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St Paul's Church, Harringay bans use of confetti This article seems to have been syndicated across several regional papers so I'm assuming that it must have caused something of a stir i… Started by Hugh	0	Jan 21, 2012
Henny Bario, performer at Tom Arnold's Harringay circus, dies at 88 The death of Henny Bario, aged 88, in France at Christmas and her obituary in the Telegraph reveals a little more about the history of Tom… Started by Liz	0	Jan 16, 2012
Post-war regeneration of West Green / Harringay border area Thanks to Liz for posting the newspaper adverts from about 100 years for "Rest Cartwright" organ builders. When I see stuff like this, I al… Started by Hugh	3	Jan 6, 2012 Reply by Hugh
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