By Nigel Burns

'Watford - Through our eyes' is a group photography and creative writing project, looking at historical and present day Watford.

By Louise Kosinska

By Lydia Maria Julien

By Carol Wong

By Nela Milic

Selected from the Comments Book in John Lewis

Find out what's been happening with the Watford Junction project. Recent updates include news of events commemorating the abolition of slavery and a trip to the Drawing Inspiration awards ceremony.

By Lennie Varvaridies

By Bridget West

By Lisa Amparbeng

By Jolanta Jagiello

By Hilary Sleiman

By Sumi Perera

By Joseph Silcott

By Charlene Belgrave

By Carol Ballard

By Merete Krohn

By Melanie Wagner

By Benjamin Oppong-Danquah

By Mari Terauchi

By Akiyo Yamamoto

Links to the websites of partners, contributors and sponsors

Sammy's father was Chinese and his mother English. He played for Watford between 1957 and 1965.

WACA aims to meet the educational, social and cultural needs of the African and Caribbean community of Watford and surrounding areas.

The burials of two black men are recorded in Watford parish records.

Estate records from the 18th century list 'Doney the Black' among the servants.

The militia lists from 1782-86 record the name of George Doney, a servant at Cassiobury, who was captured in Gambia as a child.

These records show the baptisms of three black servants in the 18th century.

An engraving of servants at Cassiobury from 1774, perhaps offering satirical comment on their masters' behaviour.

How to get in touch with the editors of this website

A selection of models illustrating students' ideas for a museum display on the theme of the Watford Junction project.

Sweet dreams were on display at John Lewis in October 2006, at an exhibition of decorated pillowcases on the theme of the dreams and aspirations of people arriving in Britain.

A painting by Turner shows a black servant who is well-dressed and evidently enjoys high status among his workmates.

Photos of the boxing brothers and of their father Claude

Allan Buxton describes a trip back to his father's birthplace in Antigua

Allan remembers the successes of the Buxton brothers and reflects on growing up in Watford

You can upload words and photos to this website instantly and easily. Find out how.

These saris belonged to Poonam White's mother. Some are saris she used to wear at work; others are dress saris for special occasions.

We draw together the strands of Watford's diverse history that are presented on this website.

Soon after Iris Lusack's 18th birthday, her family decided that she should leave Sierra Leone for England.

Enid Saunders' poem describes how people came from the Caribbean in response to the 'Motherland's call for workers'.

This website is one of many Watford Junction projects and events which are celebrating the town's diversity.

The students talk about their inspirations for designs, and the challenges and satisfactions of the project.

Our rap, dance and film project explored the story of peoples' journey to Watford. It included three days of workshops with young people at Playschemes.

Poonam describes how her parents came from India and worked hard all their lives to establish themselves in England.

Veronica Petrie remembers how she travelled from Jamaica and adapted to life in England in the 1960s.

A national icon, John Barnes became known as the 'jewel' unearthed by Graham Taylor.

Luther Blissett set a string of goal scoring records both for the club and among black players in English football.

One of the few black professionals of his day, 'Henry' Roy Brown played for Watford from 1953-1957.

The first black players in Watford FC were the Cother brothers, who began playing with the team in 1898.

What attracted people to Watford? From its origins as a one-street market town, we trace why people came to live here.

The Romans gave Watford its first road. The town has been battling to keep traffic flowing ever since.

The opening of the London to Birmingham railway in 1837 heralded a new age. Watford was transformed from small country market town to a satellite of London.

The Grand Union canal was built to link London to the Midlands. The journey from Watford to London took around a day.

A journey to London by stagecoach took 4 hours. The coaches carried everything, from mail to corpses...

A gravestone in St Mary's churchyard tells the story of one of Cassiobury's black servants.

Artists routinely positioned blacks at the edge of the canvas. This painting of Cassiobury Park is an example.