Hello, I’m Lindsey Wharhirst, a resident at Cantelowes House.  Before coming here in 2005 I lived with my wife and my son Andrew.  My daughter lives in Hoddesdon now. 

Just after the war I bought a house in Barnet from my uncle, who was a local builder.  I paid £3k for that house, which was a fortune at the time.

I left school at the age of 16 and went to work for a stockbroker in the City - I always liked figurework.  I used to commute by train from High Barnet and then, when we got a car, I drove to work.  In those days it was easy to park, but by the time I retired there was much more traffic on the roads.  Apart from the war, I was with the same company until 1968, when we got taken over.  I worked for the merchant bank which managed the takeover, until I retired in 1981, so I’ve only ever had two jobs!  My wife found plenty of gardening and decorating for me to do when I retired.  We enjoyed the odd day trip to Worthing to visit my aunt, and we went on holiday to Norfolk.  We used to stay in a house they said would never fall over the cliff - but eventually it did!