Falkland Road c1905

Comment by Tony on February 26, 2020 at 13:37

I'm always amazed at how wide the roads looked back then. Anyone know if this is looking towards Green Lanes or Wightman Rd ?

Comment by Sean Boyle on February 26, 2020 at 14:24

And this is what they may look like again, when we get over the obsession with private car ownership (though I expect there’ll be more than a solitary bicycle parked on the road).

Comment by Nick G-T on February 26, 2020 at 22:35

I'm fairly certain Green Lanes is at the end of the road. Falkland is mostly terraced housing and on the immediate left through the trees, you can just about see the side of one of the few semi-detached terraces. It also has a single gate whilst the other entrances are double gated. The terraces with the awnings are on the right. Such a great photo displaying the uniformity of Victorian terraces (though each rung of terraces are slightly different).

Comment by Richard Woods on February 28, 2020 at 15:07

The 'wide'look is the result of the type of camera, lens and plate film in use. In effect if produced a wide angle view but with limited 'height'.  The eye sees it more like the image from Google lower down.  I agree it is looking towards Green Lanes as looking the other way the back of North Harringay school would be on the right. Or if it is 1905 possibly the building site for the school - I forget the date of building although I went there. 

Comment by Nick G-T on December 21, 2020 at 17:26

A similar car-less perspective following the road resurfacing.

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