The bandstand in Cassiobury Park The Watford Observer has teamed up with Watford Museum and its curator Sarah Priestley to take a journey back to the town’s past through items or places of historical significance. The 19th item in ‘a history of Watford in 50 objects’ is the Cassiobury bandstand, demonstrating how the town's history is all around us, including in the array of green spaces the town boasts and that can still be enjoying during lockdown. Sarah said: "This Grade II listed structure was commissioned for the new park in 1912 and designed by Hill and Smith. It reflects the ambitions of Watfordians for Cassiobury Park for leisure and enjoyment. It’s use declined after World War Two and the bandstand was dismantled and found a new home next to Watford Central Library and Town Hall.