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Plus ca change - traffic nightmares from the Arena 60 years ago

  Mr. Skinnard asked the Minister of Fuel and Power whether he is aware that the car park at Harringay Arena contained approximately 2,000…

Started by Hugh

0 Feb 12, 2011

The Gorgeous Gael at the Harringay Arena 1950

From the Irish Times archives February 9th 1950,  the anonyous writer of this London letter was on hand at the Harringay Arena to watch Jac…

Started by Liz

1 Feb 11, 2011
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Harringay Arena as war billett - from Hansard

A nice little gem following Stephen's tip of the Hansard records: This extract from Hansard suggests that the Arena was used as a billet fo…

Started by Hugh

0 Feb 11, 2011

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Harringay in Hansard

Reposted from main forum   Posted by StephenBln on February 11, 2011 at 2:08pm in  Interesting websites & links (Change)  Send Message…

Started by Hugh

0 Feb 11, 2011

1977: Anti-fascists battle it out with NF on Ducketts Common

I have been absorbed this week in my library book, Andy Beckett's When the Lights Went Out: Britain in the 70s , a period of recent history…

Started by Liz

6 Jan 25, 2011
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Thomas Bidgood - composer, conductor and arranger

His most well-known composition is 'Sons of the Brave' which has been the regimental quick march of the Duke of York's Military School for…

Started by Angela

2 Nov 22, 2010
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New book reveals face of Harringay's 4th mystery cinema

If you've been on the site for a while, you'll know that I've nerded around a bit with the history of Harringay's cinemas, including addi…

Started by Hugh

0 Nov 17, 2010

Harringay Remarkable - one for the dog lovers!

From Hutchinson's Dog Encyclopaedia 1935 Bred and owned by E.H. Clenshaw, Ch. Harringay Remarkable, not quite four years old when this…

Started by Angela

0 Aug 27, 2010

Robbery and stabbing at Harringay House, 1862

I found this robbery and stabbing on the wonderful Old Bailey archive online. (I hope you haven't referenced it previously) https://www.ol

Started by Hugh Hayes

2 Aug 12, 2010
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Collection of vivid memories of greyhound racing at Harringay, 1927 - 1987

I chanced on a forum of old-timers discussing their memories of greyhound racing at Harringay Stadium from 1927 to 1987. I took some of th…

Started by Hugh

9 Aug 10, 2010
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