Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Who lived in your house in 1935?
When we first moved into our house, we found a Kelly's post office directory from 1935 in the attic which I unearthed again today. It lists all the addresses in the then Hornsey borough and who was the head of household.
Our house was occupied by Arthur Jackson for instance. What is also fascinating is that there was a synagogue on Wightman Road (the current church opposite the mosque) and a lot of residents with German or jewish names living on the ladder (remember, this was 1935).
The unfortunate resident of 26 Priory Gardens N6 was one Mrs Hitler, who I'm sure changed her name by 1939.
If you want to know who lived in your house or anyother address in 1935, just let me know.
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Permalink Reply by John McMullan on
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It was a V2 Rocket. There is a picture of the aftermath on here somewhere.
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Permalink Reply by matt on
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Yes, there were 20-25 homes wiped out by that one bomb. A few nissan huts replaced them after the war but, I'm not sure for how long they were there before the land was handed over as a community space.
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Permalink Reply by StephenBln on
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I knew two kids who lived in those 'prefabs' (not Nissen huts), one(kid) on Effingham and one on Fairfax. Those prefabs were demolished in summer 1960, like the ones on Warwick Gardens (where I lived). The prefabs on Ritches Road, Woodlands Park Road and West Green Road (Green and Willow Walk) lasted further into the 1960s, with the last (Ritches Road) going about 1969.
and BTW, I think it was a V1 and not a V2.. I'm not sure which was more deadly, the V1s or V2s. The whole story of which is very interesting.. e.g. the V1s were developed by the 'Army' (Wehrmacht) and the V2s were developed by the 'Air Force' (Luftwaffe) and there was much competition between the two.
Two clips:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e33qdkhNTPU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULNDQd809ag&feature=related
But don't believe all you hear, some things are inaccurate.. e.g. V weapon Vergeltungswaffe (Revenge Weapon) not 'Miracle Weapon'
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Thanks for this Stephen. Having that date fills in a gap in my knowledge about that 'open space'. Yes I think you're right about the V1.
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I hope you don't mind me making a point about the V weapons.. and the war generally.. Of course, the Germans were responsible for WW2 and it was right that the Allies fought and eventually were victorious, but sometimes things are exaggerated, even now some sixty years after it ended.
The V weapons weren't were very effectual, in fact at the same time, the British and American were killing more civilians per hundred tons of explosives dropped than the Germans were achieving. Just to put the thing into perspective, in a one hour raid on Berlin on 03/02.1945, 30,000 people were killed and 120,000 were made homeless in the ensuing firestorm.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-8_He0yl2Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tnQulHcWaI&feature=related
What I think has made the V weapons legendary, is the fact that they were robotic and indiscriminate. And of course they were the forerunners of cruise missiles and the moon shots that came later.
The victorious Allies cleaned out Germany of the remaining V Weapons and their inventors and scientists, took them back home to start up their own space programmes.
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Permalink Reply by Michael Anderson on
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One Mrs Bacon. At the top of the road (no.1) was a freemason's lodge. The Manchester Unity of Oddfellows, Pride of Clerkenwell Lodge. The Secretary was (now wait for this), Mr H. Charles Hewitt! Coincidence or was he THE Hewitt?
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Permalink Reply by John Shulver
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Don't I know it. I'm allowed 30 minutes for meals and a couple of hours kip a night.
There were two seperate properties then. 54 was Stills & Herbert butcher's shop and 56-58 Burgoyne Service station - it's still a garage now isn't it.
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Could you let me know who lived in the School House in Falkland Road?
(btw, I think Mr Grandee who lived in Frobisher Road would have been an assistant caretaker as this house has always been occupied by the head caretaker).
I've got a 1901 census record for Fairfax, Falkland and Frobisher Roads so if anyone wants that information just let me know (or should I start a new thread?)
Thanks
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