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#everysinglestreet [02/04/21] A Good Friday for a cuppa with Loaf

Graham Holland       

Normally my narrative would start at the beginning of a run and follow the route to the end.

Today I’m starting at the end. I finished my run at the end of Chalfont Road where my friend Loaf was waiting for me with a nice cup of tea. It was the first time I’ve met with someone as part of a run since I started the #everysinglestreet challenge on 1st July. But I’ve had my first vaccination, and the rules have been relaxed, so I was more comfortable having a socially-distanced catch up with an old friend.We sat outside in the road in the sun and had a right good natter about the history of the area.

Loaf (nickname Ian Warburton) showed me the original plans from when the street was built. His parents were amongst the first residents in the street, and he’s now the resident who has been there the longest. He’s also the most famous resident, although Leon and June Bernicoff (former teachers of mine!) from Gogglebox were pretty well known!

The road was completed in 1938 and Loaf initiated a street party in 2018 to celebrate 80 years. They now have (or did before Covid) a summer party and a Christmas carol singing social event in the turning circle at the top of the road.

Between the houses at the end of the road you can see a spire. This is on what used to be the stables for Cleveley House, which stood on Allerton Road. The house was built for cotton merchant Joseph Leather in 1865 and was designed for him by Sir George Gilbert Scott, grandfather of Sir Giles Gilbert Scott who designed the red telephone box and Liverpool’s Anglican Cathedral. The house has long since gone, but the Grade II listed stable building (now private accommodation) and the lodge Cleveley Cottage remain.

New Heys house gave its name to the school that used to be situated on the land between it and Heath Road. In 2009 it was announced that the school would be moving to Garston and merging with St Benedict’s. The building was demolished in 2014 to make way for housing.

There’s a Carmelite Monastery at the end of Maryton Grange. The community has 26 discalced nuns dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel. Discalced means they may only go barefoot or wear sandals.

At 280 Allerton Road the old front gate and archway has been kept but a brand spankingly modern house is being constructed in its place. Further along the road the stone entrance posts for Verdala Towers now stand in front of the private Verdala Park estate.

I seemed to spend much of my run being in awe of the incredible trees along the route.

Stats

  • Friday 2nd April 2021
  • 18 streets
    Beech Court, Sycamore Park, Ambleside Road, Chalfont Road, Clandon Road, Cleveley Park, Cleveley Road, Fawley Road, Glenathol Road, Glendyke Road, Glanside, Keswick Road, Maryton Grange, Moorcroft Road, The Calders, The Glen, Verdala Park, Wheatcroft RoadStreet
  • Total: 3,104 (54.78%)
  • Remaining: 2,562

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