The Watford Observer is delighted to share pictures from the archive at Watford Museum and this week we look back at this view of Watford General Hospital. How the area around the hospital looked before redevelopment(Image: Watford Museum)The museum’s volunteer archivist Christine Orchard said: “Whilst the outline of the hospital is recognisable, the land use to the right has changed. Watford General viewed from Thomas Sawyer Way last year(Image: Google Street View)“At the time of this photograph, the new car park (and also Riverwell) was not yet on the architect’s drawing board, although proposals for developing the area surrounding Cardiff Road must have been at the planning stage. “There is no doubt the construction of the Thomas Sawyer Way was the starting point of the new district of Watford that is taking shape today.”Visit the Museum Facebook page or website www.watfordmuseum.org.uk to see more historic photos.