All Discussions Tagged 'harringay cycling history' - Harringay online2024-03-29T15:11:40Zhttps://harringayonline.com/group/historyofharringay/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=harringay+cycling+history&feed=yes&xn_auth=noAnother bit of Harringay Cycling historytag:harringayonline.com,2022-10-20:844301:Topic:15126112022-10-20T20:59:36.740ZHughhttps://harringayonline.com/profile/hjuk
<p>Just four doors up from where <a href="https://harringayonline.com/group/historyofharringay/forum/topics/844301:Topic:23967?commentId=844301%3AComment%3A1237126&groupId=844301%3AGroup%3A10" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Claud Butler was to open</a>, this shot from 1899 shows, what I imagine was Harringay's first cycling shop, nest to the building which, until recetnly was hoem to Barclays Harringay. (See tags below picture for more)…</p>
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<p>Just four doors up from where <a href="https://harringayonline.com/group/historyofharringay/forum/topics/844301:Topic:23967?commentId=844301%3AComment%3A1237126&groupId=844301%3AGroup%3A10" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Claud Butler was to open</a>, this shot from 1899 shows, what I imagine was Harringay's first cycling shop, nest to the building which, until recetnly was hoem to Barclays Harringay. (See tags below picture for more)</p>
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<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10846432687?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10846432687?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-center"/></a></p> More Biking History in Harringaytag:harringayonline.com,2008-04-19:844301:Topic:385362008-04-19T22:56:43.881ZHughhttps://harringayonline.com/profile/hjuk
Dave Davey was the manager of the Harringay branch of Claud Butler at 71 Grand Parade (See <a href="http://www.harringayonline.com/group/historyofharringay/forum/topic/show?id=844301%3ATopic%3A23967">Claud Butler Racing Cycle Shop on Grand Parade</a>).<br />
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The shop was close to the railway bridge near Harringay Stadium. When Claud Butler went into liquidation in 1956/7 Dave, whose real name was Percy, bought the cycle business from George Brooks that was situated further down Green Lanes at 7…
Dave Davey was the manager of the Harringay branch of Claud Butler at 71 Grand Parade (See <a href="http://www.harringayonline.com/group/historyofharringay/forum/topic/show?id=844301%3ATopic%3A23967">Claud Butler Racing Cycle Shop on Grand Parade</a>).<br />
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The shop was close to the railway bridge near Harringay Stadium. When Claud Butler went into liquidation in 1956/7 Dave, whose real name was Percy, bought the cycle business from George Brooks that was situated further down Green Lanes at 7 Wordsworth Parade, near Turnpike Lane tube station. George was well known in the area as a lightweight dealer having started the business in the early 1950s but he moved to Bristol to open another shop at Downend.<br />
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Dave sold frames under his own name and until recently his frame builder was not known with any certainty. However, a letter by him to a close friend revealed that it was the work of Bill Gray who had been the foreman frame builder at Claud Butler. Bill built under his own name and for George Stratton, and possibly Fred Dean, and was a huge talent.<br />
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A John Clark remembers his father buying a Claud Butler from Dave in 1968 but by that time there were few bikes on show in the shop.<br />
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Wally Green (Harold 'Pete' Peters) was also responsible for building Dave Davey frames around 1959 -1960 (see Wally Green webpage).<br />
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Dave was to remain in business until 1970 when he retired to live in Goring on Thames. He died in 1985.<br />
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One Mick Butler tells us that he recently met an elderly gent in Finsbury Park on a Dave Davey frame. Mick only had a chance to have a quick chat but this is what he said:<br />
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"The bike was purchased in 1961 from Dave (Percy) Davey. Davey was a member of the Barnet Vets Cycle Club.<br />
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Davey later sold the cycle business and died on 23rd January 1985 aged 75 after five years in hospital.<br />
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Read more about George Brooks <a href="http://www.classiclightweights.co.uk/builders/george-brooks.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
<br/> Claud Butler Racing Cycle Shop on Grand Paradetag:harringayonline.com,2008-02-09:844301:Topic:239672008-02-09T02:28:26.404ZHughhttps://harringayonline.com/profile/hjuk
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<p>Those of who are old enough and were keen cyclists in your youth may recognise the name Claud Butler. His firm made some of the best racing bikes. Actually by my time, Claud Butler was in its second guise having been rescued from bankruptcy.<br></br> <br></br> The local connection is that there was a Claud Butler shop, one of five, at 71 Grand…</p>
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<p>Those of who are old enough and were keen cyclists in your youth may recognise the name Claud Butler. His firm made some of the best racing bikes. Actually by my time, Claud Butler was in its second guise having been rescued from bankruptcy.<br/> <br/> The local connection is that there was a Claud Butler shop, one of five, at 71 Grand Parade.</p>
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