Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
A Few memories of 1960s Beresford Road
This from member Les:
We manufactured Handbags from approx 1960 - 1975 in our small workshops that were situated in part of the back garden of the corner house by the alley in Beresford Rd.
I will never forget the time when I parked my Ford Zodiac in the road in Beresford Rd by the alley and ran down the alley to pick up part of a delivery that I had forgot and trusted the dodgy handbrake would be ok, only to find on my return that the car was rolling down the road and mounted the pavement.
I chased after it but it was going to fast and it didn't stop till it knocked down a lamp post and the car finished on top of the lamp post. Shortly after, a police officer arrived on a white Triumph motor cycle and boy was I in trouble.
I'll never forget, it cost me £67 to replace the lamp post which was a lot of money in the sixties. Needless to say how many times I thanked God that no one came out of their door just as this car was hurtling down the pavement!
Thanks for that glimpse into some of Harringay past, Les.
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Permalink Reply by Anna Maria Dipino on
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I live at 61 Beresford Road 1974-to now
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Permalink Reply by Hugh on
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If you look three paragraphs after Fig. 2 on this thread, your house (or the site of your house) is mentioned.
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Permalink Reply by John Shulver on
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That puts things into proper perspective eh Hugh ?
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Anna, did you check out Hugh's suggestion below ??
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Permalink Reply by Geraldine on
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I was born in 129 Beresford Road, upstairs in the front room, in the middle of WW2, bombs all around.
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Made me chuckle Geraldine. Do you suspect 'they' were looking for you ?
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Ha Ha, John. I wouldn't be surprised. All kinds of things were going on in 1941!
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