A FORMER resident of Watford Abbeyfield Society, the late John Gloag, wrote down his Watford memories before he died. Here he writes about Eggshell memories.
This building stood for many years on the West Herts Golf Course, a few yards from Grove Mill Lane.
It was a curious structure, standing about 16 feet in height, being completely circular in shape, and having a domed roof which caused it to be known locally as the Eggshell.
It was probably erected for the benefit of guests of the Earl of Essex, and during hunting and shooting parties could be used as a resting place.
After the land was acquired by the West Herts Golf Club at the end of the 19th Century, the Eggshell fell into disuse, and on my occasional journeys along Grove Mill Lane I noted, with some regret, the gradual decay and disrepair which was affecting the building.
It was decided some years ago that the condition of this building was unsafe and it was accordingly demolished. A fate which has befallen so many interesting features of this era.
June 14, 2002 10:30
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