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Endymion Road, Part 2: a tale of one house and its fascinating occupants

1. Postcard showing three ladies standing outside the front door of 15 Endymion Road, Harringay, c1905-1910 Introduction Last week, in th…

Started by Hugh

3 12 hours ago
Reply by Paul Longman

Where modern Harringay started - the birth of Endymion Road and the lost roads and houses of Harringay

1. Endymion Road from the former cricket pitch, late summer 2011. (Image Hugh Flouch) This article owes its existence to a photo taken in…

Started by Hugh

8 17 hours ago
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St Mary’s Priory on St Ann’s Road

Is there anyone here that went to St Mary’s Priory (Convent), when it was still a fee paying school? I was in the last Prep 4 in 1966, goin…

Started by Christine Yates

6 on Tuesday
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A Belated Happy 125th Birthday to The Salisbury

Built and designed by self-made millionaire builder, Scottish lock keeper's son John C. Hill, The Salisbury opened as a hotel just over 125…

Started by Hugh

9 May 16
Reply by John Shulver

The hidden industry on the Warner Estate

I was recently contacted by a local resident who was trying to find out more about a building which used to stand on her road. She wrote, O…

Started by Hugh

12 May 16
Reply by Hugh

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

41 Apr 16
Reply by John Shulver

The Scudders, fruiterers of Wightman Road

I came across this photo with a message on the back sending "Best wishes for xmas and the new year" from 409 Wightman Road. It's a welcom…

Started by Hugh

3 Apr 11
Reply by Hugh

Equine thrills, locomotive spills, Vesuvian pyrodramas and other frolics at Victorian Ally Pally

What connects Pompeii, Donald Trump, the Isle of Man and Coney Island to the Harringay Ladder? A little while back I was approached by Alex…

Started by Hugh

5 Apr 5
Reply by EMC2

Unremembered: London's Favourite Racecourse at Alexandra Park

Fig. 1: Rounding the north-eastern corner of the course, 1954 For over a hundred years Alexandra Park Racecourse was the closest racecour…

Started by Hugh

26 Apr 4
Reply by Hugh

"Zenith", Edwardian motor cycle manufacturer of Stroud Green

1.  Zenith Gradua 680 V-Twin from 1912 (Source: National Motorcycle Museum) Founded in 1903, Zenith Motors Ltd manufactured from a premi…

Started by Hugh

6 Mar 31
Reply by Richard Woods

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