Rainy day in Finsbury Park, 1914

Comment by Dyl on July 25, 2025 at 8:07

Gret photo! I love how much smaller the trees are. 

Comment by Sue lewis on August 1, 2025 at 10:56

What a great picture.  Do we know who they are?

Admin for testing Comment by Hugh on August 1, 2025 at 11:29

No, Sue. I'm afraid not. Sadly, as with many of these photos from this era that find their way out of family collections, no personal information is attached. I'd have to check as to how I was able to date it as 1914. Perhaps it was printed on to a franked postcard.

Comment by Sue lewis on August 1, 2025 at 11:39

Thanks Hugh.  Great to see it anyway

Comment by Victor Farthing 4 hours ago

This section of the park runs parallel to Seven Sisters Rd. The green space that is lined by trees were football pitches. I remember as a young lad in the late 50's on cold Sunday mornings watching the games being played. Infact at the far end nearer the Finsbury Gate there stood the Alexandra Hotel where an international Football team was staying in The Alexandra Hotel trained in the park on those pitches,they were due to play England at Wembley,sometime in the 60's.

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