There was a large brick house, called “Eagle House,” which was afterwards
used for a boys’ school. This was destroyed by fire, and Mr. Chassereau,
the owner, had Norma-villas and Eagle-avenue erected on the site. Eaton
House came next; Miss Toogood was owner and occupier. Then there was a
very old-fashioned white-fronted house, which was unoccupied for a great
many years, and the garden became overgrown with thistles and weeds. A
Quaker lady named Coare kept a school here, and it was the scene of my
mother’s earliest school days. About the year 1845 the house was
demolished and two semi-detached houses erected. The tenant of one house
kept a horse and chaise with a hood to it, and as there was no side
entrance or accommodation for either, the horse was always led through
the hall into the garden, where a temporary shed was erected, and the
chaise was kept in the front garden, opposite the drawing-room window.
Then came two large detached houses, only one of which now stands. The
other, with the two white houses just mentioned, also Eaton House, were
recently purchased by the Tottenham Urban District Council, and the
Municipal Buildings erected. Lastly came a pretty white house, the
residence of Mr. Benjamin Godfrey Windus. He was the possessor of some
very fine paintings by Turner, and once a week he kindly allowed the
public to see them, by ticket of admission. A few years after his death
the house was taken down. With gardens, orchards, and meadows the land
comprised 31 acres, 3 rods, 37 poles, and reached up what was then called
West Green-road (now Philip-lane) as far as where the last of
Stowe-villas now stands. Then there were fields as far as West Green
Common.
Crossing over the road there was a good sized house and grounds. Next
came a field with a stile at each end and footpath across. By the side
of the field there was a road or carriage drive to