Sue
Curtis, daughter of Fred Curtis, an ex-
Lyons Bakery salesman, then sales
supervisor at the Tottenham depot
(Northumberland Park) deceased, has
contacted us with a solution to our
'Puzzle' drawing. Her claim is that it is
teashop H10 Enfield. She quotes a book (A
Desirable Neighbourhood - The History of
Enfield Vol 3) which says that Lyons
bought the property in March 1932 (which
is consistent with Peter Bird's records
which says that a teashop opened here in
May 1932 and remained open until Feb 1975.
).
Still
sceptical we asked for further proof,
photographic if possible.
Sue came
back next day. 'I have hard evidence now!!
The address of the teashop was 10, The
Town, Enfield. These premises are
currently occupied by Millets, which is
right next door to Pearsons Department
Store. Curiously, the address of Pearsons
is 2-6, Church Street. The shop is on the
corner of Church Street and Sydney Road. I
popped down there this morning (it's only
5 mins down the road), and took the
attached picture, which I think is
conclusive!
Yes, we
agree, this is pretty conclusive - just
look at the window design in both the
drawing and the photo. We wish there was a
prize for this great bit of detective work
on Sue's part, but congratulate her
nevertheless.
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