Swan crash-lands on Pemberton (Archive)

A swan crash landed on Pemberton Road, a residential street which forms part of the 'Harringay Ladders'. The bird, a male mute swan, was attempting to join his mate on the New River. In the two hours of panic that ensued the swan succeeded in blocking all traffic from entering Green Lanes, but also served to reunite locals on the street (last seen during the Queen's Coronation).