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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

The scum uppermost when the Middlesex porridge-pot boils over!

Way back in 1802, the inhabitants of Hornsey and Tottenham were part of the UK parliamentary constituency of Middlesex. In the election of…

Started by Liz

3 Jan 27, 2014
Reply by John D

1948: Wood Green M&S introduces "first full-fledged version of self-service in UK"

Wood Green was the pioneer of self-service shopping, according to David Kynaston in his brilliant portrait of post-war Britain, Austerity B…

Started by Liz

6 Jan 23, 2014
Reply by Ruth

Roller Skating in Harringay 30 Years Before the Arena

I'd always thought that Harringay's relationship with roller skating started with the Arena in 1936, but I just came across this ad in a…

Started by Hugh

5 Jan 17, 2014

Original Gardens Lease Document

Earlier this year HoL member and Gardens resident, Simon, contacted me to offer me an original lease on a Gardens house. Having scanned i…

Started by Hugh

1 Dec 30, 2013
Reply by Michael Anderson

16th century Cloth seal found in Tottenham

Dug this up in my back garden in North Tottenham, last year. http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/573445

Started by Colinloves

2 Oct 22, 2013
Reply by Colinloves

Harringay Park advert seen at the London Transport Museum

The old name for Harringay Green Lanes was Harringay Park, but I am guessing that this is advertising the Stadium and how to get their by L…

Started by Stephen Middleton

4 Aug 17, 2013
Reply by Richard Woods

Listen to the Lost Middlesex / London Accent

Discussion posted on main forum at www.harringayonline.com/forum/topics/listen-to-the-lost-middlesex-london-accent.

Started by Hugh

0 Aug 13, 2013

Warnes India Rubber Factory

I've been trying to find anything on this factory which used to be in Tottenham and relocated to West Ham. My great grandfather William Oll…

Started by Simon Olley

6 Jun 28, 2013
Reply by Simon Olley

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