Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
From Camden To Enfield: A Cypriot Migration Story (A Short Documentary)
Did you know that Haringey used to be the hub of the Greek Cypriot community back in the seventies and eighties? This fascinating 22 minute documentary traces the migration route of the community, who gradually moved from Camden to Enfield, roughly along the 29 bus routes. It’s a kind of oral history, where residents describe their experiences and memories of the area.
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Permalink Reply by Michael Anderson on
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When we moved to house our Greek Cypriot neighbour said the same thing about the 29 bus route. When he first arrived in the 70s he lived in a cheap place in Camden Town, made enough money to buy a house in Harringay and when he made a bit more he’d be heading to Palmers Green. Winning the pools would mean the posh side of Enfield. He made it to Palmers Green as far as I know,
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Permalink Reply by Pavlos on
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This confirms that the film reflects the experiences of many. As communities become more upwardly mobile, they tend to move along the same line, part of keeping in touch with the old community. The same goes for upwardly mobile eastenders who tend to you Essex suberia, for example
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Permalink Reply by Peter on
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Great video! Thanks for sharing. Once again, I've learnt a great deal. I would have loved to have seen more outside shots of the areas mentioned (Finsbury Park, Harringay, Wood Green etc...). Is there any literature about this?
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Permalink Reply by tasmine on
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Pablo's I take it there is no mention or trace of the Turkish Cypriot community in Haringay or according to you in the whole world.......
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The film wasn’t about the Turkish Cypriot community. There’s only so much you can cover in a 20 minute short. But that would a potentially fascinating subject for a different documentary film that I hope someone would make sometime. Who said that there is no trace of the Turkish Cypriot in Harringay or the whole wide world, Did you know that according to the 2011 census there were 78,795 in England alone. This community adds to the vibrancy and diversity of multicultural Harringay which l love embracing.
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Hello Pablo's it was I who suggested that to you. I am Turkish Cypriot and old enough to recall that the Turkish Cypriot community were very prominent in North London including Haringey. Your film has produced a whitewashed version of recent history. Greek Cypriots have told and re-told their falsehoods about the history of Cyprus. It is boring now. So I took a stand and respondoned. Sadly your community has hijacked everything about the Turkish Cypriot community and culture claiming it as Greek Cypriot e.g Greek yogurt when in fact the word yogurt is actually Turkish, Greek coffee when in fact Turks invented it, Doner, when it fact it is Turkish cuisine.....I am simply asking for unbiased, factual posting. Nothing more. I truly understand how Palastinans feel when their country and country is hijacked by a minority with a louder voice and better organised lobbying pool. Selam to you Pavlos and your untruths.
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Permalink Reply by Dick Harris on
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My own experience fits the general story of the Cypriot community portrayed in this video. I bought my Wightman Road house in 1979 from a Greek Cypriot family, Eleftherios and Georgia Achilleos who had bought it in 1962 after previously living in Royal College Street, Camden Town and having married in London in 1949. Sadly, both parents died that same year (1979) before the deal was completed so, in effect, I bought it from their son, Andreas, born in 1961 who was moving with his equally young wife to a new town, perhaps in Essex. I suppose this means he departed somewhat from the generally northward Cypriot migration.
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Fascinating verification of the films reflection of real life, despite the Essex bit
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Permalink Reply by Richard Woods on
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In the 40s and 50s there were many Irish living in Harringay. Then from the 50s on many West Indians arrived, bringing a significant flavour of the Caribbean to our lives. But the 60s the Greek and Turkish were arriving, bringing the full weight of multi-culturalism to the area. We and our family all left in 1964 - my parents to semi-retirement and me to marriage. Until recently I had not regretted leaving but looking at the high levels of community in Harringay and over in Crouch End I have revised my view and would love to go back, if only for a few months. But its a coronavirus decision now!
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