Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
A Tunnel under the Great Northern Line?
This is the second or third time I've seen this rumour. Anyone know if there's anything to it?
"As a kid growing up in Harringay I remember there being talk of a tunnel under the railway (Kings Cross - Hornsey - Potters Bar) from Wightman Road (very close to the junction with Beresford Road) to Weston Park.
"As I recall there were council depots at either end which could have been the entrances, but at the eastern end there is/was a house with a 'underground' garage which could equally have been an entrance.
"My interest at the time was that it would have saved me a heck of a long walk to school!
"Am I dreaming / did this exist / was a local urban myth?" See also this post.
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Permalink Reply by Richard Woods on
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Same here. Later, when on the old HJ I tried to find out more - the strength of the stone wall I hit suggested to me that it does exist but is either 'secret' or more likely unsafe. One informant - an ex-copper as it happens - said it was put in at the start of the war as a precaution against the bridges being hit - allowing emergency personnel to cross the lines safely. He thought it was not wide enough for vehicles.
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Permalink Reply by Hugh on
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With regards to the tower being related to the culverted Stonebridge Brook, see this post.
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