The Court Leet for Tottenham was held here for a great number of years.
John Brooks, the landlord, was also one of the Homage. The old inn,
which was built in 1537, was taken down in 1891 and another building
erected by the side of the roadway, which was then opened, and leads to
the Marshes.
BROOK STREET.
The Plymouth Brethren Chapel was built at Mr. Robert Howard’s expense.
It has a burial ground on the opposite side of the street. I never
remember seeing more than one tomb stone; it was to the memory of Jane
Johnson, and that has lately been taken away.
There was an old sweet stuff shop in front by the High-road, the floor of
which was below the level of the road. Adjoining here is the block of
houses and shops which are now about being taken down to widen the road
for the electric tramway cars. On the site where Knight’s, the
pawnbrokers, was built, at the corner of Waverley-road, stood the old
George and Vulture Inn. It had a very large room at the back, and the
Royal family used to come down to attend balls there.
WAVERLEY ROAD.
At the back, down the turning, there was a good sized house and large
garden, with lake and bridge, in occupation of Mr. Thos. Finney.
The Wesleyan Methodist Chapel was the first built in Tottenham. The
lease had just expired in 1882, when it was burned down. It stood back a
little distance from the road, with burial ground in front, reaching to
the footpath in High-road.
On this site Messrs. G. L. Wilson’s premises were built. This is the
second time they have been built as there was another very large fire in
1904.
FACTORY LANE.
In 1815 a mill for winding silk was built; this failed, and in 1820 it
was opened as a lace factory. This also proved unsuccessful, and in 1837
it was opened as an India rubber factory, and was the means of providing
work for hundreds of people.
Some years ago half of this factory and Silk Mill-terrace was sold at
auction to the Licensed Victuallers’ Company. This half has lately been
taken down and Pembroke-terrace, as it was afterwards called, converted
into shops and Parr’s Bank.
PEMBROKE HOUSE.
A pretty white house, with verandah covered with creepers, and large
garden. The house stood back in its own grounds, and was enclosed by a
brick wall and a beautiful row of chesnut and lime trees that were very
much admired, as were also the sweet voices of the birds who made their
nests there.
This house has been pulled down and shops have been built on the spot. A
good many years ago there was a very sad accident. A drove of bullocks
was being driven past; one got loose, pinned Mr. Glover, the coach
builder, who lived opposite, to the wall, and gored him to death.
Before we had the railway in The Hale many droves of cattle were
continually driven along the High-road to the London markets.
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