Photo of a foreign land - Wood Green High Road 1961

Comment by Hugh on March 4, 2022 at 15:25

That's exactly what I thought, Richard. If you view the image at full size, you'll see Michael Sax on the right. (I can't make out any of the other shop names). Before being happy to publish this based on the description it came with, as is my normal practice, I checked it, This time I looked up Michael Sax in the 1961 London Phone directory. There's only one Michael Sax listed.

You can locate 157 High Road on the 1947-64 OS.

It's interesting to know that this photo shows a foreign land even to those there at the time .

Comment by Christine Yates on March 4, 2022 at 15:56

Does anyone remember the open fronted shops on the corner of Mayes Road? You could buy shoes, dress material etc. mum and I wondered around th3 shops every Saturday afternoon, topped of with a jelly in the cafeteria in British Home Stores.

Comment by Ken Stevens on March 4, 2022 at 16:17

I have no specific detailed memory of that bit of the High Road but felt instinctively comfortable with it. The wide pavement on the west side related to the stretch from Mayes Road to Turnpike Lane, not in opposite direction in foreground of  this 1961 pic

Comment by Hugh on March 4, 2022 at 16:24

How does this do you, Christine? Or on the other side of the road, there's this. 

Comment by Hugh on March 4, 2022 at 20:17

Here's the Co-op in its new building about 15 years later. 

Comment by Christine Yates on March 5, 2022 at 11:15

Hello Hugh,

thank you for those wonderful screen-shots of Mayes Road. You could buy anything along there, it was like a different world. You brought back memories of Wood Green High Street on Saturdays with my Mum: in and out of Jane Norman, Chelsea Girl, Dorothy Perkins, Martin Ford…then the ‘grown up’ stuff in M&S, Co-Op and Barton’s, topped off with a milk shake and jelly in BHS.

Memories are precious treasures x

Comment by Christine Killick on March 5, 2022 at 11:38

Can remember the Co-op in your original photo during the 50's and 60's.  It looked like it was two buildings but when you went into one it took you around the back and into the other building.  From what I remember the shop seemed to be on different levels on the ground floor so there was a few steps and then further along you went down the steps again.  Lovely store

Comment by Caroline Jones on March 5, 2022 at 22:57

What a mess was made of this area with such an ugly, unsympathetic, gloomy construction.

Comment by Roy aka Smiffy on March 7, 2022 at 15:45

I'll repeat Andrew Simmonds comment. I know which one I prefer, I must be getting old.

I remember those shops so well. In the late 40's and early 50s it was a special treat to go on the bus from Manor House to Wood Green!

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