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Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!

What Crouch End mums were up to 70 years ago

Thanks to to lovely Stephan from the Garden Ladder for unearthing this. No probs with Tescos owning a coffee shop in them days me thinks (warning, silent movie so don't worry that your sound card has died)
http://www.britishpathe.com/video/housewifes-story/query/housewife

Tags for Forum Posts: Crouch end, rationing, war

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Permalink Reply by Liz on January 14, 2013 at 19:38

and no buggy rage. Just park 'em up and leave them outside. Great footage!

Permalink Reply by John McMullan on January 14, 2013 at 20:19

I doubt the average buggy was worth the weekly rent of a house in Crouch End back then though.

Permalink Reply by mrs finch on January 18, 2013 at 6:27
I cannot believe how long the baby was left outside whiteout so much as a backward glance. Especially outside the townhall, thats never a quick visit.Was it safer then or are we overprotective now?
Permalink Reply by Michael Anderson on January 18, 2013 at 7:23

Think she was far more worried about having her potatoes stolen!

Permalink Reply by hob on January 18, 2013 at 9:33

It was probably the eldest child. You only got child benifit for the second and subsequent children.

Permalink Reply by Hugh on January 14, 2013 at 19:54

Thanks for that Michael. An interesting addition to this much shorter German version I added a few years back. Lots of bits on this version that didn't make it into the German one.

Permalink Reply by Michael Anderson on January 14, 2013 at 20:34
Go to Pathe News and search "Harringay". Some fantastic stuff there ( which incidentally proves that even The Queen knew us as Harringay)
Permalink Reply by Hugh on January 14, 2013 at 20:42

Cheers, haven't looked for a while, but some years back I added quite a few to our videos section. Time to look again perhaps.

Permalink Reply by Alison P on January 14, 2013 at 20:50
That is fantastic, thanks so much. Is the fish shop the same site as Walter Purkis, or have they been around that long?!
Permalink Reply by Protheroe O'Shea on January 14, 2013 at 22:15
I have a feeling she was probably the au pair. By the way vintage bugaboo's go for about 5k now.
Permalink Reply by rosyrose on January 15, 2013 at 18:11
I particularly like the way the butcher licks his fingers before he picks up a lamb chop.
Permalink Reply by Angela on January 15, 2013 at 18:54

Was that a real J Lyons Corner store at the beginning? (the bit where Housewife 1948 and baby come near to being wiped out by a speeding car)

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