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St Mary's Church Hornsey ~ old Development? This image is from a scrap book collection on ebay just now and it's a bit different from yer usual St Mary's tower images, methinks. I'm… Started by Ken Stevens	4	Jan 3, 2023 Reply by Ken Stevens
Old Hornsey police station There has been a police building in Hornsey from at some point in the first half of the nineteenth century, or late eighteenth century un… Started by Hugh	2	Jan 3, 2023 Reply by Hugh
Cheetah Racing at Harringay Stadium I keep finding new gems on the Arena and Stadium, but I thought this one was a real treasure. With thanks to the folks at greyhoundtalk.c… Started by Hugh	5	Nov 18, 2022 Reply by Richard Woods
Overlays of St Ann's and St John's Lodge I've been inspired/triggered by the development plans for St. Ann's and have done a little playing around with maps to see how the site d… Started by anne barwick	5	Nov 11, 2022 Reply by anne barwick
Another bit of Harringay Cycling history Just 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	3	Oct 26, 2022 Reply by John Shulver
A Harringay Story - From Boys Home to Running an Elocution School Coincidental 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	1	Oct 12, 2022 Reply by Geraldine
The Rolling Stones’ All Night Rave at Alexandra Palace – June 1964 The 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	19	Oct 7, 2022 Reply by Richard Woods
Reginald Foort's Gigantic Organ at Harringay English organist Reginald Foort, apparently the cinema organist extraordnaire, is one of the most recorded organists in history. Not long b… Started by Hugh	5	Sep 30, 2022 Reply by Richard Woods
The Elms Hornsey - a Mysteriously Wealthy Tobacconist, a Hidden Russian Princess and a Jujitsu-Loving Victorian Publisher The 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	22	Sep 23, 2022 Reply by Ken Stevens
World's largest piano built in Harringay In 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	62	Sep 13, 2022 Reply by Julian Hellaby