Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Fabric "Designed from Edwardian tiles in a Harringay Property" - Can we track them tiles down?
The other day I noticed a fabric named 'Harringay' being sold on ebay. Intrigued, I wrote to the archive which holds the manufacturer's records to ask if they could tell me how it came by its name. They replied today with the following:
‘Harringay’ was produced in 1973 for the ‘Document Range’.
It was designed by Jean Kelsey from Edwardian tiles that were in a property in Harringay.
Intriguing! So can we track those tiles down?
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Permalink Reply by Laura on
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It may be that the tiles are not so much in a property as outside a property. Eg, some (quite a few) ladder houses still have lovely original tiles in the porch area immediately outside the front door. I have noticed this before and am always on the lookout for bits of original Victorian design. I noticed the tiles again today walking up Allison Road - several houses on the right (going up the hill) still have original tiles outside. A suggestion for somewhere to start looking!
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Permalink Reply by Nick G-T on
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There aren't that many Edwardian houses/buildings in Harringay are there? Though that's not to say there isn't a Victorian house with Edwardian tiles.
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Permalink Reply by Hugh on
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You're right, but I'm assuming that it may have just been misapprehension on the part of Ms Kelsey.
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I've been to the Warner Archive before. I think you have to book specially to see the archive though but it is a really interesting place if you like fabrics.
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Permalink Reply by Ruth on
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Yes, surely they were all built around in Edwardian era like my place. The paper looks a bit like the fireplace tiles that these houses are blessed with (or at least those that were spared from people taking them out and blocking the fireplaces.)
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Permalink Reply by Kamila on
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This is really beautiful. Everyone keep their eyes peeled! Where was Harringay then? I think it was before local gov reorganisation so if we could narrow down where it was we could then hunt the house!
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Kamila - shock, horror! Harringay was where it still is and has been since the 1880s.
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