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Not sure if this would interest anyone but i was trying to research the J Spears factory and found an advert in this https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Wireless-World/20s/Wireless-World-1922-10.pdf page 81 some interesting things and adverts in this leaflet. one of my first jobs on leaving...

Jeremiah son of Thomas and Elizabeth his wife was born the first of July last in Castle Street in the parish of St George’s Bloomsbury and baptised this day publickly

Does anyone know the name of the pub in this pic?

This looks like the amount of traffic thats there nowadays!!!

No but I had a friend called Maureen who used to live on millington

And there used to be a traditional cobblers shop on the same side as ted Haynes just a bit further up. I still went there for repairs into the ‘90’s but not sure if he still trading

And ted Haynes greengrocers. He used to have a shop up ward end “the main” as well

I Woz ere 1975-1980. Miss Rolfe headteacher got a set of suitcases when she retired. Deputy heads miss May and Joan Sandland. Maths mrs Linda Thomas. English mrs Connolly who was blind and had a guide dog called Blondie who we used to give crisps to. I swear she could see as she used to tell us...

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Our ggfs were Armfield gun manufacturers

And this is a link to a judo leaflet with the spears company at a different address but also with many other advertisers some names i can remember http://www.madpc.co.uk/~BJA/Magazines/BJA%20Men%20and%20Boys%20Team%20Championship%201974.pdf

And heres the winding up notice

https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/commons/1959/jul/30/factory-hockley-fire

These photos were taken c1961

omg thank you so much you are amazing, this gives me lots of research to do. thank you.