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Date of photo: 2013	Picture source: Fergy Campbell
The Turkey was situated at 13 Turkey Street. This pub closed in 2002 and has now been converted into apartments.
Source: Andrew Stone
My photo below only shows the eastern part of the pub, what was once the public bar and the gents' toilets. The low building beyond the gate was the landlord's garage. The cars are on the pub car park. Elsinge Road runs along the right edge of the photo, just out of view. I took the photo from our front garden, and now deeply regret that I didn't take other photos. We lived in the white Georgian house opposite, number 138 Turkey Street. My parents moved there in 1951, I was actually born in that house in 1953, and my parents stayed there until 2004, by which time they couldn't manage on their own any more so went to live near my sister in Suffolk and have since passed away. I remember how shocked horrified they were when the pub was pulled down suddenly in 2002 (possibly illegally and certainly immorally) without any notice to local residents, to make way for 'development'. The reason I took this photo was because of the cars gathering outside The Plough on the morning of Saturday April 22nd 1967, all decorated with slogans, on their way to Wembley where Enfield F.C. was playing in the Amateur Cup Final against Skelmersdale. They drew 0 -0, but beat Skelmersdale 3 - 0 in the replay at Manchester City's Main Road a week later. I remember the interior of the pub, but I didn't go in it much, as by the time I was old enough to drink I'd moved away for education, work then marriage, although I frequently went to see my parents in Turkey Street. They weren't really drinkers, but had got quite friendly with the landlord of the early 60s, Bernard Mulvany. We didn't have a phone at the time, and he kindly allowed us to give the number of The Plough to family members in case emergency contact was ever needed. I can recall Mr Mulvany coming across to give us the sad news that my grandmother had died in 1963, and then when my uncle had died suddenly in 1966. I believe Mr Mulvany moved on to manage The Green Dragon in Winchmore Hill. I remember one vehicle, whose hand brake must not have been engaged properly, rolling across Turkey Street (it wasn't so busy then) from the Plough pub car park and smashing into our fence. My Dad then reinforced the brickwork by our front gate.
Valerie Monaghan (August 2020)
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Date of photo: 2013	Picture source: Valerie Monaghan
Date of photo: 2016	Picture source: Alan Urie