Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
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Edward Henry Chapman of Harringay House – Harringay's City merchant ‘prince’If you find longer items less amenable to reading online (which, though you might not think it, I certainly do), this article has been conv… Started by HughLatest Reply |
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Free | Copy of Hornsey Historical Society's People & PlacesI've somehow ended up with two copies of this book. So, I'm offering my second copy free to a good home. It's here on the HHS website. Started by Hugh |
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The Elms Hornsey - a Mysteriously Wealthy Tobacconist, a Hidden Russian Princess and a Jujitsu-Loving Victorian PublisherThe Elms was one a handful a large houses built in Hornsey before the nineteenth century, of which none now survive. Its story offers a few… Started by Hugh |
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Memories of living in Harringay from 1962 to 1965The following was contributed by Mitchell Wells (now a resident of Glasgow): Memories of living in Harringay from 1962 to 1965 and then r… Started by Hugh |
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Pierino Gamba, the Maestro Boy-Wonder at HarringayGamba Rehearsing at Harringay Arena in June 1948 I first came across the story of the ten-year old maestro sensation from the 1940s a deca… Started by Hugh |
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Aug 5 Reply by Richard Woods |
International Vespa Rally, Harringay 1962I love this set of photos from a rally at the Stadium in 1962. Am I romanticising, or does it seem easy for the Sixties to be effortlessly… Started by Hugh |
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Aug 5 Reply by Ken Stevens |
St Mary's Church Hornsey ~ old Development?This image is from a scrap book collection on ebay just now and it's a bit different from yer usual St Mary's tower images, methinks. I'm… Started by Ken Stevens |
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Jul 24 Reply by Ken Stevens |
World's largest piano built in HarringayIn 1935 Challen, one of Harringay's several piano manufacturers, built the largest piano in the world at their Hermitage Road factory. At 1… Started by Hugh |
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Jul 22 Reply by Giller Pianos |
Bob Oseman's Memories of growing up in wartime HarringayMany thanks to Bob for sending us this set of memories of growing up in Harringay. (Attached below as pdf) Started by Hugh |
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Jul 22 Reply by John Shulver |
Pioneering divorce for women, a suicide and Henri Cartier Bresson - a tale of a local Victorian photographer's familyFig 1: Portrait of four children by local photographer, Charles Casbon Recently, I came across a couple of photos on the internet by a… Started by Hugh |
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Jun 22 Reply by Hugh |
The Gardens at Harringay House - the place, the plants the peopleIf you find longer items less amenable to reading online (which, though you might not think it, I certainly do), this article has been conv… Started by Hugh |
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Jun 19 Reply by Hugh |
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