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 Hugh on
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I think the closest you'll get is where my link above sent you. On that site you have to browse scanned copies of the directories. Nothing is searchable or Michaelable. See their collection here.
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Permalink Reply by Abi on
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Michael, can I add you as a contact so I can be paranoid and put my full address in a private message please? I am ITCHING to know who lived in my house!
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Permalink Reply by Ian on
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Hi Michael - fascinating thread!
Would you mind checking who was in 6 Venetia Road please?
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Permalink Reply by Michael Anderson on
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Hey Ian. It was John Herbert. Your neighbours were Henry Fogarty at No. 4 and Frederick Charles Katritzky at 8.
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Hi Michael
Realise you've been doing this for years now! But if you wouldn't mind one more!
Just moved onto ladder and would love to know more about our previous residents.
20 Allison Road.
Cheers
Steve
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Morning Steve. I put the Kelly's directory somewhere safe, so I can’t of course find it at the moment. As soon as I do I'll look up the address. Michael
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Whilst Michael is finding that - (and because I needed 15 mins displacement activity) - here are a couple of perhaps ultimately unsatisfying snippets for you. I'd publish the links but the book snippets Google give show less than is in the search results listing. Still if you're really interetsed, I should think that the British Library will have copies of these magazines.
Do you also know that your house has some of the most interesting history in the area? If I have my house numbering right, Number 20 Allison sits on the foundations of the old Harringay House - one time home of what was described at the time as the greatest art collection in private hands (see some snippets here) and later a haunt of the infamous Whistler's mother.
This map will enable you see to see exactly how your house relates - and here's another view. These Google search results show all mentions of Harringay House on HoL and here's the guy who built the house (but DO NOT fail to read Yvonne's comment beneath the picture - classic!)
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Many thanks Michael, and many thanks Hugh. Very interesting! I'll read these tonight!
I might pay to access the census too, as that might provide some insight.
Thank you
Steve
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Found it. At 20 was Ernest Brill. One thing I hadn't noticed before was that next to 119 Alilson Road (right at the top, occupant Henry Hawes, Decorator, County School, Infants) is listed Allison Hall. I'm assuming a building isn't here any more. Is this the site where a house was given planning permission a year or so ago that came to nothing?
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Thanks Angela. I had the road completely upside down in my head with the high numbers at Wightman end rather than Green Lanes
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