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How history shaped the wide eastern end of Turnpike Lane

Looking east towards at the mid nineteenth century housing terrace on the site of Turnpike Lane tube station. From left to right, they wer…

Started by Hugh

3 Sep 17, 2023
Reply by Lydia Walter

Braddock's record of a changing Turnpike Lane, 1899 - 1906

Turn of the century Hornsey photographer photographer, Alfred Braddock, moved to the area in about 1890. He started off living in Alexandra…

Started by Hugh

11 Sep 12, 2023
Reply by Hugh

Crouch End Hill 1890 to 1965 - a Story in Pictures

Crouch End Hill changed rapidly from the late nineteenth century onwards. Fortunately, the changes were relatively well documented in photo…

Started by Hugh

13 Sep 8, 2023
Reply by Alan Kenneth carter

Rhodes Brewery Hornsey

A Rhodes beer mat from the mid-20th Century. You have to wonder if the company's marketing slogans helped to cement its demise! Rhodes Bre…

Started by Hugh

6 Sep 8, 2023
Reply by John Grover

A Forgotten Little Corner of Wood Green

It's odd how my history journey goes. I seem to hit these patches when I keep getting drawn back to a particular small area time and again,…

Started by Hugh

57 Sep 1, 2023
Reply by David Todd

Haringey Park - One and Three Quarter Centuries of Change

Haringey Park is the oldest residential road in Crouch End and it contains what are perhaps my favourite houses in that part of Town.  I've…

Started by Hugh

2 Aug 30, 2023
Reply by John Shulver

The Story of the Effingham-Beresford Backlands

The development of the Harringay Ladder was tightly controlled, both by the covenants imposed by the land vendor, the British Land Company…

Started by Hugh

31 Aug 29, 2023
Reply by John Shulver

A Few memories of 1960s Beresford Road

This from member Les: We manufactured Handbags from approx 1960 - 1975 in our small workshops that were situated in part of the back garde…

Started by Hugh

19 Aug 5, 2023
Reply by Geraldine

Goulding Court, Turnpike Lane and another Local Builder made Good

Last September, Marcus added a picture to Harringay Online of Goulding Court. This was a block of flats built by the Borough of Hornsey jus…

Started by Hugh

9 Jul 21, 2023
Reply by Richard Woods

Changing Prospects in Hornsey

After I added the story about Goulding Court on Turnpike Lane recently, someone asked if the site of that building had also been the site o…

Started by Hugh

15 Jul 12, 2023
Reply by Hugh

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