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South Harringay Schools mentioned in Pevsner

Nickolaus Pevsner's perambulations through the architecture of Britain make a brief mention of Harringay which he describes as "unimaginati…

Started by Liz

4 Nov 14, 2014
Reply by Geraldine

THIS WEEKEND - WW1 Exhibition and Concert at St. Paul's Church

Hi folks! I'm also posting this in the events section, so apologies if you see it twice. At St. Paul's Church on Wightman Road we're holdin…

Started by Bethany Burrow Atherton

3 Nov 7, 2014
Reply by Ruth

Ally Pally through the eyes of a German internee in World War 1

When war broke out in 1914, it wasn't long before German civilians (and those who were thought to be German) living in Britain were targete…

Started by Liz

4 Sep 29, 2014
Reply by Charlotte

London V2 sites mapped - were there any in Harringay?

London's V2 rocket sites are being mapped by Londonist here They have sites near the West Reservoir and on Crouch Hill, but weren't there…

Started by Liz

36 Sep 26, 2014
Reply by Hannie P.

Potted History of Chestnuts Park

There's a nice potted history of Chestnuts Park on the Friends Of Chestnuts website.

Started by Hugh

4 Aug 31, 2014
Reply by StephenBln

"Lest we forget" - Harringay's 'hidden' war memorial

I am fascinated by war memorials from simple bronze plaques listing names in a village hall to the imposing and deeply affecting Royal Arti…

Started by Liz

4 Aug 11, 2014
Reply by Chris Setz

First World War – a Harringay boy went to war

My father, Douglas Marr was a survivor of the First World War. One hundred years ago this month, when at the age of nineteen he was living…

Started by Colin Marr

11 Aug 7, 2014
Reply by Paul

No Kipper at Harringay

About five years ago, long before the current Harringay Market was even a twinkle in Jessica's eye, I dug up some information about Harri…

Started by Hugh

1 Apr 7, 2014
Reply by Michael Anderson

Newly released World War One documents reveal the men of Harringay who appealed against fighting

Newly available at The National Archives, the records from the Middlesex Tribunal which heard appeals from 1916-1918 from men who applied f…

Started by Liz

28 Feb 22, 2014
Reply by Maddy

Naughty Harringay

435 Green Lanes (now William Hill between Duckett & Cavendish Roads) has a naughty past. At street level it was home to Harringay Photo…

Started by Hugh

3 Jan 27, 2014
Reply by Hugh

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