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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
The Harringay Protest - Smoked out of Town I came across the article below from a 1900 newspaper. I'm adding it for local interest. (Also, it is worthy of note that the John Davis m… Started by Hugh	0	Mar 24, 2020
Hornsey Magic Lantern Slides at The Laurels Updated Three years ago, I reproduced a set of slides showing middle class life inside a Hornsey home. At the time I had little information about t… Started by Hugh	0	Mar 21, 2020
An Air Raid Shelter under the Harringay Flyover During World War II, an air raid shelter for the protection of civilians and employees during air-strikes and bombardments was built under… Started by Liz	6	Jan 12, 2020 Reply by Hugh
A Harringay Story - From 21st Century Planning Permissions to the East End Rag Trade and Russian Pogroms Yesterday, I was sent the weekly planning applications list by Haringey Council. One entry surprised me. An application has been retrospect… Started by Hugh	8	Nov 3, 2019 Reply by Pat
Salisbury Promenade Does anyone know the history of Salisbury Promenade? The design of the front looks to me remarkably like some inner London underground stat… Started by Padmadipa Paul Simmons	4	Oct 21, 2019 Reply by Hugh
Goodbye to Harringay's Five Fingered Dairy A discussion elsewhere on HoL about the fate of the last of Harringay's social clubs inspired me to check out the history of 547 Green Lane… Started by Hugh	8	Oct 20, 2019 Reply by Christine Killick
Finsbury Park's Open Air Theatre London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Adrian Boult at the Finsbury Park Open Air Theatre, 1952 For a brief period from late in the Se… Started by Hugh	1	Aug 1, 2019 Reply by StephenBln