Compton Avenue, N1

Compton Avenue is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LOCALITY

Steven Shepherd Pitfield Street, N1 Added: 4 Feb 2021 14:20 GMT	Our House I and my three brothers were born at 178 Pitfield Street. All of my Mothers Family (ADAMS) Lived in the area. There was an area behind the house where the Hoxton Stall holders would keep the barrows. The house was classed as a slum but was a large house with a basement. The basement had 2 rooms that must have been unchanged for many years it contained a ’copper’ used to boil and clean clothes and bedlinen and a large ’range’ a cast iron coal/log fired oven. Coal was delivered through a ’coal hole’ in the street which dropped through to the basement. The front of the house used to be a shop but unused while we lived there. I have many more happy memories of the house too many to put here. Reply
Lena White Conduit Street, N1 Added: 18 Mar 2021 13:08 GMT	White Conduit Street, N1 My mum, Rosina Wade of the Wade and Hannam family in the area of Chapel Street and Parkfield Street, bought her first “costume” at S Cohen’s in White Conduit Street. Would have probably been about 1936 or thereabouts. She said that he was a small man but an expert tailor. I hope that Islington Council preserve the shop front as it’s a piece of history of the area. Mum used to get her high heel shoes from an Italian shoe shop in Chapel Street. She had size 2 feet and they would let her know when a new consignment of size 2 shoes were in. I think she was a very good customer. She worked at Killingbacks artificial flower maker in Northampton Square and later at the Halifax bombers factory north of Edgware where she was a riveter. Reply
Carol Gifford Street, N1 Added: 7 May 2021 18:44 GMT	Nan My nan lily,her sister Elizabeth and their parents Elizabeth and William lived here in1911 Reply
Jeff Owen Owen Street, EC1V Added: 20 Mar 2021 16:18 GMT	Owen’s School Owen Street is the site of Owen’s Boys’ School. The last school was built in 1881 and was demolished in the early 1990s to make way for the development which stand there today. It was a “Direct Grant” grammar school and was founded in 1613 by Dame Alice Owen. What is now “Owen’s Fields” was the playground between the old school and the new girls’ school (known then as “Dames Alice Owen’s School” or simply “DAOS”). The boys’ school had the top two floors of that building for their science labs. The school moved to Potters Bar in Hertfordshire in 1971 and is now one of the top State comprehensive schools in the country. The old building remained in use as an accountancy college and taxi-drivers’ “knowledge” school until it was demolished. The new building is now part of City and Islington College. Owen’s was a fine school. I should know because I attended there from 1961 to 1968. Reply
Vanessa Whitehouse Ashburton Grove, N7 Added: 17 Feb 2021 22:48 GMT	Born here My dad 1929 John George Hall Reply

LATEST LONDON-WIDE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PROJECT

Peter H Davies Ethelburga Street, SW11 Added: 17 Jun 2021 09:33 GMT	Ethelburga Estate The Ethelburga Estate - named after Ethelburga Road - was an LCC development dating between 1963–65. According to the Wikipedia, it has a "pleasant knitting together of a series of internal squares". I have to add that it’s extremely dull :) Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Reply
Norman Norrington Blechynden Street, W10 Added: 8 Jun 2021 08:08 GMT	Blechynden Street, W10 Lived here #40 1942-1967 Reply
Brenda Newton Hewer Street, W10 Added: 5 Jun 2021 07:17 GMT	Hewer Street W10 John Nodes Undertakers Hewer Street W10 Reply
All bar one Added: 3 Jun 2021 15:50 GMT	All Bar One The capitalisation is wrong Reply
Morley Road, IG11 Added: 2 Jun 2021 16:58 GMT	Parachute bomb 1941 Charles Thomas Bailey of 82 Morley Road was killed by the parachute bomb March 1941 Reply
Abbeville Road, SW4 Added: 1 Jun 2021 12:41 GMT	Abbeville Road (1940 street directory) North west side 1A Clarke A S Ltd, motor engineers 15 Plumbers, Glaziers & Domestic Engineers Union 25 Dixey Edward, florist 27 Vicary Miss Doris J, newsagent 29 Stenning John Andrew, dining rooms 31 Clarke & Williams, builders 33 Hill Mrs Theodora, confectioner 35 Golding W & sons, corn dealers ... here is Shandon road ... 37 Pennington Mrs Eliz Harvie, wine & spirit merchant 39 Westminster Catering Co Ltd, ham, beef & tongue dealers 41 Masters A (Clapham) Ltd, butchers 43 Thomas Euan Ltd, grocers 45 Garrett C T & Co Ltd, undertakers 47 Mayle T & Sons, fishmongers 49 Mayles Ltd, fruiterers 51 & 73 Hardy Arthur Sydney, draper 53 United Dairies (London) Ltd ... here is Narbonne avenue ... 55 Norris William Lennox, baker 57 Silver Star Laundry Ltd 59 Thorp John, oilman 61 Bidgood Leonard George, boot makers 63 Wilkie Rt Miln, chemist 65 Gander George Albert Isaac, hairdresser 67 Harris Alfred William, greengrocer 69 & 71 Lambert Ernest & Son Ltd, grocers ... here is Hambolt road ... 73 & 51 Hardy Arthur Sydney, draper 75 Cambourn Frederick, butcher 77 Siggers Clement, chemist 77 Post, Money Order, Telephone Call & Telegraph Office & Savings Bank 79 Hemmings William, baker ... here is Elms road ... 85 Cornish Joseph 91 Bedding Mrs 151 Johnson Mrs H K 157 Robinson Albert Ernest, grainer 173 Yardleys London & Provincial Stores Ltd, wine & spirit merchants 175 Clark Alfred, butcher 175A Morley Douglas Frederick, confectioner ... here is Crescent lane ... ... her is St Alphonsus road ... South east side ... here is Trouville road ... 4 Bossy Miss, private school ... here are Bonneville gardens ... 24 Osborn Charles Edward, ladies hairdresser 24 Hall H Ltd, builders 24A Walton Lodge Laundry Ltd ... here are Shandon road & Abbeville mansions ... 28 Copley Fred Smith, chemist 30 Finch H G Ltd, laundry 32 Carter William Alfred, furniture dealer 34 Spriggs Charles & Co, wireless supplies dealer 36 Miles Frederick William, confectioner 38 Pitman Frederick, hairdresser 40 Rowe Frederick F, valeting service 42 Modridge Edward J, oilman ... here is Narbonne avenue ... 44 Southorn Albert, butcher 46 Brown Ernest, fruiterer 48 Stanley Mrs A A, confectioner 50 Fryatt Owen, delixatessen store 52 Benbrooks, domestic stores 54 Davis William Clifford, boot repairer 56 Blogg Alfred, newsagent 58 Rowlands Thomas & Sons, dairy ... here are Hambalt, Elms, Franconia, Caldervale & Leppoc roads ... 124 Clarke Frederick, decorator ... here are Crescent lane, Briarwood road & Park hill ... Reply
Boo Horton Stepney Green, E1 Added: 31 May 2021 13:39 GMT	Angel & Trumpet, Stepney Green The Angel & Trumpet Public House in Stepney Green was run by my ancestors in the 1930’s. Unfortunately, it was a victim on WWII and was badly damaged and subsequently demolished. I have one photograph that I believe to bethe pub, but it doesn’t show much more that my Great Aunt cleaning the steps. Reply
MCNALLY Blackfriars Added: 17 May 2021 09:42 GMT	Blackfriars (1959 - 1965) I lived in Upper Ground from 1959 to 1964 I was 6 years old my parents Vince and Kitty run the Pub The Angel on the corner of Upper Ground and Bodies Bridge. I remember the ceiling of the cellar was very low and almost stretched the length of Bodies Bridge. The underground trains run directly underneath the pub. If you were down in the cellar when a train was coming it was quite frightening Reply

NEARBY STREETS

Abbotts Close, N1 Abbott’s Close was built off of Alwyne Road in 1955.

Abbotts Close, N1

Alwyne Lane, N1 Alwyne Lane is a road in the N1 postcode area

Alwyne Lane, N1

Alwyne Place, N1 Alwyne Place is a road in the N1 postcode area

Alwyne Place, N1

Alwyne Road, N1 Alwyne Road is a road in the N1 postcode area

Alwyne Road, N1

Alwyne Square, N1 Alwyne Square is a road in the N1 postcode area

Alwyne Square, N1

Alwyne Villas, N1 Alwyne Villas is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

Alwyne Villas, N1

Amber Court, N7 Amber Court is one of the streets of London in the N7 postal area.

Amber Court, N7

Arran Walk, N1 Arran Walk is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

Arran Walk, N1

Arundel Place, N1 Arundel Place is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

Arundel Place, N1

Assata Mews, N1 A street within the N1 postcode

Assata Mews, N1

Augustas Lane, N1 A street within the N1 postcode

Augustas Lane, N1

Barnsbury Park, N1 Barnsbury Park is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

Barnsbury Park, N1

Barnsbury Street, N1 Barnsbury Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

Barnsbury Street, N1

Bentham Court, N1 Bentham Court is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

Bentham Court, N1

Bewdley Street, N1 A street within the N1 postcode

Bewdley Street, N1

Bouton Place, N1 A street within the N1 postcode

Bouton Place, N1

Braes Street, N1 Braes Street is a road in the N1 postcode area

Braes Street, N1

Brooksby Mews, N1 A street within the N1 postcode

Brooksby Mews, N1

Brooksby Street, N1 Brooksby Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

Brooksby Street, N1

Canonbury Grove, N1 Canonbury Grove is a road in the N1 postcode area

Canonbury Grove, N1

Canonbury Lane, N1 Canonbury Lane is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

Canonbury Lane, N1

Canonbury Park North, N1 Canonbury Park North is a road in the N1 postcode area

Canonbury Park North, N1

Canonbury Park South, N1 Canonbury Park South is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

Canonbury Park South, N1

Canonbury Place, N1 Canonbury Place is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

Canonbury Place, N1

Canonbury Road, N1 Canonbury Road is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

Canonbury Road, N1

Canonbury Square, N1 Canonbury Square is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

Canonbury Square, N1

Canonbury Street, N1 Canonbury Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

Canonbury Street, N1

Canonbury Villas, N1 Canonbury Villas is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

Canonbury Villas, N1

Carfree Close, N1 A street within the N1 postcode

Carfree Close, N1

Cobble Lane, N1 Cobble Lane is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

Cobble Lane, N1

Colebeck Mews, N1 Colebeck Mews is a road in the N1 postcode area

Colebeck Mews, N1

College Cross, N1 College Cross is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

College Cross, N1

Compton Road, N1 Compton Road is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

Compton Road, N1

Compton Terrace, N1 Compton Terrace is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

Compton Terrace, N1

Coopers Yard, N1 A street within the N1 postcode

Coopers Yard, N1

Court Gardens, N7 Court Gardens is a road in the N7 postcode area

Court Gardens, N7

Crane Grove, N7 Crane Grove is one of the streets of London in the N7 postal area.

Crane Grove, N7

Digswell Street, N7 Digswell Street is a road in the N7 postcode area

Digswell Street, N7

Dixon Clark Court, N1 Dixon Clark Court is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

Dixon Clark Court, N1

Douglas Road, N1 A street within the N1 postcode

Douglas Road, N1

Drummond Way, N7 A street within the N1 postcode

Drummond Way, N7

Edward’s Cottages, N1 Edward’s Cottages is a road in the N1 postcode area

Edward’s Cottages, N1

Edwards Mews, N1 Edwards Mews is a road in the N1 postcode area

Edwards Mews, N1

Ellington Street, N7 Ellington Street is one of the streets of London in the N7 postal area.

Ellington Street, N7

Ellington Street, N7 This is a street in the EC1R postcode area

Ellington Street, N7

Epping Place, N1 Epping Place is a road in the N1 postcode area

Epping Place, N1

Eric Fletcher Court Road, N1 A street within the N1 postcode

Eric Fletcher Court Road, N1

Essex Road, N1 Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, had a country house here in the sixteenth century where he often entertained Queen Elizabeth I.

Essex Road, N1

Essex Road, N1 Essex Road is a road in the N1P postcode area

Essex Road, N1

Evelyn Dennington Court, N1 Evelyn Dennington Court is a block in Islington.

Evelyn Dennington Court, N1

Ferriby Close, N1 A street within the N1 postcode

Ferriby Close, N1

Furlong Road, N7 Furlong Road is one of the streets of London in the N7 postal area.

Furlong Road, N7

Gissing Walk, N1 Gissing Walk is a road in the N1 postcode area

Gissing Walk, N1

Grange Grove, N1 Grange Grove is a road in the N1 postcode area

Grange Grove, N1

Halton Road, N1 Halton Road is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

Halton Road, N1

Hampton Court, N1 A street within the N1 postcode

Hampton Court, N1

Harecourt Road, N1 Harecourt Road is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

Harecourt Road, N1

Haslam Close, N1 Haslam Close is a road in the N1 postcode area

Haslam Close, N1

Haven Mews, N1 A street within the N1 postcode

Haven Mews, N1

Hawes Street, N1 Hawes Street is a road in the N1 postcode area

Hawes Street, N1

Highbury Station Road, N1 Highbury Station Road is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

Highbury Station Road, N1

Hopping Lane, N1 Hopping Lane is a road in the N1 postcode area

Hopping Lane, N1

Irving Mews, N1 Irving Mews is a road in the N1 postcode area

Irving Mews, N1

Islington Park Mews, N1 A street within the N1 postcode

Islington Park Mews, N1

Islington Park Street, N1 Islington Park Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

Islington Park Street, N1

Islington Park Street, N1 This is a street in the N7 postcode area

Islington Park Street, N1

John Spencer Square, N1 John Spencer Square is a road in the N1 postcode area

John Spencer Square, N1

Keens Yard, N1 Keens Yard is a road in the N1 postcode area

Keens Yard, N1

Langford Mews, N1 A street within the N1 postcode

Langford Mews, N1

Laycock Street, N1 Laycock Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

Laycock Street, N1

Legion Close, N1 Legion Close is a road in the N1 postcode area

Legion Close, N1

Lofting Road, N1 Lofting Road is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

Lofting Road, N1

Lonsdale Place, N1 Lonsdale Place is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

Lonsdale Place, N1

Mailboxes Ltd, N7 A street within the N7 postcode

Mailboxes Ltd, N7

Melville Place, N1 Melville Place is a road in the N1 postcode area

Melville Place, N1

Milner Square, N1 Thomas Milner (1806-84) was a politician and a friend of Benjamin Disraeli and Charles Dickens

Milner Square, N1

Mitchell House, N1 Residential block

Mitchell House, N1

Morland Mews, N1 Morland Mews is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

Morland Mews, N1

Naver House, N1 A street within the N1 postcode

Naver House, N1

Northampton Street, N1 Northampton Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

Northampton Street, N1

Northway House, N1 A street within the N1 postcode

Northway House, N1

Norton Lodge, N1 Norton Lodge is a road in the N1 postcode area

Norton Lodge, N1

Novara Row, N5 Novara Row is one of the streets of London in the N5 postal area.

Novara Row, N5

Orleston Mews, N7 Orleston Mews is one of the streets of London in the N7 postal area.

Orleston Mews, N7

Orleston Road, N7 Orleston Road is one of the streets of London in the N7 postal area.

Orleston Road, N7

Peacock Place, N1 Peacock Place is a road in the N1 postcode area

Peacock Place, N1

Prior Bolton Street, N1 Prior Bolton Street is a road in the N1 postcode area

Prior Bolton Street, N1

Purley Place, N1 Purley Place is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

Purley Place, N1

Richmond Grove, N1 Richmond Grove is a road in the N1 postcode area

Richmond Grove, N1

River Place Health Centre, N1 River Place Health Centre is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

River Place Health Centre, N1

River Place, N1 A street within the N1 postcode

River Place, N1

Sable Street, N1 Sable Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

Sable Street, N1

Sebbon Street, N1 Sebbon Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

Sebbon Street, N1

Spencer Place, N1 A street within the N1 postcode

Spencer Place, N1

St Mary’s Grove, N1 St Mary’s Grove is a road in the N1 postcode area

St Mary’s Grove, N1

St Paul’s Road, N1 St Pauls Road is a main road in the Canonbury area.

St Paul’s Road, N1

Swan Yard, N5 Swan Yard is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

Swan Yard, N5

Terretts Place, N1 A street within the N1 postcode

Terretts Place, N1

The Ivories, N1 A street within the N1 postcode

The Ivories, N1

Thornhill Road, N1 Thornhill Road is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

Thornhill Road, N1

Tower Court, N1 A street within the N1 postcode

Tower Court, N1

Tressel Close, N1 Tressel Close is a road in the N1 postcode area

Tressel Close, N1

Tressell Close, N1 A street within the N1 postcode

Tressell Close, N1

Tyndale Lane, N1 Tyndale Lane is a road in the N1 postcode area

Tyndale Lane, N1

Tyndale Terrace, N1 Tyndale Terrace is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

Tyndale Terrace, N1

Wakelin House, N1 Residential block

Wakelin House, N1

Waterloo Gardens, N1 Waterloo Gardens is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

Waterloo Gardens, N1

Waterloo Terrace, N1 A street within the N1 postcode

Waterloo Terrace, N1

Willow Bridge Road, N1 Willow Bridge Road is a road in the N1 postcode area

Willow Bridge Road, N1

NEARBY PUBS

Alwyne Castle This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

Alwyne Castle

Compton Arms This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

Compton Arms

Dead Doll’s House This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

Dead Doll’s House

Duchess Of Kent This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

Duchess Of Kent

Famous Cock Tavern This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

Famous Cock Tavern

Four Sisters This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

Four Sisters

Hoxley and Porter This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

Hoxley and Porter

Marquess Tavern This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

Marquess Tavern

Myddleton Arms This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

Myddleton Arms

Tap Room This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

Tap Room

The Canonbury This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

The Canonbury

The Drapers Arms This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

The Drapers Arms

The Hope And Anchor This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

The Hope And Anchor

The Library This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

The Library

The Regent This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

The Regent

The Smokehouse This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

The Smokehouse

The Vineyard This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

The Vineyard

Highbury

Highbury is an area of north London.

LOCAL PHOTOS

The exterior of the Agricultural Hall in Islington (1861). TUM image id: 1488644663 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Highbury Corner TUM image id: 1489497654 Licence: CC BY 2.0	White Conduit House, and the conduit head from which it was named, 1827 Credit: Robert Chambers (1832) TUM image id: 1488984516 Licence: CC BY 2.0	The Camden Head, Islington This is a glorious old gin palace-style pub behind Upper Street, in existence since the 18th century. Credit: Flickr/Ewan Munro TUM image id: 1622558868 Licence:	The Royal Agricultural Hall, Islington (1861). View from Liverpool Road. Credit: Wiki Commons TUM image id: 1622555891 Licence:
Collins Theatre of Varieties (Collins’ Music Hall) existed in Islington between 1861 and 1958. Old-time ’greats’ who performed there were numerous: Charles Chaplin, Fred Karno, Kate Carney, Gus Elen, Sir George Robey, Marie Lloyd, Albert Chevalier, Nellie Wallace, Sir Harry Lauder, ’Wee’ Georgie Wood and more. Credit: Wiki Commons TUM image id: 1622563124 Licence:	Islington Green (1905). That is Upper Street, leading to Highbury Corner. To the right of the green but just out of the picture would be Essex Road (formerly Lower Road) Old London postcard TUM image id: 1622547926 Licence:	Collins’ Music Hall (burnt down 1958) in Islington. Credit: Wiki Commons TUM image id: 1622564970 Licence:	Drayton Park station in its Northern Line days. TUM image id: 1621895160 Licence:

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