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Tottenham Civic Society, 2008 walks and visits
An introduction to some Haringey parks and conservation areas
11.00am Sunday 20th April
Walk leader: Joyce Rosser
This five-mile walk starts at Alexandra Palace, goes through nine parks and seven conservation areas (Alexandra Park and Palace, Wood Green Common, Trinity Gardens, Noel Park, Tower Gardens, Bruce Castle, Tottenham Cemetery), takes in various listed buildings and ends at Bruce Castle Museum at about 1.00pm. Light refreshments will be available at Bruce Castle. You might wish to bring a packed lunch.
NOTE: This walk is from Hornsey and Finchley Ramblers Association programme but is open to anyone.
Meet in front of the BBC TV Tower at Alexandra Palace (W3 bus from Finsbury Park or Wood Green tube stations).
Restoration of historic buildings in Tottenham High Road
11.00am Sunday 11th May
Walk leader: Yvette Chin, Regeneration Officer, Haringey Council
Over the past three years Haringey Council regeneration and conservation departments have accessed funding from English Heritage, the Heritage Lottery and the EU to carry out a major programme of restoration in the Bruce Grove section of Tottenham High Road. The magnificent 1907 Windsor Parade (538-554 High Road) is an example of a restored building. Yvette Chin will lead a tour of these buildings describing the restoration process.
Meet on forecourt outside San Marco Restaurant, 1-3 Station Buildings, very near Bruce Grove railway station (junction High Road and Bruce Grove). Bus 243 from Wood Green tube station or 123 from Turnpike Lane tube station.
Broadwater Farm Estate
Date: 11.00am Saturday 31st May
Walk leader: Sean Gardiner, Broadwater Farm Neighbourhood Officer
Cherry and Pevsner commented "Broadwater Farm was Haringey Borough Architects Department's most ambitious housing project" - planned 1966, completed in 1971; a system-built estate of plain slab blocks linked by walkways, planned for 1063 households..Later cosmetic decoration (has) done only a little to dispel the bleakness and artificiality of the original concept (The Buildings of England: London North). In more recent decades major changes and improvements have been made to this estate which Sean Gardiner will describe on his tour.
Meet at the Neighbourhood Office, 108c Gloucester Road, N17. This is on the left hand side just down the slope of Gloucester Road from the junction with The Avenue.
Euroart 7th Open Studios event
Dates: 6th -8th June
Euroart is a not-for-profit social-action organisation providing affordable studio spaces, facilities and opportunities for artists and creating opportunities for people to participate in artistic experiences. Established in 2002 in an old rag-trade factory, Euroart is now a complex of 42 studios.
784-788 High Road, Tottenham, N17 ODA. www.euroart.co.uk.
Bat walk on Tottenham Marshes
Date: 8.15pm Sunday 29th June
Walk leader: Jeanette Sitton of Lee Valley Bats
A bat walk around Tottenham Marshes. Lee Valley Bats is a local group, based in Tottenham, which is dedicated to conserving bats though education and hands on opportunities.
NOTE: special instructions for this walk: wear sturdy footwear (no sandals, walking boots if possible); bring a torch (only to shine towards the ground); check weather and bring suitable clothing; stick together; never leave children unattended; keep with guide and do not stray from paths (there are slopes that lead to water). Jeanette's mobile number is 07888 875 588. Info@leevalleybats.org.uk The walk will finish about 10.00pm with an optional visit afterwards to the Ferry Boat Inn.
Meet at entrance of Tottenham Hale tube station.
Natural history walk on Tottenham Marshes
Date: 11.00am Sunday 6th July
Walk leader: David Cottridge, Friends of Tottenham Marshes and Lee Valley Nature Photographers
The Friends of Tottenham Marshes were formed in 2005 to act as custodians of the Tottenham Marshes and to create a green space for the benefit of the local community. We have worked closely with our Lee Valley ranger to increase the biodiversity on the marshes by the creation of a wildflower meadow, the planting of native trees and wild flowers, the making and locating of nesting boxes for birds and roosting boxes for bats, and the clearing of invasive vegetation. Our walk will take us around the northern part of the marshes looking at the natural history and will include a look at our wildlife meadow that has produced some spectacular results!
Meet at entrance of Tottenham Hale tube station.
St Bartholomew's Church
Date: 11am Saturday 16th August
Tour leader: Father Charles Card-Reynolds
The Grade II* listed church and Grade II listed vicarage were built 1903-04 by William Caroe, a leading Arts and Crafts architect. Cherry and Pevsner comment "A low, homely building of red brick alongside the road, with shingled spirelet over the crossing. Full of inventive free Perpendicular detail and careful craftsmanship typical of Caroe." Over the past two years a major restoration of the upper brickwork and some stone work, sponsored by English Heritage, has been carried out so now is a very good time to see the church. Further restoration work on the lower brick work will follow. Father Card-Reynolds will give a short talk about the history of the church and its architect and then lead a tour of the building.
Meet by the church entrance in Craven Park Road, South Tottenham. Seven Sisters tube or South Tottenham Railway station then walk down the High Road to Craven Park Road.
PLUS we also hope to have an architect-led tour of the new Bernie Grant Arts Centre (a development of the Grade II listed Edwardian Baroque former public baths building) and a walk around Tottenham Cemetery conservation area. Information will be made available directly the dates for these events are known.
For further information contact Joyce Rosser, TCS Events Organiser, 020 8347 7684; email: Joyce Rosser.
11.00am Sunday 20th April
Walk leader: Joyce Rosser
This five-mile walk starts at Alexandra Palace, goes through nine parks and seven conservation areas (Alexandra Park and Palace, Wood Green Common, Trinity Gardens, Noel Park, Tower Gardens, Bruce Castle, Tottenham Cemetery), takes in various listed buildings and ends at Bruce Castle Museum at about 1.00pm. Light refreshments will be available at Bruce Castle. You might wish to bring a packed lunch.
NOTE: This walk is from Hornsey and Finchley Ramblers Association programme but is open to anyone.
Meet in front of the BBC TV Tower at Alexandra Palace (W3 bus from Finsbury Park or Wood Green tube stations).
Restoration of historic buildings in Tottenham High Road
11.00am Sunday 11th May
Walk leader: Yvette Chin, Regeneration Officer, Haringey Council
Over the past three years Haringey Council regeneration and conservation departments have accessed funding from English Heritage, the Heritage Lottery and the EU to carry out a major programme of restoration in the Bruce Grove section of Tottenham High Road. The magnificent 1907 Windsor Parade (538-554 High Road) is an example of a restored building. Yvette Chin will lead a tour of these buildings describing the restoration process.
Meet on forecourt outside San Marco Restaurant, 1-3 Station Buildings, very near Bruce Grove railway station (junction High Road and Bruce Grove). Bus 243 from Wood Green tube station or 123 from Turnpike Lane tube station.
Broadwater Farm Estate
Date: 11.00am Saturday 31st May
Walk leader: Sean Gardiner, Broadwater Farm Neighbourhood Officer
Cherry and Pevsner commented "Broadwater Farm was Haringey Borough Architects Department's most ambitious housing project" - planned 1966, completed in 1971; a system-built estate of plain slab blocks linked by walkways, planned for 1063 households..Later cosmetic decoration (has) done only a little to dispel the bleakness and artificiality of the original concept (The Buildings of England: London North). In more recent decades major changes and improvements have been made to this estate which Sean Gardiner will describe on his tour.
Meet at the Neighbourhood Office, 108c Gloucester Road, N17. This is on the left hand side just down the slope of Gloucester Road from the junction with The Avenue.
Euroart 7th Open Studios event
Dates: 6th -8th June
Euroart is a not-for-profit social-action organisation providing affordable studio spaces, facilities and opportunities for artists and creating opportunities for people to participate in artistic experiences. Established in 2002 in an old rag-trade factory, Euroart is now a complex of 42 studios.
784-788 High Road, Tottenham, N17 ODA. www.euroart.co.uk.
Bat walk on Tottenham Marshes
Date: 8.15pm Sunday 29th June
Walk leader: Jeanette Sitton of Lee Valley Bats
A bat walk around Tottenham Marshes. Lee Valley Bats is a local group, based in Tottenham, which is dedicated to conserving bats though education and hands on opportunities.
NOTE: special instructions for this walk: wear sturdy footwear (no sandals, walking boots if possible); bring a torch (only to shine towards the ground); check weather and bring suitable clothing; stick together; never leave children unattended; keep with guide and do not stray from paths (there are slopes that lead to water). Jeanette's mobile number is 07888 875 588. Info@leevalleybats.org.uk The walk will finish about 10.00pm with an optional visit afterwards to the Ferry Boat Inn.
Meet at entrance of Tottenham Hale tube station.
Natural history walk on Tottenham Marshes
Date: 11.00am Sunday 6th July
Walk leader: David Cottridge, Friends of Tottenham Marshes and Lee Valley Nature Photographers
The Friends of Tottenham Marshes were formed in 2005 to act as custodians of the Tottenham Marshes and to create a green space for the benefit of the local community. We have worked closely with our Lee Valley ranger to increase the biodiversity on the marshes by the creation of a wildflower meadow, the planting of native trees and wild flowers, the making and locating of nesting boxes for birds and roosting boxes for bats, and the clearing of invasive vegetation. Our walk will take us around the northern part of the marshes looking at the natural history and will include a look at our wildlife meadow that has produced some spectacular results!
Meet at entrance of Tottenham Hale tube station.
St Bartholomew's Church
Date: 11am Saturday 16th August
Tour leader: Father Charles Card-Reynolds
The Grade II* listed church and Grade II listed vicarage were built 1903-04 by William Caroe, a leading Arts and Crafts architect. Cherry and Pevsner comment "A low, homely building of red brick alongside the road, with shingled spirelet over the crossing. Full of inventive free Perpendicular detail and careful craftsmanship typical of Caroe." Over the past two years a major restoration of the upper brickwork and some stone work, sponsored by English Heritage, has been carried out so now is a very good time to see the church. Further restoration work on the lower brick work will follow. Father Card-Reynolds will give a short talk about the history of the church and its architect and then lead a tour of the building.
Meet by the church entrance in Craven Park Road, South Tottenham. Seven Sisters tube or South Tottenham Railway station then walk down the High Road to Craven Park Road.
PLUS we also hope to have an architect-led tour of the new Bernie Grant Arts Centre (a development of the Grade II listed Edwardian Baroque former public baths building) and a walk around Tottenham Cemetery conservation area. Information will be made available directly the dates for these events are known.
For further information contact Joyce Rosser, TCS Events Organiser, 020 8347 7684; email: Joyce Rosser.
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