Caroline Moon's Page

"Must have been nice for my Uncle to get away from the small projectionists box and take a break on the roof… plenty to see."

"Been up there but I had no camera!"

"Back again :  'Freezywater' sounds like a select American real estate development !  Child bride then, eh Caroline !    I married in '72 and 'emigrated' to darkest Norfolk just 5 days later.  Have…"

"Yes Caroline, my Brother was Brian but he was born 10 years prior to you so long gone by the time you graced the class rooms.   Aldridge doesn't immediately ring a bell with me, my grandmother lived in horrible old tenement style…"

"Thanks. For me, it's more than a wonder: it's a slam-dunk, barely a shred of doubt! You have your house-name origin - best things come...etc.  Where's Colville Terrace? I've not heard of that.  PS: Here's the story…"

"I had another look at the house name on google earth, Hugh. I realise now I misinformed you, the house name was spelt without an e, so Colville and Colville terrace in Hornsey were both spelt the same. It does make you wonder about the connection,…"

"I happen to have the censuses for that stretch on hand as a result of another piece I've been half-way through for too long now. The houses show in the 1891 but not 81. So we might safely assume they were built in the 1880s. You might find the…"

"Yes, I know what you mean Hugh. I made the assumption myself with the Cole Potteries being nearby. As you say the attached house was called Ferndale which doesn’t have a connection to anything local. I believe the houses were Edwardian as…"

"I might remember your brother, I was born in 1951, and certainly remember Stanley Road. Do you remember the Aldridge family who lived at number 29 I think ? I moved from Green Lanes in 1965 to Freezywater near Waltham Cross. I got married in 1971…"

"A great one for us kids though !"

"Ah, I can now place location of your house. My older Brother went to West Green School.  My family were living in Stanley Road at that time. Just had another look at that beautiful garden........so tranquil. Do you still live around the area ?"