Watford, Hertforshire
I grew up in in the 1970s and 1980s in Abbots Langley, a village 5 miles north of Watford. In 1985 and 1986 I was studying 'A' level photography at Watford College on Water Lane. The majority of the photographs here were shot in either '84 or '85. The black & white images were processed in my darkroom at the family home.
I've recently re-scanned them from the original negatves and happy to post them here. The high street has changed a bit since the 80's!
Please note all the images are copyright © Chris Guy. If you wish to use any of the images please get in touch.

Harveys, Watford High Street 1985

Queens Road 1984

Jewellers window, 1984

Cycle rack outside Littlewoods. Queens Road, 1984

Watford Market, inside Charter Place, 1984

Supermarket entrance, Charter Place, 1984

Collecting the trolleys. Charter Place. 1984

British Home Stores. First floor, Charter Place, 1984

Beechen Grove Baptist Church from the Charter Place car park

Outside Watford Palace Theatre, 1985

Sainsbury's Supermarket, Watford 1984



Our Price Records, Watford High Street 1984

Our Price Records, Watford High Street 1984

Interior of Woolworths, 1984

Shoppers on the high street, 1984

Shop window reflections

Shop window manequins

Unipart, car accessories shop

Watford one-way system from the roof of Charter Place, 1985

Clarendon Road, Watford 1985

Multi-Storey car park detail, Watford 1985

Watford cityscape, 1985

Charter Place shopping centre, Watford 1985

Beechen Grove, Watford 1985

Black Cat, Watford 1985



Shopfitting, 1984

Shoppers, Watford 1984

Tizer the Appetizer - Sainsbury's 1984

Window dressing, Watford High Street 1984

Watford High Street, 1984

The Metropolitian Line at Watford

The Metropolitian Line at Watford

Queue for Baileys nightclub. Watford 1984