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 Maria Huybens
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Hello Michael,
Fascinating stuff! I wonder if it covers 66 Finsbury Road N22 - the building was originally a shop and I've been told it was once a post office. Would you also please check 20 Victoria Road N4 and 4 Upper Tollington Park N4? I believe my late dad's family may have been resident at the second address in the mid-30s. Many thanks.
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Permalink Reply by Michael Anderson
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Finsbury Avenue is outside the area I’m afraid.
20 Victoria Road was occupied by John B Hamilton and 4 Upper Tollington Park by Mrs Green.
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Thanks Michael, much appreciated.
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Permalink Reply by Hugh
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To avoid sidetracking this thread, Hugh's reply to Maria's query about 66 Finsbury Road has been moved to another thread to which his response referred.
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Fantastic - thanks Hugh! This is the first time I've seen any old photos of this particular property. Do you know roughly when the first photo was taken?
When I moved in here, back in 1997, the corner shop diagonally opposite was an ironmongers/hardware store called King & Sons, run by a lovely gentleman called Mr King, the grandson of the original owner. He told me that, when he was a child, there were shops along Finsbury Road from the Nightingale Road junction and then all along Commerce Road. These included a greengrocer, butcher, florist, baker, and even a furrier! He said it was one of the main shopping areas before the shopping city was created after WWII. Sadly Mr King died in the early 2000s and his shop was converted into flats.
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So as not to disrupt Michael's thread, I've moved my original response and copied your reply to the thread where I added the photo. I've responded to your follow-up query there.
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