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Amanda Gill, Stonesfield St

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Nick Collin, Cloudesley Square

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#34 Colin McCulloch 2025-10-18 16:42
Amazed and delighted to come across your website and, in particular, Jenny's article about the Families buried in the Holy Trinity Crypt. Kate Helen Ward, granddaughter of Richard Comfort Ward, was my great grandmother!
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#33 Nick 2025-10-11 10:51
That's interesting Sue. No doubt you've already seen our article on Belle Isle here: https://cloudesleyassociation.org/cloudesley-history/places/225-belle-isle?highlight=WyJiZWxsZSIsImJlbGwiLCJiZWxscyIsImlzbGUiLCJiZWxsZSBpc2xlIl0= . So, can anyone help Sue with her research? I think there's an interesting story there.
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#32 Sue Jones 2025-10-08 14:26
Does anyone have any information relating to the Belle Isle Co reg in Oct 1906. The directors were H R Pelly, P R LeMare, ACJ Wall and teh chairman H C Rickett. We have a 1930s Rolls-Royce which in 1936 was owned by Humphrey Richard Pelly and any info on his company would be great. Thanks
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#31 Rob Hughes 2024-11-18 18:35
Memories and Nostalgia
One last thing before I come back to the now.
Dowrey St, as you will no doubt know was a through road to Richmond Avenue.In the 60s and 60s it was an unofficial parking space for numerous lorries and their loads overnight normally whilst drivers stayed at Brays Transport Cafe on Liverpool Rd
Also a large tarmac playground behind Richmond Ave and Stonefield St
I played cricket and football on that playground many times.
Happy to supply my email if you would like it, thank you for the platform.
Rob
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#30 Nick Collin 2024-11-18 16:01
Thanks Rob - I love these reminiscences - they bring the area to life. We have a piece about Barney Kessell too! https://cloudesleyassociation.org/cloudesley-history/social-history-other/125-medical-history Apparently he lived at No. 18 Cloudesley Square (just opposite me in fact!) which had its own purpose-built surgery (now No. "18 and a half") occupied by doctors since the early 1900s.
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#29 Rob Hughes 2024-11-18 11:24
Yes Nick have read that.When that organ was played full tilt it filled the church with a mighty sound
I see you have meetings in the Crown we were living in Richmond Ave when Fullers opened up.Just around the corner was a shop called Buddy's.
The images of the shops and area are so clear to me.
Our doctors surgery was on the corner of Dowrey St with the house entrance on Cloudesley sq
The doctors name was Barney Kessel.
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#28 Nick Collin 2024-11-17 13:24
Hi Rob. Have you seen our piece on "The Organ and the Organist" here: https://cloudesleyassociation.org/about-the-area/89-church-new/314-the-organ-and-the-organist ? It sounds like the Whitby family had a very similar experience to yours. Clearly the church was a very important hub for the area in the mid-1900s.
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#27 Rob Hughes 2024-11-16 15:04
My family lived on Richmond Ave from early 1900s through to 1983
My grandparents and parents were married at Holy Trinity on Christmas Day
My Mum Dad and Brother were in the Church choir, and we also held the keys for the Church and Church Hall on Dowrey St
As a family we all have incredibly fond memories of the area and Church.
Rob
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#26 Jackie 2024-10-15 16:41
My Dad Charlie Meyer
First betting shop to open Caledonian
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#25 Nick 2024-04-08 13:58
Hi Freddy

Thanks for this. This part of Islington is still a great place to live - I drink regularly at the Crown too! If you have any photos from the late 50s you'd like to share I'll put them up on the website. It's always interesting to compare new with old.

Kind regards, Nick
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