tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post8537422236171205062..comments2024-03-28T12:26:03.686+00:00Comments on Fr Hunwicke's Mutual Enrichment: Fresher (1)Fr John Hunwickehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17766211573399409633noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-17352448248103548312021-10-09T17:31:01.219+01:002021-10-09T17:31:01.219+01:00How modern your correspondents are. They have, to ...How modern your correspondents are. They have, to a man, forgotten Maples, which had a whole street block on the Tottenham Court Road, near the Euston Road end on the corner of University Street. Still even in my youth half a century ago.<br /><br />Their furniture was much more conservative, but very bourgeois, compared to Heals' rather arts-and-crafts offerings.<br /><br />In the light of Josephus Muris Saliensishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10888638147153175697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-65726001686747342992021-10-08T14:49:15.994+01:002021-10-08T14:49:15.994+01:00Dear Father, I believe that the Tottenham Court Ro...Dear Father, I believe that the Tottenham Court Road was known for its cheap furniture stores in the thirties, and of course Heal's was established there in the 19th century. After WWII it was renowned for its Army surplus stores, and later for cheap electronic shops. My sitting room at Jesus in the early fifties was furnished with very low-cost stuff, including an arm chair with tin arms; itScribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04264379572686048595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-17612649753226665132021-10-08T14:37:19.052+01:002021-10-08T14:37:19.052+01:00When I first read Gaudy Night I assumed it was a r...When I first read Gaudy Night I assumed it was a reference to Heal's, a large somewhat up-market departmental store on the Tottenham Court Road, the implication being that the undergraduate's room was furnished from such a store rather than by buying bespoke furniture . It brings to mind the Prime Minister's replacing the contents of his flat in Downing Street because his predecessorAegidiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17280993985320543769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-91302318499674176462021-10-08T14:21:06.757+01:002021-10-08T14:21:06.757+01:00One feels
She means Heal's:
Neither ugly nor f...One feels<br />She means Heal's:<br />Neither ugly nor flimsy<br />For the consort of Wimsey.Atticushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03537205387276510875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-66405729526938110492021-10-08T14:10:46.285+01:002021-10-08T14:10:46.285+01:00The reference is to Heal's of Tottenham Court ...The reference is to Heal's of Tottenham Court Road. For a brief history of the firm see https://www.heals.com/blog/heals-200-tottenham-court-road/<br /><br />Nicholas RogersNicholas Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11537452538317922675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-37293272466293793452021-10-08T14:08:39.640+01:002021-10-08T14:08:39.640+01:00An allusion to Heal's emporium in Tottenham Co...An allusion to Heal's emporium in Tottenham Court Road? Nowadays it would presumably be IKEA attracting the critical eye.Expeditushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13425085467560855359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-51403793209393322612021-10-08T12:37:42.568+01:002021-10-08T12:37:42.568+01:00Presumably this refers to Heals furniture shop whi...Presumably this refers to Heals furniture shop which was (and still is)in that road.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11307275862548807735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-31947632821898494722021-10-08T12:10:01.914+01:002021-10-08T12:10:01.914+01:00Surely the allusion to the Tottenham Court Road is...Surely the allusion to the Tottenham Court Road is to Messrs. Heals, proprietors of a large furniture emporium.<br />My uncle was at the House in the 1930s and had large and rather well-furnished rooms. The custom then was to buy the furniture from the previous occupant. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06630737344250683898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-16014847909885637942021-10-08T12:01:36.159+01:002021-10-08T12:01:36.159+01:00The reference is to Heal's of Tottenham Court ...The reference is to Heal's of Tottenham Court Road. For a brief history of the firm, see https://www.heals.com/blog/heals-200-tottenham-court-road/<br />Nicholas Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11537452538317922675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-53241873362511737772021-10-08T11:38:21.254+01:002021-10-08T11:38:21.254+01:00The reference is to Heal's store at 196 Totten...The reference is to Heal's store at 196 Tottenham Court Road.william arthurshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16447813388196156894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-70304182651231401952021-10-08T11:18:31.901+01:002021-10-08T11:18:31.901+01:00Probably a reference to Heal & Son of Tottenha...Probably a reference to Heal & Son of Tottenham Court Road, designers, manufacturers and retailers of contemporary furniture.wonastowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11180184746864757704noreply@blogger.com