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  • Hornsey had its own fire brigade with four stations one in Wightman road one in Tottenham lane one at Highgate and last one in Conway road haringay . There were also “Fire escape stations scattered around the borough. These were large wheeled ladder…
  • Call the fire brigade it is illegal to burn rubbish in London
  • Dear John, Gardner Joe and all thank you for your replies. I think the plan Gardner Joe by the RIBA put on was probably executed if not it looks excacly like the base which still remains. I have e-mailed Father Patrick as he has the contact detail…
  • Dear John we are trying to get the WW1 memorial reinstated at Holy Trinity church Granville road Sadly we have no photos of the original which I believe was damaged during the bombing of the church in WW2, Do you have any photos thought you might ha…
  • It's not old fifty somethings that are carrying knives or doing the stabbings it's the young we all know unless you stop and search this will continue also the sentences have to be more of a deterrent But more than anything we need the right peopl…
  • All of the First World War & the Second World War are kept at the public records office at kew they are also available on line at various sites Ancestry dot com( a site which is owned and run by the Mormon society in Salt Lake City) is one of t…
  • Dear krappyrubsnif Hall & Co was on the left going towards crouch end the it was approx four shop fronts wide next to Barclays Bank which was on the corner of Stroud Green & Hanley road I was a furniture shop afterwards
  • Dear all The large store at the top of Stroud Green road was Hall & Co, a large drapery sore with very wide wooded counters on which linen and cloth were rolled out and measured . I can remember going into the shop many times always with my …
  • Yes but what about the police box
  • Thank you Arkady for your encouragement. I lived in marquis rd from 1958 till 1977 so have a lot of wonderful memories. So pleased Stroud green is somewhere people love and are proud to live . PS I wish the people on my other comment would stop sn…
  • Dear All my first comment was to encourage support both verbally & financial and it was never meant to start a discussion about the rights & wrongs of war . We all have our OWN opinions and these should be respected , but we must respect t…
  • What ever our personal views we can't change history, Our fore fathers erected a cross of sacrifice in honour and remembrance of their comrades. Who are we to change their wishes?
  • Sorry it was damaged in1987 my mistake! perhaps we could encourage Holy trinity and offer our support. Their E-mail is info@holytrinitystroudgreen.org.uk
  • There was a united dairies at 105 in the 1950,s 60,s but this was knocked down when tesco,s developed the site the was also a dairy where the old dairy is . This was probably due to the fact not many people had fridges. I can remember the milk vendi…
  • Lived in Stroud green for 17 years, until I got married in 1977 moved to Walthamstow and still living there opp Epping Forrest. I love the area, It is up and coming lots of history and culture, see the william morris centre or try the theatre at th…
  • The name of the large store on the corner of Stroud green road & Hanley road was called Hall & Co it was a drapery & haberdashery store I remember the money being move about overhead on a wire shuttle system. The view of ferme park roa…
  • Dear Joe Could these houses be the group in between Marquis & osborne roads if not they were probably the ones in between marquis & Lorne rd which were bombed and then pulled down after WW2 where Wall, Wiltshire & Lawson courts are I …