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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
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
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