Who has lived in Stroud Green the longest?

Busby1

There was a time - before Dunn's - when Hovis was the only brown bread available in the whole of the UK. But even that wasn't PROPER brown bread as some of us now know...

Ali

The man who invented Hovis Flour is in Highgate Cemetry

pseudonym

Really, Karl Marx invented that too?

guin

I have met someone who has lived here since 1940something- been to their house. I don't want to say where in SG exactly because I don't want to identify them. Sorry this sounds so mysterious!!

twinspark

Moved here in June 1981, having squatted since '78 in Muswell Hill and Crouch End. Moved on same days as Charles & Di's wedding, there was a Funk the Wedding alternative event in Clissold Park!

Ali mentioned most the pubs etc. but have to mention The Sir Walter Scott now the Fullback. Marlers was part of mini-chain and Tim Wetherspoon was one of the partners. After a tiff over who knows what - he quit and formed Wetherspoons and White Lion ws there 2nd or 3rd pub. [ btw Wham backing singers Pepsi and Shirley lived in flat abovr garage on Sparsholt Rd. - we sat in Marlers/ the Noble one luchtime watchng George Michael and Andrew help then move out. Much trouble ensued trying to get a standard lamp in the back of a shiny new Ford Capri I recall.

Have to mention BeeWees the original and best caribbean restaurant- it was legendary. Owners were a husband and wife team but following a divorce Mrs opened her own place - next door the Hummingbird!!

taff bach

I moved in in 1976. Was full of old tossers even then. Never dis your elders, they may be the people you become

Ali

I think Twinspark means Tim Martin not Weatherspoon. That name is supposed to have been Tim’s teachers names in NZ. Beewees was ace tremendous Caribbean punch ! It was in the space were part one of Petek’s is. The new part of Petek’s back then was a great flock wall papered 1st generation Indian Restaurant.