Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
The Hook Greyhound Kennels, Northaw
I have looked with great interest at the old photos of Harringay Racetrack.
Has anyone got any photos they can post of The Hook Kennels, Northaw, which was the kennels which serviced Harringay Racetrack? My mum used to work there as a kennel maid May, 1949 to Christmas 1950 and still thinks foundly of it. Now in her 80's, I would love to see some photos of how the kennels used to be and also how they looked before they closed. Many thanks.
Christine
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Permalink Reply by David Kinchett on
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Thanks for your reply Marion, and great to hear from you.
I do not think many of us realised how good Northaw was until it was all gone, but that is
life.
Carole was quite good friends with Johnny Love, but apart from that we lost contact.
Tessa reached 80 this year and me next year, and also 55 years married. We are still chugging
along.. somehow!
Take Care Marion, and Thanks Again.
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Permalink Reply by David on
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Hi all, I live in Hook Lane currently, in one of the renovated cottages, and was wondering if anybody remembered 3 cottages that were in the vicinity of the water tower that was opposite the cottages. If so could you post any details, photos, when they were demolished etc, please?
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UPDATE - I have since received further information concerning the location of the cottages: they weren’t near the water tower, they were off to the side of the lane about half way up/down. The foundations can still be seen in the field. Anybody remember when they were demolished?
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Hi David, I think they were demolished somewhere around the 1990,s I am not sure. But there is now nothing left of the kennels except the trainers houses and the bungalow that was at the hospital site. If I can find out I will let you know I have a few contacts who live in the area and were at the kennels.
Caroline Pickering (now Jackson
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Thank you so much for your speedy reply, Caroline. I’m really interested in establishing (as accurately as possible) a date for when these three cottages were demolished. If you are able to find out from your contacts then please let me know.
Thanks again, David
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Hi David. Adrian here. Drove a large VW Orange Van that you would see parked across from Mick Puzeys kennel range, the first range you came to, after Scotts house. I also had a blue Ford Cortina Mk4 that Reggi bought off me. I will try and message you if I can find a way. I'm trying to help with the three cottages that where derelict and still there in 85/86 as I used to go and help Royce when he was clearing out the Hostel after the kennels had closed.
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Question posted here about the Hook Training Cottages
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Permalink Reply by Hugh on
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Some Northaw memorabilia up for auction in a few weeks' time - https://hgyol.in/2VnFN81
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Hi Peter, Those of us who follow Hook Kennels are about. The 1950's is well before my time. I was there from 1982 till they closed in 1985. I knew a lady called Molly Reynolds who was a partner of one of my Dads friends a builder in Preston Lancashire. I mention this as I had no idea she worked at hook kennels until I saw her car outside the assistant Racing Manager Scott's house one evening to find out she had worked there for many years and was due to become the first female trainer at Hook. That was until she met Mr Milligan who had a dog with my dad Jack kennelled with Randy Singleton trainer for White City London. Here is the article about the "Greyhound Girls" at Hook featuring Molly. (Click the images to enlarge).
Hope this is of interest to you. The second picture you show outside the kennel block is the first range of kennels that you come to. This was the kennel I worked in for Trainer Mick Puzey. This is a picture of me taken outside that very block in 1983
A picture I have of the kennel girls from 1953?
Hope these are of interest to you
Adrian
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The girl workers of my childhood so many memories of them I wish I could remember the names of those in the pictures but it so long ago. But our Auntie Molly as she was known to us kids still lives in my memories.
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The kennel on the right was my dads, Harry Witney, and I’m sure that Gambling Gay was one he trained for the owner, Mr Gamble. I don’t remember the lady in question although I knew all dads staff at the time, but it’s a long time ago, I was only 9 in 1951.
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Could have been but somehow I don’t think so
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