History of Harringay and Neighbouring Areas Discussions (418)

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…

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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…

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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…

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Bruce Castle slip silently on to the web

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

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Harringay House dovecote

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A few memories of Hornsey Wood House

Hornsey Wood House used to stand in what is now Finsbury Park. I came across this nice little snippet recently:      

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