Hermitage Road c1905 Comment by patrick byrne on September 26, 2014 at 12:08
Lovely image of the road in quieter times. I grew up in the house on the corner just out of view on the left of the picture (left of the lamp post). At that time ( 1950 to 1964), the road on the left (Finsbury Park Avenue) was most of the time a quiet cul-de-sac. However it was also one of the main pedestrian access routes to Harringay Stadium (Greyhound racing and Stock car racing) and to Harringay Arena ( Ice Hockey, Circuses, Horse of the Year Show etc) and at those times it seemed like one of the busiest places in London as crowds surged in and out of these events. A very educational place for a young lad to grow up! The shop across the road by the post box was an Off Licence in those days and was a source of crisps and lemonade for me and for bottles of Guinness for my father.