thanks jan that confirm my photo as soho hill..i did have a photo of mists hamstead road but do you think i can find it...1955 phone book has Seal and Butler at 152 Soho Hill.
Geo Webb and Son in same phone book but just says Soho Hill.
thanks jan that confirm my photo as soho hill..i did have a photo of mists hamstead road but do you think i can find it...1955 phone book has Seal and Butler at 152 Soho Hill.
Geo Webb and Son in same phone book but just says Soho Hill.
Janice, it was very close to Mists, as I recall right at the apex of the two roads. Around the corner on Soho was a PDSA.At the moment I can't see that it was near a social club or similar. Houses opposite Mists garage. where did they live when first married?
I think there might have been a pub on the corner of Soho Hill and Hamstead Road but struggling for a name at the moment. However, I think that was on the same side as Mist's Garage.
Thanks so much for everyone for their help. My parents were married on 1 January 1955 so that gives a date for the photo. Checking on Google Maps I can see the area has changed so much since that date!1955 phone book has Seal and Butler at 152 Soho Hill.
Geo Webb and Son in same phone book but just says Soho Hill.
Thanks for that map. Yes looking at it the photo also has a sign "bend" so the bend is behind them.This is the 1950 map. Garage appears to have a frontage on both Hamstead Road and Soho Hill. Does the angle of the photo make it more likely to be taken on Soho Hill?
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Thanks Janice. Unfortunately my father is no longer alive and mum is 89. I can ask her, but I don't know if she will remember. I have all of mum's wedding pictures with lots of pictures outside the church too. I've actually found a picture in the reception place. You can see the windows but it probably doesn't help much. They are such beautiful photos and I love looking at them, remembering they had a wonderful life together and gave up everything to start a new life here in Australia. The funny thing is, mum still calls England home even though she had never gone back. I guess, going through the war as children and other tragedies, they wanted a new life. I've looked on Google and yes it looks like that corner but I wonder what building is or was on the other side opposite as I presume the first picture was taken outside a reception centre? Actually looking at Google, and the shape of the window in the background, I wonder if it's the building on the corner of Charleville Road (above the convenience store)?I appreciate your idea it is in Aston Lyn but ....The only address given for Mist's Garage both before and after 1955 is 1 Hamstead Road although as MWS points out in post #6 they also seem to have a frontage on Soho Hill. I think it was being suggested that the Roebuck might have been the venue for a reception. Perhaps Sue can tell us if she knows where her parents held their reception?
I am now beginning to wonder the same thing.Are we sure that it says Mist's Garage on the first photo, it's a bit unclear, could it be something similar, maybe Best's, I can see that there's also a Ford sign on the frontage
Janice, if you were on Hamstead going toward Soho, at that intersection you would BEND left toward Hockley or a turn to the right up Soho would be less than 90 degrees. Does that make sense? I hope I’m not confusing!One thing bothers me - in the photo they are standing by a road sign. It appears to indicate a "bend" but on all the maps I have seen Hamstead Road is straight.
Yes it was a major intersection, you are correct. I would also agree with your comment regarding right of way. That intersect was always difficult.Richard - you may be right. I understand what you are saying.
I don't know the area but looking at the maps it looked to me like a junction where you stopped and either turned right or left - not a bend. To me a bend implies the road you are on bends and you hve right of way. Was the end of Hamstead Road not a major junction with Soho Hill?
eric how long ago was that because i can definately remember the one on hamstead road being glass fronted with cars on show..see my post 35You're right Janice that used to be the workshop entrance, I remember going in there for something back then.