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 Michael Anderson on
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Well, by 1935, 459 Green Lanes was occupied by JH Cross, no indication of the trade being carried out there. This one looks older than 1935 though so must predate Mr Cross.
On either side, Lynbo was occupied by Lionel Meears (again, the shop type isn't given) and Deniz off licence was Jack Finkle's tobacconists.
What is fascinating is that Baldwin's Butcher existed then, owned by a Mr Redvers Baldwin. Not at it's present site but a few doors along at 477.
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Permalink Reply by Hugh on
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If you liked this thread, you may be interested in this upcoming talk at the Geffryre Museum.
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Morning Paul. 16 Wightman was still a butcher's shop in 1935, J O Hunt. In fact the whole stretch up to Umfreville was a commercial centre with a diary, Threshers wine merchant, a tailor, pastry cook, stationers, greengrocer, dressmaker and a potato merchant among others. Number 22 was the site of the Hornsey Maternity and Child Welfare centre run by Miss Glover.
30 Mattison was occupied by Arthur Henry Hail. South Harringay school seems to have been divided into two functions then. The part to the west of the Passage was South Harringay school while on the east side was "Schools for special instruction and swimming bath". There was a headmaster of something call manual instruction (W P Bannister MA) and housewifery, cookery and laundry was looked after by Miss Windsor, superintendent.
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Had a quick Google of "schools for special instruction" and found this from Derek Gillard's Education in England, chapter 3.
"In 1892 the Leicester School Board established a special class for selected 'feeble-minded' pupils, and the London Board opened a school for the special instruction of physically and mentally detective children. The emphasis was on occupational activity rather than formal education.
By 1896 there were 24 special schools in London attended by 900 pupils and by the end of the century schools for defective children had been established by six other boards."
I wonder if that part of the school was then for children with physical and learning disabilities?
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Afraid not, Kelly's only seem to list one person at each address.
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Permalink Reply by Sharon on
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Is s. Tottenham covered in the directory or does it just cover the ladder area?
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It covers the old Hornsey borough so Green Lanes and the west
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Yes, although strictly speaking the Tottenham borough took in a slice along the bottom of the Ladder roads. So none of Green Lanes was in Hornsey.
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Kelly's Directories were published nationally. So alternative years and areas are available. I imagine that Bruce Castle has some (I can't remember which) and the British Library probably has the whole collection. You can join the British Library as a reader for free and access much of their collection. It's where I found the old publications from the Harringay Ratepayers' Association.
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Permalink Reply by Lesley Ramm on
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Hornsey Historical has a good set for Hornsey (some also cover parts of Wood Green and/or Muswell Hill). They have copies from late 1800s to 1939 and then post WW11
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