Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
History of Harringay and Neighbouring Areas Discussions (403)
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The 'Magic Electric Bottle' and other Hewitt Road specialities130 Hewitt Road, and the houses behind it in the passage at the back the shops, may be best known to those who pass it these days for the… Started by Hugh |
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Aug 13, 2021 Reply by Geraldine |
The State of Harringay's Hermitage Brook & the Desire for its CulvertingI noticed an interesting short light-humoured article with a serious message in a 1903 copy of the London North Mercury & Crouch End Ob… Started by Hugh |
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Aug 8, 2021 Reply by Richard Ross |
The Saving of Queen's WoodSomething of the story of the saving of Churchyard Bottom Wood (since renamed Queen's Wood) is told in this contemporary magazine artic… Started by Hugh |
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Jul 30, 2021 Reply by Hugh |
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 e-scooter revolution - the suffragettes got there firstNot Harringay, but I couldn't resist sharing this. (Although I'm assured that these vehicles were in regular use for grocery deliveries fro… Started by Hugh |
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May 14, 2021 Reply by e |
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 |
Wartime Memories of HarringayIn a recent discussion John D came across a community website from Twickenham with a couple of members who grew up in Harringay. They've sh… Started by Hugh |
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May 4, 2021 Reply by John Shulver |
Jones & Willis - Hornsey Art Metalworkers to the QueenLooking earlier at an old picture of the Great Northern Railway Tavern on Hornsey High Street, I noticed that the sign to the east of the p… Started by Hugh |
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Apr 27, 2021 Reply by Ken Stevens |
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 Regency murder in HarringayFollowing the addition of a new newspaper on the British Library's newspaper archive site, I came across an article from 1818 which tracks… Started by Hugh |
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Apr 9, 2021 Reply by Richard Woods |
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