STANLEY KERR

Stanley Kerr and his wife Christine (nee Swain) lived at number 9 Summerhill Road ( 2 Shakespeare Villas) and was a Painter and Decorator by trade. Stanley and Christine were the Uncle and Aunt of Ray Swain, who still lives at number 11 Summerhill Road (1 Shakespeare Villa). Sadly Christine Kerr died in 1949 and Stanley Kerr died in 1971 aged 75 years.

Stanley Kerr was born in South Tottenham and his family had a Building and Plumbing business in the High Road South Tottenham. Later his brothers Alfred and Bert had a builders yard situated in Herbert Road which was just off Rangemoor Road in Broad Lane Tottenham. In addition to the building business, the family owned a number of rented properties in both the Rangemoor Road and Lansdowne Road area of Tottenham.

Stanley Kerr (or Uncle Stan) was a jovial character who was often seen smoking his pipe. He loved his garden and had a fine display of Chrysanthemums and Asters.

The following photograph of Stanley Kerr shows him pictured in 1966 with his niece Christine’s daughter Sharon:  

By pure coincidence, when inquiring from Bruce Castle Museum whether they had any old photographs of Summerhill Road for this web-site, we received the following picture which shows Stanley Kerr on the left and Bob (Pop)Austin from number 16 Summerhill Road on their way for a daily constitutional at the ‘Dagmar Arms’ in Corwall Road.

(Photograph Copyright: Bruce Castle Museum