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James McNeill Whistler & Harringay House

Seems like Whistler was a friend of Harringay House inhabitant Mrs Alexander, wife of banker William C Alexander of the City bankers Alex…

Started by Hugh

3 Jun 1, 2015
Reply by Hugh

Communist Rallies at Harringay Arena

Following their successful 1950 rally at Harringay Arena, on 18th February 1951 communist newspaper The Daily Worker hosted over ten thousa…

Started by Hugh

4 May 30, 2015
Reply by Geraldine

Wood Green Riots 1981

Wood Green 1981 (Image © David Hoffman who has been photographing riots for 30 years) On Tuesday 7th July, in the long hot and troubled su…

Started by Hugh

4 May 22, 2015
Reply by JoeW

1990: Harringay Racers Back in Business - from Thames News

This item from Thames News in 1990 is about the revival of the Harringay Racers, the famous ice hockey team that were based at Harringay…

Started by Hugh

3 May 22, 2015
Reply by Richard Woods

Harringay Stadium Closure on Thames News

and also some stock roll, I assume from when the crew were filming the above piece.

Started by Hugh

2 May 22, 2015
Reply by Richard Woods

Hornsey station

 The photo below depicts  Hornsey Station, in Tottenham Lane which runs parralel to Wightman Rd & Unwin Arms etc, which, along with the…

Started by Alan

18 May 5, 2015
Reply by Hugh

Wartime in Pemberton Road

I just stumbled across Looking Back: Reflections of a London Child on the War years 1939 - 1945 by Eva Merrill. A short wartime memoirs boo…

Started by Hugh

2 Apr 27, 2015
Reply by Bethany Burrow Atherton

UNKNOWN PUB BUILDING

Thanks for letting me onto this very interesting site. I've lived in the borough since 1980 but known it from the 70s. I was interested in…

Started by Martin (Woodside)

15 Apr 27, 2015
Reply by Alan

Were Harringay's Edwardian Postcards Our 1st Wave of Social Media?

As I was posting another Edwardian postcard  in HoL's collection of old images of Harringay just now, it occurred to me to ask myself a f…

Started by Hugh

6 Dec 14, 2014
Reply by Hugh

The Municipalisation of Ally Pally

Reproduced below is an article from the Municipal Journal on March 9, 1900. Amazing what a troubled life the Palace has had. FOR the sec…

Started by Hugh

4 Dec 8, 2014
Reply by Clive Carter

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