Growing Up In Leeds Street

A Memory of Edmonton.

My sister and I were also born in North Mid Hospital and grew up in Leeds St in the late 1950/early 1960s. We remember well the fruit and veg stalls at the end of the road in particular we remember them being run by a chap known to all of us as Fluffy. Whether he knew our names or not we were all known as Sally to him, both my sister and I and my 3 cousins who grew up in Hester Rd.
Christmas time from memory, Fluffy would set up the stall the day before Christmas Eve and stay there all night. From our house we could see the watchman's brazier that he used to keep warm overnight. Early on Christmas Eve - around 5am my Mum would visit the stalls to purchase the fruit and vegetables we were to enjoy over the Christmas period. She always took a half bottle of rum for Fluffy, as a gift from the 'Sallys' which I assume he enjoyed.
We moved away from Leeds St in 1968 but the memory of Fluffy sitting by the brazier on cold winter's nights will remain with me I am sure.