Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!

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Walter Tull, pioneering footballer and first black commissioned officer Some facts about Walter Tull Tull played for Spurs between 1909 and 1911 and was also the British Army's first black commissioned officer.… Started by Liz	3	Aug 9, 2012 Reply by Liz
Harringay Arena to feature in Metro 1948 Basketball competition at Harringay Arena I've just been approached by TfL who are planning an article about the 1948 Olympics on th… Started by Hugh	4	Jun 12, 2012 Reply by Hugh
Who Lived In Our Houses 100 Years Ago I was tying to find some information about who used to live in our houses a hundred years ago (and after that up to the present day). I hav… Started by Justin Guest	37	May 13, 2012
Memories of last survivor of Britain's Olympic team who played at Harringay 1948 Olympics Basketball Competition at the Harringay Arena With just under 100 days till the 2012 Olympics we can expecta whole heap of… Started by Hugh	0	Apr 19, 2012
First day of the Blitz 1940 - Eade Road I do like the grauniad data blog.... they have mapped all the positions of London Fire Brigade call outs from the first day of the Blitz 7… Started by Mark B	24	Jan 28, 2012 Reply by StephenBln
Hornsey Gas Holders Links to: All pictures tagged : "hornsey gasholder" All History Group discussions tagged : "hornsey gasholder" Started by Hugh	0	Nov 4, 2011 Reply by Maddy
How did the Turkish community start in the Green Lanes area? Hello Hol community, I'm doing a study for my course on how the Turkish community became established on Green Lanes. I'm thinking particu… Started by Simon	12	Sep 30, 2011 Reply by L F T Snowflake
A Harringay Timeline Knowing "my one weakness", one of my work colleagues dangled under my nose recently the thought of creating a new timeline for Harringay… Started by Hugh	37	Sep 12, 2011 Reply by StephenBln
Another public service that was nearly named Harringay I added a post yesterday which gave an update on the good news outcome of my stumbling over the fact that Stroud Green Library was origina… Started by Hugh	1	Aug 21, 2011 Reply by Hugh
Mapping Blue Plaques for Harringay In a recent discussion it was suggested that we think about suggesting some Harringay properties for a Haringey green plaque Someone could… Started by Hugh	15	Nov 20, 2010 Reply by Brenda