Tottenham, Making The Road In Lordship Lane c.1903

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Barry Watkinson I remember the Royal. I was born in Tewkesbury Rd. When I was 10/11 we moved to Tottenham Hale. We visited the Royal regularly - there was a young teens on a Saturday afternoon. We had some old friends from Tewko like Duggy Hamilton & family the Hawkins ,the Turners Bob Martin Jimmy Belcher the Hills family John ,Margaret ,Ray, and another girl who sadly died I am still friends with John ...see more

I was born in 15 Seaford rd. in 1954. Tottenham then was like a village where everyone knew everyone else. I can clearly remember rag and bone men with their horse and carts, ringing their bells yelling "old rags and lumber". Every town had a 'mad frank' and we were no different. He used to walk up Seaford Road Twitching and talking to himself. Poor soul. Casualty of WW2 no doubt. I first went to ...see more

I wonder if my two lady friends would remember me from Risley? Melanie Gapwood and Vicky Roche. They would be in their 70's now. Dennis Austin.

Hello My formative years were spent at Remington Road, I attended Vale road nursery then went on to the newly built Tiverton Primary school in about 1972. I have two brothers, one older, Ade, and one younger, Gbenga. We all attended Tiverton. The Headmasters name was Mr Smith (I think) but I definitely remember the deputy head, a mr Flintstone. Mr Smith collected stones, he would polish them in a small grey machine in his office. Does anyone remember ?