Mortgage 26 March 1900

The Indenture of Mortgage of 26 March 1900 conveying the River House and the surrounding land  from Henry Kerby to John Edward Ford incorporated the plan (below - enhanced) dividing the site into a grid of eighteen plots for development which should be compared with the layout eventually adopted. The plan shows the straightened route of White Hart Lane, initially designated Devonshire Parade. The previous route (at the plan bottom) was renamed Compton Crescent with the Cambridge Arterial Road (A10) constructed on a north-south axis to the right of the plan.  In the event, the majority of the site was developed by Tottenham Borough Council in the late 1930's with an estate comprising 762 houses, 25 flats, 25 shops and 4 garages! Small wonder that on street parking is now a major problem.