The Horns, Bell and One Crown survive today

The earliest recorded reference to The Horns was in a army document in 1756 which listed all the pubs in Watford for the benefit of the soldiers who were billeted in and around Watford.
<Photograph from 'The Book of Watford'

Two major refurbishments took place in May 2002 and October 2003. There is NOTHING of the original interior left except the oak flooring in the front area of the bar & the pub's clock! We went right back to the brickwork!

One of the earliest photographs of The Horns shows a hay cart on the Hempstead Road. Photograph from the book 'Watford Past'

In 1968 the traffic problems look no different from today the vehicles passed within feet of The Horns Photograph from the book 'Watford Past'

The Horns today 2004, no traffic, not even a hay cart in sight.

This map shows some of 33 pubs in the centre of Watford in 1756. Only The Horns, Bell and One Crown survive today. Source, Watford Library