Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
THIS WEEKEND - WW1 Exhibition and Concert at St. Paul's Church
Hi folks! At St. Paul's Church on Wightman Road we're holding an exhibition this weekend of things relating to the church and the parish during the First World War.
We'll have lots of items on display that are usually held at the London Metropolitan Archives, including a photo album of the lads from the Young Men's Bible Class in their forces uniforms just as they went off to fight and the original architectural drawing of the war memorial that was inside the old church.
There will also be lots of info about some of the 150+ men who were commemorated on that war memorial and the 600+ men who were recorded on the church's Roll of Honour and we will have a postcard written by one of our soldiers to his parents in 1915 on display. In addition, we are very fortunate to have been loaned a Distinguished Conduct Medal inscribed with the name of one of the Harringay soldiers - but is all as it seems? Come along to find out more about it.
The exhibition is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and 12.30 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. On Saturday afternoon, there will be two talks: at 2 p.m., Jennifer Bell from Hornsey Historical Society will speak about conscientious objectors in the area and at 3 p.m. I, Bethany Burrow Atherton, will be speaking about the research and stories behind the exhibition (and, believe me, there are some corkers!) Entry to the exhibition is free. There will be refreshments available.
On Saturday evening, at 7.30 p.m., there will be a Music on the Ladder concert at the church called "Keep the Home Fires Burning", which will include an eclectic programme of choral music, music hall standards, and audience sing-alongs. Local soprano Sonya Prentice will be performing Mendelssohn's Hear My Prayer and our old friend Anthony Harbottle will be coming all the way from Newcastle to sing two songs from George Butterworth's A Shropshire Lad. Entry to the concert is free, though there will be a retiring collection (suggested donation £5) for church funds. There will be a cash bar available at the interval and after the concert.
We'd love to see you at some point over the weekend!
Here's a picture of a Harringay lad on a camel. Unfortunately, we don't know who he is.
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Permalink Reply by Liz on
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It was a privilege to be able to attend such a wonderful concert in the beautiful surroundings of St Paul Harringay church. A beautiful way to mark this remembrance weekend. The programme of music evoked the period very well ( delighted to hear some Charles Ives), the singers and musicians gave stunning performances and the range of music from music hall ditties to John Ireland's Greater Love Hath No Man performed both making the audience laugh and wiping away a tear or two. Sonya Prentice's opening piece was amazing with the dramatic backdrop of the altar piece behind her.
Thank you to all the performers and to Bethany and Anna for organising Music on the Ladder and to the members of the church providing refreshments.
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Permalink Reply by maggie on
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I second that; a really lovely evening with impressive performances from soloists, the choir and musicians. The audience also performed with gusto as we joined in during the finale with "Its a long way to Piccadily" and "Pack up Your Troubles".
Thankyou to everyone involved.
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Permalink Reply by Bethany Burrow Atherton on
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Thanks Liz and Maggie, both for coming along and for your lovely comments! We hope to see you again soon!
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Permalink Reply by Karen Alexander on
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Thank you for all your hard work putting this together. We went along to the exhibition this after and it was fansinating. A brilliant tribute to the Harringay residents who served in WW1
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Thanks Karen, it was lovely to see you!
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