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The Nightingale Tavern - a window on Wood Green's development The Nightingale was on the west side of the northern part of Wood Green High Road, opposite what was to become Wood Green's first Town Hall… Started by Hugh	14	Feb 25 Reply by Jean-Marc Bany
Haringey Park - One and Three Quarter Centuries of Change Haringey Park is the oldest residential road in Crouch End and it contains what are perhaps my favourite houses in that part of Town. I've… Started by Hugh	5	Feb 7 Reply by Hugh
Alexandra Palace Grecian statues I may be clocking on a bit but I don't think this was a figmant of my imagination. I remember when I was quite young, there being a number… Started by Shirley King	13	Feb 4 Reply by Hugh
Highgate Roman Kilns on Radio Three Tonight (2 Feb 2025) SUN 19:45 Sunday 2 Feb 2025 Feature (m0027db5) Medieval historian Eleanor Barraclough heads to Highgate Woods in London, the site of ten f… Started by Hugh	0	Feb 2
New Book and Book Launch 27th June - Abyssinia: Hornsey's Lost Village For more information, visit hornseyhistorical.org.uk/abyssinia-hornseys-lost-village To attend the launch event, visit www.eventbrite.com/… Started by Hugh	16	Jan 6 Reply by Geraldine
Bob Oseman's Memories of growing up in wartime Harringay Many thanks to Bob for sending us this set of memories of growing up in Harringay. (Attached below as pdf) Started by Hugh	13	Jan 4 Reply by Geraldine
The Story of the Effingham-Beresford Backlands The development of the Harringay Ladder was tightly controlled, both by the covenants imposed by the land vendor, the British Land Company… Started by Hugh	35	Jan 2 Reply by Richard Woods
1962: Barbara Windsor, resident of Grand Parade, Harringay "In 1962 I was working for the London Evening Standard taking a portrait each week for the newspaper's Show Page and working with the repo… Started by Liz	15	Oct 14, 2024 Reply by John Shulver
New video history of the New River by Peter Stone For people who haven't had the chance to read Nick Higham's history of the New River but would like to know more, Peter Stone's new vide… Started by Hugh	0	Sep 16, 2024
Aircraft Manufacturer and Goings on Behind the Manor House Tavern Digging around in the archives recently, I came up with some interesting wee factlets related to a building o a plot behind and just to the… Started by Hugh	13	Sep 14, 2024 Reply by Hugh