"Thank you both so very much, that is exactly the statue that I saw as a kid. I did try to reply to you Hugh to thank you for all your efforts but somehow with all the pictures I could not find a way to do it. Good to know that they were what I…"
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"Well done for submitting that to the archive, Colin.
Here is a quote from another cutting Kristen sent me, The source is being identified."
"I was pleased to see that photo of the statue in the niche (copy attached). It was one I sent to Kirsten more than ten years ago with a companion photo to show the empty niche from which it must have come. The photo was taken by my late elder…"
"Thanks Hugh, some of that made for horrendous reading, what a life for those poor creatures. The last part about the monkeys etc that were stuffed and exhibited after being killed by spectators etc etc made my blood boil."
"This might help answer your monkey house question - from the Hornsey & Finsbury Park Journal, 15 August 1903."
"Kirsten has responded already and she's been amazingly helpful. It seems like there were statues everywhere!
I've copied her resopnse below:"
"Hi Hugh, sorry to put you to all this bother. They were definitely Grecian/classical figures ( full body) not urns and the like. These were on the South front and I don't think it is the power of suggestion after seeing your first photos but…"
"Thank you Hugh, the photos are very interesting as I was not aware of the roof ones. The ones I remember were at ground level."
Alexandra Palace Grecian statues
I may be clocking on a bit but I don't think this was a figmant of my imagination. I remember when I was quite young, there being a number of statues in a Grecian style on the outside of Ally Pally. I asked 2 of my old school friends and they also remember the same. These have long since gone ( possibly in the couple of fires there)In 1963 the film of Jason & the Argonauts came out where statues came to life & my childhood brain wondered what would happen if the AP ones did the same?Are…See More
History of Harringay and Neighbouring Areas
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St Michael's Church & Jolly Butcher's Hill, Wood Green, circa 1900
"My Nan was baptised there in 1894 as were some of her Aunts & Uncles even earlier. The family lived in Nightingale Rd, Wood Green, so it was near to them. I keep meaning to go and have a look at the inside of this church but although I'm…"
"The site is now a Supermarket but I remember going to the Regal in the early 70's to see The Four Tops ( my all time favorite group) I have a feeling it was the Sundown then but old names of buildings etc still carry on if your family used…"
From 40 St Mary's Road, Hornsey, c1960
"Sorry Peter about the above but I can't see a way of answering near to your original post. Looking at your 'Gang' photo -
St Marys Rd Electoral register 1965
Lewis at No 58
Matthews at No 38
Brooks at No 40
Horridge at…"
From 40 St Mary's Road, Hornsey, c1960
"Hi Peter, Electoral registers have the Leggetts as living at 79 Westfield Rd and the Chrysostomou's living at 22 St Marys rd, at least in 1965. The Leggetts were at the same address from 1947 that I can see."
Westfield Road, Hornsey, looking north, c1905
"Thank you so much Hugh for posting this, brings back memories of when my family lived there at No 60 with my Nan albeit 50 years later. I don't remember being able to see the Pally from this view but I could from the back bedroom of her house."
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- At 12:55 on May 26, 2023,
Janis Milnes said…
My family must have lived opposite your Nan as they lived at 51 Westfield and yes that was my View of AP from my Attic window. Do you mind me asking what your Nan's name was. My surname was Miller.
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