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BrianW

BrianW Report 22 May 2009 14:36

Kitty,
That's the place !

Researching:
Sherwood (Kent); Jesson (London); Worboys (Herts)

♥ Kitty the Rubbish Cook ♥

♥ Kitty the Rubbish Cook ♥ Report 22 May 2009 14:15

I googled and found this link http://www.glias.org.uk/news/218news.html

It says "At the north end of Finsbury Park Road N4 on the west side is number 296 Seven Sisters Road — Avan's Café. High up on the east side of the building is an aged cement sign with the letters recessed into the concrete which in the right light reads 'Marshall, importer of Segars, wholesale & retail and at Islington'. The Concise Oxford Dictionary entry for Segar says '(incorrect for) cigar'. Presumably about a hundred years ago Avan's was a tobacconist's shop. Behind what is now the Café is the usual back garden/yard but along the south side are the remains of stables. Probably a carriage was kept here."

Interesting site to look at too.



AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 22 May 2009 14:10

nope and I worked in a cigar factory for eleven years!! however, if you notice they say "segars" in old Western films

Researching:
Breakspears of Berkshire and Cardiff, Williams and Harman of Whitchurch, Melingriffith &Tongwynlais,Glamorgan WE HAVE NO CONNECTION Do not share your tree with me

BrianW

BrianW Report 22 May 2009 12:20

On my way to work I pass a building in Finsbury Park that has a very old advert on the side:

Marshall
Importers of Segars
Wholesale and Retail
Islington

It must date from the 19th century.

It seems apparent that Segars is an alternative spelling of Cigars, but I have never come across that before.

(Either that or they had a dyslexic signwriter),

Has anyone else?

Researching:
Sherwood (Kent); Jesson (London); Worboys (Herts)