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Medal Citation For Attempted Rescue in tragic Hornsey Fire

I came across the following citation for an Order of St. John Lifesaving Medal, presented to Sgt. Arthur Patrick McNally of 7 Bttn. Midx. R…

Started by Hugh

2 Aug 6, 2020
Reply by John Shulver

He Came, He Sawed.....Harringay & Wood Green's Victorian Saw Mill Guy

Born 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

5 Jul 30, 2020
Reply by Derek Reynolds

The Development of Sainsbury's Crouch End in Pictures (and a special link with the Sainsbury family)

Below is a series of photos showing the development of Sainsbury's in Crouch End.  The store opened at the end of the nineteenth century an…

Started by Hugh

1 Jul 28, 2020
Reply by Ruth

The Brutish Belgian Lieutenant and 'The Mansion' in Wood Green

The 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

5 Jul 7, 2020
Reply by Old-Age-Emporium(OAE)

Sleuthing Help Needed - Ogden & Hart Wool & Flock Manufacturers Green Lanes

A few weeks back I stumbled across a reference to a fire of 1860 that destroyed the Phoenix Mills, premises of Ogden & Hart Wool and Fl…

Started by Hugh

5 Jul 7, 2020
Reply by Hugh

Under a Spreading Chestnut-tree the Village Smithy Stands

For 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

10 Jul 4, 2020
Reply by Hugh

The Many Lives of the Wood Green Crown Court Building

The building currently used as the Wood Green Crown Court, didn't start life with such a severe purpose. In the middle of the Nineteenth…

Started by Hugh

5 Jun 30, 2020
Reply by Martin (Woodside)

Harringay Jazz Club

In the Fifties and early Sixties, the Harringay Jazz Club, based at the Manor House Pub, was a famous local music venue. Bands who played t…

Started by Hugh

2 Jun 27, 2020
Reply by John Shulver

Salisbury Mansions

Does anyone know anything about the history of Salisbury Mansions ? - they are two big blocks in harringay - so it seems strange that soo l…

Started by Brian

9 Jun 27, 2020
Reply by John Shulver

For Sale: Book - Campbell Bunk: The Worst Street in North London Between the Wars (Unused / Brand New)

I finally got round to buying a copy of this wonderfully interesting book about a street in Finsbury Park.  The first seller I ordered it…

Started by Hugh

2 Jun 27, 2020
Reply by Hugh

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