Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
All Discussions Tagged 'wood green' (24)
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A Forgotten Little Corner of Wood GreenIt's odd how my history journey goes. I seem to hit these patches when I keep getting drawn back to a particular small area time and again,… Started by Hugh |
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Sep 1, 2023 Reply by David Todd |
Unremembered: London's Favourite Racecourse at Alexandra ParkFig. 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 |
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Feb 23, 2023 Reply by Hugh |
Building Shopping City - a story in picturesThe photos below are a selection from a comprehensive set held by the John Laing Photographic Collection, showing the development of Wood G… Started by Hugh |
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Jan 14, 2023 Reply by David Todd |
Alexandra Park Open Air Swimming BathOpen-air swimming baths were quite popular in the three old boroughs that now make up Haringey. But the first to be opened was in Alexandra… Started by Hugh |
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Jul 24, 2021 Reply by Hugh |
The Dust Destructors of Hornsey & Wood Green & Early 20th Century RecyclingI heard a wonderful aphorism about history recently. "History", the saying goes "is what a current generation finds interesting about previ… Started by Hugh |
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May 5, 2021 Reply by Hugh |
From Trooper to Copper - an Edwardian life of service in Wood GreenFig 1: Alfred John Fennell pictured in Army Uniform c1900 Pictured above is Alfred John Fennell, an Wood Green Edwardian who served in bo… Started by Hugh |
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Apr 20, 2021 Reply by John Shulver |
A Short History of The Printers Almshouses Wood GreenThe history of almshouses stretches back to medieval times when religious orders cared for the poor. They were originally called hospitals… Started by Hugh |
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Mar 13, 2021 Reply by Hugh |
He Came, He Sawed.....Harringay & Wood Green's Victorian Saw Mill GuyBorn in Clerkenwell in 1841 James Alsford established what was one of Harringay’s first business and went on to occupy (and possibly build)… Started by Hugh |
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Jul 30, 2020 Reply by Derek Reynolds |
The Brutish Belgian Lieutenant and 'The Mansion' in Wood GreenThe Mansion Alexandra Park Road, c1900 (colourised by me) Back in the nineteenth century Wood Green was rather different to its current in… Started by Hugh |
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Jul 7, 2020 Reply by Old-Age-Emporium(OAE) |
Under a Spreading Chestnut-tree the Village Smithy StandsFor almost 200 years a blacksmith’s forge stood at the corner of the High Road and Lordship Lane in Wood Green, where the Hollywood Cinema… Started by Hugh |
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Jul 4, 2020 Reply by Hugh |
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