Antiques Roadshow Treasure Hunt - Who was Catherine?

[AngelFish]

I found the near odd numbers but not the even ones.

[AngelFish]

No one named Short on Bullsmoor Lane is listed on the 1942 London BT phone book.
I used the well known website anc*, which doesn't have the 1941 phone book for the second half of the alphabet.


The 1949 London phone book has Leonard G FELL at 102 Bullsmoor Lane, Enfield.

[ChrissieL]

From Anc* electoral rolls, the Short family were living in the Gloucester area in 1938

Chris

[Dyingout]

64 Bullmore Lane Waltham Cross

[JenB]

We seem to have drawn a blank 

There doesn't seem to be any available evidence that a family called Short lived at 64 Bullmore Road at the relevant time

A lot of ideas have been bandied about on the Antiques Roadshow Facebook page, but no-one has come up with any solid evidence that I can see. In fact the last three postings I've seen all cast doubt on the authenticity of the 'treasure hunt' 

[avm228]

Yes, as I said before I have been wondering whether this was perhaps a bit of fun for later inhabitants of 64 Bullsmore Rd, and "Catherine Short" was a figment of someone's imagination (perhaps some old photos and bits and pieces had been found, and someone decided to weave a story around them). 

[ThrelfallYorky]

... do you know, when I was watching this programme I said to OH "If the "Rootschat" ferrets get onto that, it'll be solved or exposed in a trice....."

[AngelFish]

Yes, I can't see this being solved. Especially without seeing all the letters in detail, knowing for sure the address, how all the things had been protected in the hiding places. The photo was in good condition.

[Dyingout]

Naybe worth someone contacting the roadshow to  invite the lady and son to give us some details