All Discussions Tagged 'william george barrenger' - Harringay online2024-03-28T23:38:32Zhttps://harringayonline.com/group/historyofharringay/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=william+george+barrenger&feed=yes&xn_auth=noBarrenger Road, Muswell Hilltag:harringayonline.com,2021-01-14:844301:Topic:13871832021-01-14T13:56:30.081ZBethany Burrow Athertonhttps://harringayonline.com/profile/BethanyBurrow
<p>Hi historians! I was wondering if anyone had any information or insights in relation to the naming of Barrenger Road in Muswell Hill. Putting some rather spurious coincidences together, I'm wondering whether it might have been named after William George Barrenger, who was Mayor of Hornsey from 1925-1927, or maybe one of his ancestors. He lived in Harringay and worshipped at St. Paul's, Wightman Road. Barrenger isn't a very common surname and the Muswell Hill road is apparently the only oneā¦</p>
<p>Hi historians! I was wondering if anyone had any information or insights in relation to the naming of Barrenger Road in Muswell Hill. Putting some rather spurious coincidences together, I'm wondering whether it might have been named after William George Barrenger, who was Mayor of Hornsey from 1925-1927, or maybe one of his ancestors. He lived in Harringay and worshipped at St. Paul's, Wightman Road. Barrenger isn't a very common surname and the Muswell Hill road is apparently the only one with that name in the country.</p>