Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
A Victorian Ladder Mystery - is there a link between this tile and Harringay?
Anthony who lives a a mid-Ladder road sent me this picture which was taken in the porch of a Ladder house. He asks if anyone knows of any connection between Maplewood House and Harringay.
I'm afraid I'm stumped on this one, Anthony.
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Permalink Reply by anthony n on
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Not exact on the no. of the house on the north facing side of Seymour road.
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It's a long way from home, New Hampshire: http://www.shorpy.com/node/20697
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Permalink Reply by Hugh on
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That was quick work Mr T. You share this week's sleuthing medal with Dick Harris. Now we need to see if we can work out of there is any connection. It seems a bit of a random picture to add if there's no link.
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It might have been made much closer to home, it appears: on Ebay there's a set of 11 Wedgwood tiles of American scenes including a different view of Maplewood House - see here.
Thanks for the medal, and I think Dick Harris must have a chestful by now - his surveying of the Harringay House photo is top-notch work.
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Permalink Reply by linka on
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I sleuthed not far into Wikipedia, but I'm mildly intrigued by the 'hay fever relief' associations of the town...
In 1867, the railroad came to Bethlehem Junction. With it traveled tourists from Boston,New York and elsewhere, many to avoid respiratory ailments in the low pollen count environment of "the highest town in New Hampshire" (as claimed on a present-day sign in the village, although several other towns in the state are higher). Others were attracted by the paintings of the White Mountain artists. Conveniently located near Mount Washington and other attractions of the White Mountains, Bethlehem developed into aGilded Age resort for the rich and famous.
The Maplewood Hotel c. 1905In 1873, at the beginning of a building boom, Governor Henry Howardof Rhode Island built Howard House. Eventually, over 30 hotels would line Bethlehem's streets...
...the rise of the automobile would bring the decline of grand hotels. Tourists could now explore regions beyond the limits of rail service. Beginning about 1916, Jewish families began arriving in town, often seeking relief from hay fever symptoms. In fact, an organization named the Hebrew Hay Fever Relief Association, which was organized in the 1920s, existed in Bethlehem for many years. For a town in northern New Hampshire, contemporary Bethlehem has a sizable Jewish community (and a number of synagogues), a legacy of its hay-fever-relief experience.
It was at Bethlehem that the National Hay Fever Relief Association was founded. World War II gave the hotels a second life, as tourists avoided war-ravagedEurope and stayed closer to home. By the 1950s, however, hotel attendance had dwindled. Many would close and be demolished. Today, the town is known for its special Christmas postal cancellation stamp. Every year, people from all over the world send Christmas cards to the Bethlehem post office to have them postmarked. In 2000, it handled 56,000 Christmas cards.
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Looks to me that the tile has replaced an original one, those power/telephone wires would have been erased. Any neighbouring houses with original tiles?.
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Two houses that sit together have these tiles on both side of the panels. But as suggested it could be just decorative scenery. There seems to be a lot of pictures on the net of maplewood hotel.
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Permalink Reply by Richard Woods on
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This could be the house? http://www.shorpy.com/node/20697
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Permalink Reply by Trevor Ford on
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For what it's worth, my guess is that someone who lived in the house either stayed there or lived nearby. This looks a bit like a 'souvenir' tile which has been brought home. Why not have a look in the census to see if any of the early residents were born in New Hampshire?
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