YA Victorian time travel house story

I read this story in primary school and I believe it was written for approx. 10-12 year olds. That would have been around 1998-2000

The title of the book was the house number on the street - a 3 digit number I believe? The plot surrounds a young boy (Henry? Michael?) who comes to live/visit the Victorian house and through time travel meets Sophie (?), the original resident of the house in the past - maybe when it was first built? Through the story, with each meeting of the pair, Sophie ages, but the boy does not. He sees her at all stages of her life - child, young woman, wife, mother, and at their last meeting he sees her when she is old.

Any suggestions? I would very much appreciate help from those more experienced at searching than myself. This story has stayed with me over the years and to read it again would be a delight! Many thanks for creating and contributing to this group!

(I am delighted to announce that I have been since been reunited with my childhood book, 19 Railway Street by Llyweln, Morgan and Michael Scott, thanks entirely to Name That Book and its contributors! I am one happy reader!)

Tom's Midnight Garden by Philippa Pearce is similar. The characters are Tom and Hatty.

Thanks Miss Squish, but the time travelling house with its door number was definitely the main focus. I must read Tom's Midnight Garden again sometime, make sure I'm not getting them confused!

I'm afraid my first thought was also Tom's Midnight Garden. It's definitely worth rereading it to role it out for certain, though. If I recall, the number 13 was pretty important in the story, but it had to do with the clock rather than a door number.

I'm sorry I can't be of more help! I just wanted to add the detail about the clock. Hopefully it'll help you find the book you're looking for somehow. ^_^

A tagmash of "ya, timetravel" doesn't turn anything up with a three-digit number in the title. (There's a two-digit title but it's not right.)

Perhaps 19 Railway Street?

Llyweln, Morgan and Michael Scott: 19 Railway Street (1996)

This is the tale of a boy and girl who have absolutely nothing in common but a house--and danger. Orphaned but wealthy Sophie lives in the Georgean house in Dublin in 1776, and Mickser lives in the same house in 1907. They both see ghosts. Sophie is frightened by the phantom of a ragged, starving boy. Mickser is terrified by the apparition of a beautifully dressed young woman. They cannot help themselves but they can help each other, if they are able to overcome their fear. But time is running out. On Christmas Eve--1776 and 1907--events come to a shocking conclusion.

Oh Harry Vincent! I don't know how to thank you enough! You have reunited me with a book that shaped my childhood. Many many thanks. I'm so incredibly grateful I found this forum!

Thanks also to everyone else who suggested titles and tried to help. I am one happy lady!

It is out of print but have just purchased a copy on abebooks! So it is unlikely I would have discovered it otherwise without this site. More copies available if anyone else is interested!

I'm so glad you found it. I thought of Tom's Midnight Garden too, I'm afraid.

Would you mind adding to your original post that you've found it?

Sorry librarian, which part of the original post? The tagline, the content of the message?

>10 jenrith: They mean the content of the message. LibraryThing's commenting system does not permit the subject line to be edited (beyond a brief window of time when the message is first posted, which helps to clean up typos).

Did I do it right?

>12 jenrith:

Well, you succeeded in editing the post, but you didn't actually say what the book is, which would help others in the future.

Sorry didn't understand your meaning. All sorted now!