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Local Co-ops - where were they?

For personal reasons, I have a great interest in the history of the Co-operative Society and so was delighted to recently discover the Bish…

Started by Liz

20 Nov 21, 2011
Reply by Liz

Estate agents sued for injury by noticeboard

In another plus ca change moment, I recently stumbled across this little gem, from The Estate Gazette of 1914, showing that estate agents'…

Started by Hugh

0 Sep 24, 2011

Stunned at quite how well the 1619 map correlates with Google map

Earlier I was trying to sort out some bits and pieces about the Ever-ready that used to stand on the corner of Warwick Gardens & St Ann…

Started by Hugh

5 Sep 9, 2011
Reply by StephenBln

Boyd Piano Factory, Warwick Gardens (and the roots of the Decca Record Company)

I've been aware for some time that there seems to be something of a history of piano making in Harringay. The names Eavestaff, Challen, Bra…

Started by Hugh

7 Sep 7, 2011
Reply by Hugh

Tape recorder fans of the world unite

From Billboard Magazine, 30th March 1959:  

Started by Hugh

0 Sep 7, 2011

Wine Gum Chum?

The following from flickr: When I was a boy, Maynard’s was a ubiquitous presence in the North London scene, with confectioner’s shops in e…

Started by Hugh

5 Sep 3, 2011
Reply by Hugh

Murder / (Attempted) Suicide inside Finsbury Park

From The Times, November 15 1880 (penultimate column).      A true Victorian scandal, with it all. A fatal shooting in a public park. A lov…

Started by Malc B

3 Sep 2, 2011
Reply by aidan

Legendary Circus performers Albert and Paulina Schumann's Harringay years

As most members of HOL will be aware, one of Harringay's most famous events for many years was Tom Arnold's Circus at the Harringay Arena.…

Started by Liz

13 Aug 23, 2011
Reply by Hugh

Piccadilly line extension to Cockfosters

Thanks to Robert for the following:   The Piccadilly line extension to Cockfosters added eight new stations to the northern end of London U…

Started by Hugh

0 Aug 21, 2011

The curious and uncommon performances of a monkey

I recently stumbled across the Sadler’s Wells Theatre archive blog about cataloguing and preserving the Sadler’s Wells archive. The collect…

Started by Hugh

0 Jul 26, 2011

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