Shirley King's Page

"My Nan was baptised there in 1894 as were some of her Aunts & Uncles even earlier. The family lived in Nightingale Rd, Wood Green, so it was near to them. I keep meaning to go and have a look at the inside of this church but although I'm…"

"The site is now a Supermarket but I remember going to the Regal in the early 70's to see The Four Tops ( my all time favorite group) I have a feeling it was the Sundown then but old names of buildings etc still carry on if your family used…"

"Sorry Peter about the above but I can't see a way of answering near to your original post. Looking at your 'Gang' photo - St Marys Rd Electoral register 1965 Lewis  at No 58 Matthews at No 38 Brooks at No 40 Horridge at…"

"Hi Peter, Electoral registers have the Leggetts as living at 79 Westfield Rd and the Chrysostomou's living at 22 St Marys rd, at least in 1965. The Leggetts were at the same address from 1947 that I can see."

"Thank you so much Hugh for posting this, brings back memories of when my family lived there at No 60 with my Nan albeit 50 years later. I don't remember being able to see the Pally from this view but I could from the back bedroom of her house."

"I'm not sure of the exact location but I remember there being what we would call a corner shop ( that seemed to sell everything) I know that it was on the left hand side if you walked down Westfield Rd towards the High St. What I am sure of is…"

"Hi Janis My Nan's married name was Annie Elizabeth Beatrice Terry nee Tongue. She had a bit of a complicated history in so much as that she had 11 children. The first 5 of these were by the person she married, the next 3 of which my mother was…"

"My family must have lived opposite your Nan as they lived at 51 Westfield and yes that was my View of AP from my Attic window.  Do you mind me asking what  your Nan's name was. My surname was Miller."

"Although very young at the time, it was pretty much the same view of AP from the back bedroom of my Nan's house at 60 Westfield Rd where my family lived when I was a child. As an aside, Lightfoot Rd was always known as Puddyfoot Rd. I'm…"