Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!

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Hornsey District Council plaque Any information on this Hornsey District Council plaque in Wightman Road? It is on the first floor of a house just before the railway bri… Started by Jim	2	yesterday Reply by Jim
Bomb Damage Inscription on Woodlands Park Road I'd like to share a very emotional finding we made while having some work done in the loft of our house on Woodlands Park Road. We found in… Started by Peter	15	yesterday Reply by Peter
A Tudor Garage (amongst others) in Crouch End The other day I stumbled across this picture of an odd confection of the Tudor Garage in Crouch End. This business used to stand next to… Started by Hugh	20	yesterday Reply by Hugh
History Walk of Stroud Green Virtually on Zoom. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/virtual-tour-from-hay-to-houses-stroud-green-revisited-tickets-128760216273 Started by Gee Hood	0	Nov 20
From Haringue to Hornsey Found a copy of The Place Names of Middlesex by J.E.B. Glover (1922) in a charity shop yesterday for 50p. Interesting and fairly substantia… Started by Michael Anderson	20	Nov 3 Reply by Hugh
Where did West Green's Black Boy Name Come From? In a current discussion about Haringey Council's Review on monuments, building, place and street names in Haringey, a comment was made abou… Started by Hugh	18	Oct 27 Reply by John D
Osborne Tavern - Stroud a Green Road Hi members, can anybody help me? i am looking for a picture of The Osborne Tavern, Stroud Green Road that my grandparents ( Mary and Harvey… Started by Tony	14	Oct 25 Reply by Tony
One of the last local Victorian gas holders was dismantled last week. The huge iron cage was built in Bounds Green in 1912 to store gas produced locally from coal, apparently. This website has discussed many t… Started by Neil	6	Oct 16 Reply by Richard Woods
Turnpike Lane Junction 1930 vs 2018 (including Hornsey & Wood Green Synagogue) I haven't been able to capture exactly the same shot with Google Maps as the 1930 aerial photo, but it's close enough to be able to make… Started by Hugh	10	Oct 10 Reply by Hugh
Anyone know what used to occupy this plot behind Conway Road? I walked down Conway Road yesterday evening and saw an entrance to a site which I imagine must have been a workshop/light factory. It's now… Started by Hugh	45	Oct 3 Reply by John Shulver