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The e-scooter revolution - the suffragettes got there first

Not 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

2 May 14, 2021
Reply by e

The Dust Destructors of Hornsey & Wood Green & Early 20th Century Recycling

I heard a wonderful aphorism about history recently. "History", the saying goes "is what a current generation finds interesting about previ…

Started by Hugh

5 May 5, 2021
Reply by Hugh

Wartime Memories of Harringay

In 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

4 May 4, 2021
Reply by John Shulver

Jones & Willis - Hornsey Art Metalworkers to the Queen

Looking 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

18 Apr 27, 2021
Reply by Ken Stevens

From Trooper to Copper - an Edwardian life of service in Wood Green

Fig 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

6 Apr 20, 2021
Reply by John Shulver

A Regency murder in Harringay

Following 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

10 Apr 9, 2021
Reply by Richard Woods

A Short History of The Printers Almshouses Wood Green

The history of almshouses stretches back to medieval times when religious orders cared for the poor.  They were originally called hospitals…

Started by Hugh

8 Mar 13, 2021
Reply by Hugh

Sainsbury's in Wood Green, 1904 - 2021, a right old wander round the neighbourhood

Sainsbury's has been in Wood Green since 1904*. It's been in three different locations and had changed quite a bit over that period. This a…

Started by Hugh

4 Mar 8, 2021
Reply by John Shulver

Brief history of the recently closed convenience store on Wightman Road near Harringay Station

7 Wightman Road, run by George Dawes at the time of the photo. Standing in the doorway are George Dawes' wife, Eliza, his sons Arthur amd…

Started by Hugh

3 Mar 1, 2021
Reply by Hugh

Proposed Community Land Grab / Repossession

Just wondered if there is a case for a bit of a historic land grab? The land in question is alongside the New River, west of Wightman road…

Started by Mr Wodjacallim

6 Feb 20, 2021
Reply by Mr Wodjacallim

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