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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

Father's Day Letter to a Harringay Father

The Guardian invited readers to write to the man who gave them life and send it in. Those published on Saturday included one to a Harringay…

Started by Hugh

0 Jun 20, 2011

Bruce Castle slip silently on to the web

  A blog   And on Twitter   Thanks to Anke for spotting this.

Started by Hugh

11 Jun 13, 2011
Reply by Chris Setz

Incredible Exploration of Victorian London in Maps

Thanks to the Londonist for this post:   London in 1884. Slide the 'opacity' bar toward zero, and a modern map fades in.   Damn good job t…

Started by Hugh

0 May 26, 2011

Another Harringay Old Boy - Chair of Political Science at LSE

I've just updated the Wikipedia article on Maurice Cranston to include his Harringay roots. Maurice Cranston (8 May 1920 – 5 November 1993…

Started by Hugh

1 Apr 27, 2011
Reply by Old-Age-Emporium(OAE)

1911: Who Lived in Your House?

Seeing as it's census night. And for a short time only.   (if you'd prefer to pm me your address then feel free, but I'd still like to post…

Started by Angela

6 Apr 4, 2011
Reply by GillianM

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