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The Avenue, New Southgate
Photographed on 19 July 2007
Picture added on 06 January 2010 at 14:27
This looks like the old smithy at the top of The Avenue. In the late 40's as a boy of 9 or 10 I used to love to stand at the door of the smithy and watch the blacksmith hot-shoeing the heavy horses, of which there were still many in use. The entrance was through the gate at the extreme right of the photo.
Added by A Fossey on 03 March 2020
New Southgate
