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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
A Turn of the Screw in Wood Green One of the key members of Wood Green's Industrial sector during the first half of the Twentieth century was Davis & Timmins. Founded in… Started by Hugh	11	Jun 27, 2020 Reply by John Shulver
Origins of the Stanley Road Triangle Last month, a member asked an insurance related question about the date her twentieth century house in the Stanley Road / Culross Avenue de… Started by Hugh	1	Jun 14, 2020 Reply by John Shulver
'Alexandra Park at the Outbreak of War' as told by the 155th North London Scout Troop I currently have in my care the archives of a local scout group, 155th North London, who were founded in 1913. It's a real treasure trove o… Started by Annie	7	Jun 11, 2020 Reply by Hugh
Original stove? Found in a house on the Gardens that's being renovated. The fireplace was boarded up with flimsy plywood and a layer of newspaper dating t… Started by Sophie Smith	9	May 29, 2020 Reply by John Shulver
'New' Survey of Hornsey Life and Labour, 1929–31 The following text is from Abernethy, Simon T., The New Survey of London Life and Labour 1928 – 31, University of Cambridge, 2013. Beneath… Started by Hugh	4	May 28, 2020 Reply by Geraldine
Shoreditch Almshouses, Nightingale Road, Wood Green Shoreditch Almshouses, Wood Green, c1904 The Shoreditch almshouses are so called because they were originally sited in Shoreditch. As the… Started by Hugh	2	Apr 3, 2020 Reply by Geraldine