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Singing the Blues and All that Jazz: Music at Manor House 1959 - 2004

I've been coming across bits and pieces about mid-twentieth century music in Haringey for about 20 years or so now. I've added a few small…

Started by Hugh

3 yesterday
Reply by John Shulver

A Postwar Harringay and Stroud Green Childhood: the personal memoirs of Barrie Maskell

My mother lived with her widowed mother at 18 Chesterfield Gardens, Harringay. Her father was a casualty of WW1 and died in 1917. My parent…

Started by Barrie Maskell

67 on Saturday
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New Book and Book Launch 27th June - Abyssinia: Hornsey's Lost Village

For more information, visit hornseyhistorical.org.uk/abyssinia-hornseys-lost-village To attend the launch event, visit www.eventbrite.com/

Started by Hugh

16 Jan 6
Reply by Geraldine

Bob Oseman's Memories of growing up in wartime Harringay

Many thanks to Bob for sending us this set of memories of growing up in Harringay. (Attached below as pdf)

Started by Hugh

13 Jan 4
Reply by Geraldine

The Story of the Effingham-Beresford Backlands

The development of the Harringay Ladder was tightly controlled, both by the covenants imposed by the land vendor, the British Land Company…

Started by Hugh

35 Jan 2
Reply by Richard Woods

1962: Barbara Windsor, resident of Grand Parade, Harringay

"In 1962 I was working for the London Evening Standard taking a portrait each week for the newspaper's Show Page and working with the repo…

Started by Liz

15 Oct 14, 2024
Reply by John Shulver

New video history of the New River by Peter Stone

For people who haven't had the chance to read Nick Higham's history of the New River but would like to know more, Peter Stone's new vide…

Started by Hugh

0 Sep 16, 2024

Aircraft Manufacturer and Goings on Behind the Manor House Tavern

Digging around in the archives recently, I came up with some interesting wee factlets related to a building o a plot behind and just to the…

Started by Hugh

13 Sep 14, 2024
Reply by Hugh

Tragic Story of the 'Flying Twins of Wood Green'

The Flying twins of Wood Green is the tragic story of the Goodfellow family and their links with St Michael’s Church during World War 2.…

Started by Pat Draper

2 Sep 7, 2024
Reply by John Shulver

Haringey Park - One and Three Quarter Centuries of Change

Haringey Park is the oldest residential road in Crouch End and it contains what are perhaps my favourite houses in that part of Town.  I've…

Started by Hugh

4 Aug 31, 2024
Reply by Hugh

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