Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!

Viewing the eclipse at South Harringay school

Viewing Eclipse 30th June 1954. Pupils of South Harringay Primary School in north London and their headmaster (back, centre) view the first eclipse of the sun visible from the British Isles since 1927.

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Albums: Historical Images of Harringay After 1918 | 1 of 3 ( F), South Harringay School-past and present
Location: Mattison Road, Harringay

Comment by Flower on December 12, 2008 at 0:44: I remember it well as I was next door at Hornsey County at the time. Quite an exciting event, but I can't remember what it was we held up to avoid looking directly at the sun!

Comment by Richard Woods on September 15, 2015 at 13:03: Late on this - that looks remarkably like Mr Leslie Patterson, headmaster in the early 50s at NORTH Harringay Primary.