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21 June 1936: Oswald Mosley and the Fascists in Finsbury Park On the 22nd June 1936, Frederick Montague asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department about the fascist rally in Finsbury Park on… Started by Liz	7	Jun 28, 2013 Reply by Chris Setz
Did the 1918 police strike start in Fairfax Road, Harringay? Well, no, not exactly but local activist Edward Hennem's recollection of a November evening in 1917 when he and his young friends tried to… Started by Liz	0	Jun 26, 2013
23 June 1973: Alexandra Palace hosts first ever OU graduation ceremony On 23 June 1973, the very first OU graduation ceremony was hosted at The People's Palace and broadcast live on BBC2. Due to the large numb… Started by Liz	6	Jun 23, 2013 Reply by Liz
French Star crashing cars at Harringay to test seat-belt safety Back in 1962, French film and TV stuntman Gil Delamare was at Harringay Arena crashing cars alongside the railway to demonstrate the benefi… Started by Hugh	0	Jun 6, 2013
Ally Pally Collectibles In by email from: A neighbour of mine runs this delightful website, an online Museum of Alexandra Palace - theres some great exhibits, the… Started by Hugh	2	May 23, 2013 Reply by Hugh
Harringay Dancing Academy Thanks to Andy Newman for this snap of map in a shop window which reveals the previously unknown to me existence of the Dancing Academy… Started by Hugh	5	May 1, 2013 Reply by Hugh
Who will be number three? Been waiting for a History tweeter feed for ages and now two turn up in the last week. First came @HornseyHistory with some good initial t… Started by Stephen Middleton	0	Feb 21, 2013
Harringay's Art Deco Design Heritage As well as being home to makers of the world's largest piano, Omega Works on Hermitage Road also housed HK Furniture, one of the UK's most… Started by Hugh	3	Jan 25, 2013 Reply by Liz
Northumberland House photos The book and photos are wonderful. Have you shown them to Hackney Archives and Bruce Castle Archives? They look like a valuable local histo… Started by Joanna Bornat	3	Jan 25, 2013 Reply by Hugh
Roller skating speedway "banned for encouraging civilian unrest" Mr Peter Norman of East Grinstead, W Sussex wrote to the Times on Jan 04, 2010 to correct an article that it had carried on Roller Derby fr… Started by Liz	1	Jan 2, 2013 Reply by Hugh