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Hoppers Road, 212 (The old bakery)
Late 7th - early 18th century. Listed grade II. In the early and mid 19th century it was part of a farm property with fields extending down the hill to Green Lanes. The building continued as a bakery until the 1960s. - [Treasures of Enfield, p.129]
[i]Alistair Harley writes: "You have a picture on your website that is said to be the baker into the 1960's. I lived in Arundel Gardens until the 1960's and used the baker called Chalkleys on the corner of Hoppers road and The Green. This was the only baker in the area apart from the one on the Broadway. ... In the 1960's when I shopped at the bakery it was the corner shop that sold the bread. Where it was made I know not as all I was interested in was purchasing the lovely rolls they sold. The ovens in the old bakery next door was most probably where the bread was produced. It was common in those days for bakers to bake their own products onsite. One thing I am certain is that any shop at 212 did not in my memory sell bread. I went up and down that road on a daily basis." - Can anyone clarify whether this old bakers was in fact in use until the 1960s?[/i]
Keywords: 17th century;18th century;bakeries;shops;Grade II listed

Hoppers Road, 212 (The old bakery)

Late 7th - early 18th century. Listed grade II. In the early and mid 19th century it was part of a farm property with fields extending down the hill to Green Lanes. The building continued as a bakery until the 1960s. - [Treasures of Enfield, p.129]
Alistair Harley writes: "You have a picture on your website that is said to be the baker into the 1960's. I lived in Arundel Gardens until the 1960's and used the baker called Chalkleys on the corner of Hoppers road and The Green. This was the only baker in the area apart from the one on the Broadway. ... In the 1960's when I shopped at the bakery it was the corner shop that sold the bread. Where it was made I know not as all I was interested in was purchasing the lovely rolls they sold. The ovens in the old bakery next door was most probably where the bread was produced. It was common in those days for bakers to bake their own products onsite. One thing I am certain is that any shop at 212 did not in my memory sell bread. I went up and down that road on a daily basis." - Can anyone clarify whether this old bakers was in fact in use until the 1960s?


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Historyman   [Jan 02, 2014 at 02:49 AM]
I too lived in Arundel Gardens from 1944 until 1957 and bought bread in the bakers shop on the corner. The ovens were entered from Hoppers Road and are now let as a B&B. The Chalkley's left Winchmore Hill in 1962, so they were probably trading until then. Mr Chalkley died in 2012. John Chalkley's obituary is at http://www.meldrethhistory.org.uk/page_id__483_path__0p3p86p.aspx.

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