Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
A very Different Grand Parade in the Harringay of the 90s
I wish that I took more photos of the hood in the 90s. I probably took this photo because of the snow, not realising that it would be of historical interest by now. Does anyone remember the old Suffolk punch, one of the first Wetherspoon pubs in London? And of course there was Barnabys, probably the most famous Greek Cypriot bakery in London. The shop with the red sign, (after the scaffolding towards the Salisbury) may have been Londis, a little supermarket run by a nice and brother and sister, but I forgot their names.
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Permalink Reply by Keir Hopley on
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I remember the Old Suffolk Punch! What is now Iceland was once Woolworths; and Londis was on the west side of Green Lanes, not the east, possibly a bit further south than where this photo was taken.
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It was already Iceland in the mid-1990s, though, i think. A friend of mine lived in a flat above it.
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Me and my mates used to drink at the Suffolk Punch regularly. I think it's a betting shop now, right?
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Interesting to see this and hear how it’s changed. I think the chemists in the picture still has the same sign!
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Permalink Reply by Michael Anderson on
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You’re right!
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It has! Good spot.
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When we moved here in the eighties the shops I used to use a lot were
Ford’s fruit and veg - somewhere between Salisbury Road and Iceland
Lakes - Men outfitters that sold fantastic Fred Perry tops in loads of colours. It might be where Kricoss is now
A brilliant paint and wallpaper shop on the Ladder side of the road near Harringay Green Lanes Station. There was also a wonderful stationers near it.
The big open air market where the Sainsbury’s carpark is now. Remember there being a massive and cheap butcher’s lorry that used to sell from there.
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Permalink Reply by Pavlos on
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Also a lovely Italian delicatessen by the bridge on the ladder side of green lanes.
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A splendid place. Called Carolina? It was there until at least 1993 because I remember breaking into “Oh Carolina” by Shaggy as I walked by.
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We still own our house in Burgoyne Road. I remember Samanas shoe shop with a pet shop next door that had a black bird that used to whistle every time someone walked past. Who remembers Franklins? Shop that sold nearly everything. Little sweet shop under the bridge where they use to weigh the sweets like sherbet pips and cola cubes and if I remember rightly shops used to shut either Weds or Thursday afternoons. As did wood green high road
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Tha black bird would have been a Mynah bird; quite common find in pet shops at one time. Highly Intelligent and brilliant mimics.
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Permalink Reply by SRK on
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I haven't seen snow or mud for some time.
I am living on the other side of Green Lanes since the 1980s.
Good old Woolworth time.
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