW: Mavis's photo record of her afternoon walk around Leverstock Green, culminating in a special cream tea at home to celebrate the occassion.  Click on the top left picture to start, which will bring up an enlargement, with arrows to allow you to navigate through the series. 
To be continued.........
To be continued.........
FLAGS FLYING FOR VE DAY IN KENDALE - PHOTOGRAPHS BY CLIVE HILL
VE DAY CELEBRATIONS ON CROSSWAYS, POSTED BY DUNCAN LEGGETT
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If you are featured in this collage, and are happy to have your name mentioned, please contact me with your details AND which photo(s) you are in so I can label the pictures correctly. [Name the row, (1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th), plus the number of the photo from left to right.]
If you have any further photographs from this street party on VE DAY 2020,or any photographs from other get-togethers, street or home decorations, Red Arrow Fly-past etc.or other events connected to VE Day in 2020 which you are prepared to share, please contact me with details.  Thank you BAC
VE DAY's SPITFIRE FLY  
OVER ABOVE KINGS LANGLEY
 LYNDSEY LOU DOYLE CAPTURED THIS PICTURE (L) OF A SPITFIRE OVER KINGS LANGLEY, BELOW IS A CROPPED AND ENLARGED VERSION.