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Permalink Reply by Hugh on May 1, 2020 at 10:57

If you mean the Culross and Albany Close development, my guess from looking at it would be 1975 - 1980. I'll flag this post up to Geoff who runs the Woodlands Park RA. He was probably around when it was built. So, he should have a good idea.

Permalink Reply by Samantha on May 1, 2020 at 11:27

I do. I'm in Albany close.  Thanks.

Permalink Reply by Samantha on May 4, 2020 at 12:58

Did you manage to find anything out about this?

Permalink Reply by Hugh on May 4, 2020 at 13:51

Not yet, I'll email him. He may not have got the last message.

Permalink Reply by Samantha on May 4, 2020 at 14:20

Ok. Thanks.

Permalink Reply by Geoff Amabilino on May 4, 2020 at 16:26

Hi Samantha,

I haven't been around here as long as Hugh thinks!  I moved in about 1985, and it was already there then.

I suspect that Hugh is about right - mid 1970s from talking to my partner, Liz.

It might be worth asking Bruce Castle Museum as they will have old maps that would help.

Permalink Reply by Hugh on May 4, 2020 at 16:53

Thanks, Geoff. It was that Ever Ready labs photo that led me astray. 

Permalink Reply by Geoff Amabilino on May 4, 2020 at 16:56

Ah yes, I did work at Ever Ready in St Ann's Road from '74 to '79, but was living in Stamford Hill, so I went t'other way!

Permalink Reply by John Shulver on June 13, 2020 at 10:25

Oh you got my heart racing there Hugh !  I thought this item referred to origins of creation of the roads and subsequent development.   I've been trying to find historic details of an actual building in Stanley Road (Harringay Road end).   My paternal grandmother lived there with her 4 sons and one daughter and probably at one stage with a husband.   She lived in a horrible old terraced block of flats, 2 storey,   2 or 3 blocks in the terrace,  4 flats in each block.   I remember going there very early fifties,  she died there in 1953.  They looked ancient, dull and grotty in those days. Outside WC's.   Possibly early Victorian origin ?   They were demolished to make way for the school/flats development, I suppose sometime 70'80's.  They were numbered 12A,B,C,D.  A lovely old auntie lived opposite in  Number 11.    The right hand bottom end of Stanley Road bears no resemblance whatsoever of my memories.     So do you have any findings/details Hugh of the "origins"?

Permalink Reply by Hugh on May 4, 2020 at 17:42

Samantha, Have you tried going back to the insurance company and telling them approx 75-80? I think that would be accurate enough for them. The key thing is not to be dishonest. 

Permalink Reply by Samantha on May 6, 2020 at 8:28

Thanks for all this help!

Permalink Reply by Samantha on May 6, 2020 at 9:50

Finally done! But not using Halifax that was asking questions that needed such detailed answers.

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