Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Hornsey Brewery circa 1910
Not the best picture in the world, but the only one I have Hornsey Brewery on Clarendon Road, taken from Hornsey Station. At this point it was run by Caffyn & Son. See this post in the History Group for more on the brewery.
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I haven't worked out what the nearby houses are and whether they[re ones that have survived. If you think you can, I'd be interested.
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Comment by John D on January 11, 2016 at 18:47
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Aha !! So the tower behind the garage was for ventilation of the culverted Stonebridge brook ?
That seems to settle the long-running discussion of what it was for. Although that means the culvert must have been constructed in the 17th century when the New River was dug.
Thanks to Dick Harris for that
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Admin for testing Comment by Hugh on January 11, 2016 at 19:13 -
I think I'm right in saying that when it was first built the New River was carried across Stonebridge Brook in a lead lined wooden acqueduct. Later this was replaced by a stone arched bridge. The expansion of the Ferme Park Sidings led to the river being culverted.
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Thanks Hugh. That sounds more convincing.
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I've checked with a 1914 OS map and I'm pretty sure that the building with the brewery sign is in fact the brewery. The picture seems to have been taken with a pretty long lens with a 20 deg field of view, giving a marked foreshortening effect.
The track coming in from the right leads to ( from ? ) the Ferme Park sidings.
I think all the foreground buildings disappeared with the remodelling of the Turnpike Lane junction and Clarendon Road.
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Admin for testing Comment by Hugh on January 12, 2016 at 12:33 -
I agree John.
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Comment by John Shulver 11 hours ago
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Ah, Stephen's earlier comment re collecting coke from the Gasworks might solve some memories for me. As kids in the 50's we would collect sack of coal/coke from somewhere up Turnpike Lane/Wood Green area transporting it back home on a pram or pushchair to Harringay Road. Could possibly have been from that site ? And Dick's routing of Stonebridge Brook was also obviously of interest to me.
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Ah, Stephen's earlier comment re collecting coke from the Gasworks might solve some memories for me. As kids in the 50's we would collect sack of coal/coke from somewhere up Turnpike Lane/Wood Green area transporting it back home on a pram or pushchair to Harringay Road. Could possibly have been from that site ? And Dick's routing of Stonebridge Brook was also obviously of interest to me.
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