Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
History of Harringay and Neighbouring Areas Discussions (411)
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Another bit of Harringay Cycling historyJust four doors up from where Claud Butler was to open, this shot from 1899 shows, what I imagine was Harringay's first cycling shop, nest… Started by Hugh |
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Oct 26, 2022 Reply by John Shulver |
A Harringay Story - From Boys Home to Running an Elocution SchoolCoincidental to my responding to Henry Busiakiewicz's recent thread about house names on the Ladder, I've just discovered that apparently o… Started by Hugh |
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Oct 12, 2022 Reply by Geraldine |
The Rolling Stones’ All Night Rave at Alexandra Palace – June 1964The Rolling Stones’ All Night Rave took place at Ally Pally on 26th June 1964. Organised by The Rolling Stones’ fan club, the show coincide… Started by Hugh |
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Oct 7, 2022 Reply by Richard Woods |
Reginald Foort's Gigantic Organ at HarringayEnglish organist Reginald Foort, apparently the cinema organist extraordnaire, is one of the most recorded organists in history. Not long b… Started by Hugh |
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Sep 30, 2022 Reply by Richard Woods |
The Elms Hornsey - a Mysteriously Wealthy Tobacconist, a Hidden Russian Princess and a Jujitsu-Loving Victorian PublisherThe Elms was one a handful a large houses built in Hornsey before the nineteenth century, of which none now survive. Its story offers a few… Started by Hugh |
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Sep 23, 2022 Reply by Ken Stevens |
World's largest piano built in HarringayIn 1935 Challen, one of Harringay's several piano manufacturers, built the largest piano in the world at their Hermitage Road factory. At 1… Started by Hugh |
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Sep 13, 2022 Reply by Julian Hellaby |
Free | Copy of Hornsey Historical Society's People & PlacesI've somehow ended up with two copies of this book. So, I'm offering my second copy free to a good home. It's here on the HHS website. Started by Hugh |
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Aug 13, 2022 Reply by Hugh |
Pierino Gamba, the Maestro Boy-Wonder at HarringayGamba Rehearsing at Harringay Arena in June 1948 I first came across the story of the ten-year old maestro sensation from the 1940s a deca… Started by Hugh |
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Aug 5, 2022 Reply by Richard Woods |
International Vespa Rally, Harringay 1962I love this set of photos from a rally at the Stadium in 1962. Am I romanticising, or does it seem easy for the Sixties to be effortlessly… Started by Hugh |
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Aug 5, 2022 Reply by Ken Stevens |
Edward Henry Chapman of Harringay House – Harringay's City merchant ‘prince’If you find longer items less amenable to reading online, this article has been converted to a booklet format that can be read on-screen or… Started by Hugh |
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Jun 17, 2022 Reply by Hugh |
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