Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Mortimer's Butcher, 133 Turnpike Lane, 1907
Mortimer was listed in Kelly's 1910 as having been at 133. But in the photo above, you can see that it was also at 135. It looks like it also extended to 131.
Directly behind the photographer was a very different Turnpike Lane. That part of teh road has changed beyond all recognition. If he'd looked over his left shoulder, towards the corner of Turnpike Lane and Horney Park Road, he'd have seen this. Over his right shoulder about 30 yards up Turnpike Lane towards Hornsey was the Unwin Arms. If he's popped in there for a pint then set off for Hornsey, if he turned round before going under the (much smaller) railway bridge this is what that part of Turnpike Lane would have looked like
Angelo's lighting shop currently occupies 131-137.
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Comment by Hugh on October 31, 2021 at 11:28
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Amazing how much this part of Turnpike Lane has changed.
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Comment by Ken Stevens on February 25, 2022 at 7:51
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Re the "fancy dress", was there a nearby circus performing, maybe?
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In 1901 there were two carnivals locally in support of the Boer war - the Harringay, Hornsey and Wood Green carnival and I think the Hornsey and Crouch End carnival. Both were part of the patriotic fervour that accompanied the very troubled war. Both included big parades with floats sponsored by local businesses. Looking at the fancy dress of one chap in front of the cart, this possibility may well fit.
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