Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
"More than ever London is a civilised place"
So said the English writer Neville Cardus in 1947. Writing for the liberal Melbourne paper , The Age, he waxes lyrical of the fundamental decency of the people of post war London, using a description of a concert at the Harringay Arena as an illustration of his point and providing a glimpse into what it was like to attend one of them.
Imagine 10,000 ordinary folk listening to classical music where now we go to buy paint and hammers.
July 7, 1947
Imagine 10,000 ordinary folk listening to classical music where now we go to buy paint and hammers.
July 7, 1947
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Permalink Reply by Hugh on
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There's more about these concerts in the Wikipedia article
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Permalink Reply by Liz on
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Thanks Hugh.
Also if readers click on the tag 'Harringay Arena' you'll find lots of other HOL articles about the Arena and some of the amazing stuff that went on there. Check out the photo album too -
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