Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Mayfield Farm Dairy Cart (Colina Road) on Clarendon Road N15 c1935
Number 13 Colina Road appears to have been used as a dairy for most of its early life As can be seen in the mid 1950s map snippet below, number 13 had a rear access on to Harringay Road.
This photo wasn't taken in Colina Road. Any ideas as to where anyone?
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Comment by John Shulver on July 11, 2025 at 18:20
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Ah, okay ! Those premises were a sweet shop in my time living in Harringay Road, 1950/70. A Mr Haynes I recall his name. And yes that rear entrance, though strangely I never knew it was rear access to that shop ! Why are you sure photo wasn't taken in Colina Road Hugh ?
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Comment by Les G on July 12, 2025 at 22:05
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Try this Hugh & John. The numbers above the doors are 52 & 54. On checking Google Maps, the first street I checked with numbers running left to right was Clarendon Road. The features at the front of the houses match up...and it’s only a ten minute push or pull of the dairy cart.
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Comment by Hugh on July 13, 2025 at 11:09
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Well done, Les. I think you've cracked it. The architecture seems to match. Also, the doors shown on Google Street View for Nos 58 and 62 look like they very probably match the style of ones in the old photo. Although with the top parts have been 'modernised' as was the habit in the 60s and 70s, the bottom parts, like the originals, are in 5 parts with two panels equal in size to the stiles and there is a slight down-curve to the sides of the midrail over the two lower panels.
I've added the road name to the title.
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Great stuff again Hugh. Thanks for another fascinating glimpse into the past - and present.
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Yes really well spotted Les, 52 & 54 ! Never thought to look at that.
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I had looked at the old photo many times John and hadn’t noticed the door numbers until recently. Had to hunt down the magnifying glass!
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D L Davies painted on the side of the cart is a good Welsh name. He was presumably the owner of the Mayfield Dairy. There were once many hundreds of Welsh dairies in London and I have just refreshed my memory of their history from the many listings on Google.
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