Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
History of Harringay and Neighbouring Areas Discussions (422)
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1899: Alexandra Palace and the curse of Muswell HillIs Ally Pally jinxed by an old local tradition that nothing on the top of Muswell Hill could ever flourish? Note the reference to the rap… Started by Liz |
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1890: Lady Wolseley lays the foundation stone for St Paul's, HarringayThe Times June 2nd 1890 Started by Liz |
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Dec 9, 2008 Reply by StephenBln |
1938: Miss Cecila Colledge at the Harringay ArenaIt seems that the great and the good could be seen at the Harringay Arena in the 1930s. Typical of charity events staged is this one ment… Started by Liz |
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More Memories of HarringayA collection of Harringay memories: Growing up in Harringay on the 1920s I was born in Hornsey in 1923, and spent the first 10 years of my… Started by Hugh |
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Dec 1, 2008 Reply by Liz |
"I remember it as a surreal image, these silent masses trudging........."Snippet from a London memories site: That was the name of the nearest tube station and the big pub on the corner of Green Lanes and Seven… Started by Hugh |
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Nov 30, 2008 Reply by Liz |
Your Harringay memories are our heritageHeritage isn't just bricks and mortar, objects in museums, it's also memories, photos and their stories, the names of things that are gone… Started by Liz |
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Nov 3, 2008 Reply by StephenBln |
Memories of wartime in HarringayFrom the BBC archive, WW2 People's War archive are these two remarkable eyewitness accounts of wartime experiences in Harringay Bombs over… Started by Liz |
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Oct 6, 2008 Reply by Liz |
"Dog Fight", from Time Magazine, Monday, Aug 05, 1946Two sleek greyhounds, Ballymack Border and Rossbane Dasher, were running neck & neck down the stretch. Suddenly Ballymack Border did wh… Started by Hugh |
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Images of England database from English heritageImages of England is English Heritage's ‘point in time’ photographic library of England’s listed buildings, recorded at the turn of the 21s… Started by Liz |
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What a crying shame it would be to lose the opportunity to connect with first hand witnesses to half of Harringay's local historyWalking back up the hill from getting some milk this morning, I thought I'd call on Carole (who gave me the Hewitt Road Coronation Party ph… Started by Hugh |
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Oct 3, 2008 Reply by Liz |
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