Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!

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Ally Pally Theatre Pics There's some interesting pics on Twitter of the theatre inside Ally Pally from Lee Jackson here. Started by EMC2	0	Sep 27, 2016
Side by Side Comparison Maps 1890s-1964 & now Warwick Gardens Prefabs.. We lived at no.69 until it was demolished in 1960. This and other maps can be viewed side by side on the Nationa… Started by StephenBln	25	Sep 8, 2016 Reply by brian granville
Warsaw1948 Rock Street, Finsbury Park. 1930 & 2014. Route 236 was numbered 263 until 1934. Warsaw1948 has a nice album of photos of Finsbury Park… Started by StephenBln	4	Aug 14, 2016 Reply by StephenBln
Harringay evacuees My Mum (now 89) was brought up in Harringay. She has written a book recording the war years 1939 - 1945 as they affected her and her family… Started by Lyn Hall	7	Aug 8, 2016 Reply by Lesley Ramm
Latest from your favourite Haringey skinhead blog 'A skinhead in Paris, 1979-83' - an interview about the beginnings of the skinhead scene in France. https://creaseslikeknives.wordpress.com… Started by Alex Sharp	5	Aug 7, 2016 Reply by Alex Sharp
What happened on the green mossy banks of the Lea? Adele isn't the first singer to namecheck the Lea (Lee) in song. This folk song probably originated in the 1820s and has been recorded by m… Started by Liz	0	Jul 21, 2016
How Was London Created? This video may be of interest to those who 1/ Haven't already seen it. 2/ Have wondered what the boundaries in the London area looked like… Started by StephenBln	2	Jul 16, 2016 Reply by Richard Woods
Haringey in 1974. They were worried about traffic and pollution even then, with the focus on Turnpike Lane, and the increasing cost of housing, HMOs, and red… Started by maggie	2	Jul 12, 2016 Reply by MM
BFI film archive now searchable by postcode & map The BFI have produced an interactive film map that allows you to search by postcode & see what films they have in the archive. - articl… Started by michaelw	1	Jul 2, 2016 Reply by michaelw
Harringay's Boy Soldier at the Somme 1st July 2016 Sidney Ernest Howe was born in Islington in late 1898 and prior to the war he lived at 70 Warham Road with his father, a sort… Started by Angela	6	Jul 1, 2016 Reply by Angela