Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Harringay Bridge - the most neglected bridge on the GOBLIN Line
As a result of another post added earlier today, I took a quick tour along the GOBLIN line on Google Maps to see what state the other bridges were in. To maximise fairness, I went east.
Theer are 34 bridges between Harringay and Wanstead. Most are over small residentaial roads. Some are very smart a few could do with a bit of care, but none is halfway as bad as Harringay Bridge, even the slightly shabby one at the end of my line.
I wonder why Harringay's Bridge has been singled out for such woeful neglect?
Click the tag beneath this post to read the story of inaction over the bridge during the past decade.
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Permalink Reply by John McMullan on
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Where is Lowbridge? I can't find it but presumed it was somewhere out near Redbridge.
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Aw... you missed my joke!
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Permalink Reply by Abi on
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Harringay is unique among all these locations in being situated in a busy commercial centre with probably vastly more footfall than the others, which are mostly much smaller residential streets as you say. So could it be that all are equally neglected but that most are subject to less 'abuse'?
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Permalink Reply by Hugh on
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Not quite unique. Leytonstone is on the High Road just at the edge of the commercial centre like Harringay
On the same network, so are Camden Road
...Camden Lock
...Acton
...Shoreditch,
and Hoxton
Using the Google Maps history feature, I showed on the other thread how graffiti is painted over on Camden Road Bridge; it's never attended to on Harringay's.
No, I'm sorry, we can probably imagine all sorts of reasons, explanations and exceptions to account for the state of Harringay Bridge. But whether you look east or west, north or south, high street or hiding-to-nothing, there is no bridge in such a state as Harringay's.
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Then I guess they all have the good luck of not being looked after by Haringey Council.
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Permalink Reply by Hugh Chapman on
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Absolutely agree Harringay bridge is urgently in need of some tlc.
Some good examples of nicely painted bridges & signs on other bridges in the GOBLIN line, but the *best* looking bridge I know is the one in Loughborough Junction which was repainted and decorated in collaboration with the local community and local school children. I'll see if I can dig out some pictures or a weblink.
Anyone up for looking into funding and putting together a project proposal to do something similar for Harringay bridge?
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Permalink Reply by Christopher Lewis on
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What I find strange about this is that when the council put plans in for new shop fronts and signage etc... they also showed images of the bridge with a really big neon sign on it and it looked really good. If the council updated everything else why have they left this in such a state? Also, the sign that they have put up is meant to light up but they have just put spotlights on it instead! Maybe because London Overground has spent so much on correcting the mistakes on the overhead lines they have run out of money.
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My understanding is that all the money came from the GLA ('The Mayor'). Haringey Council were the recipients of funding on behalf of Harringay.
There was a GLA team involved throughout and regularly on site meeting with the Council and with the Harringay Traders. The programme was determined by wishes expressed by Harringay/Haringey, but I suppose eventually needed to be agreed by the GLA team.
The original designs for the project were much more ambitious (see attached page from original consultation document). My understanding for the reason that they didn't materialise was purely down to finance.The GLA funding pot was used up on other parts of the project.
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Is it possible to apply for funding from the GLA to start a community project?
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Permalink Reply by Don on
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Does the Harringay bridge suffer more graffiti because access is easier than at some others? It's only just off the end of the station platforms, which are mostly un-manned, and perhaps it's also possible to get onto it from Railway Fields after dark? In the photo examples, the two Camden bridges are on a much busier (and already electrified) line and probably harder to get onto anyway; I don't know about the others. All the same, none of this would explain why Network Rail seems to be neglecting it.
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