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Wightman Road, a centre of the Black Power Movement in the Seventies

Black Liberation Front Poster showing Wightman Road address, (Image Encyclopaedia of Anti-Revisionism On-Line) The Black Liberation Front…

Started by Hugh

0 Dec 6, 2020

Alignment of Wightman and Hornsey Park Roads

The question of exactly when Wightman and Hornsey Park Road were aligned has been asked a few times. I've been able to give a rough answer,…

Started by Hugh

1 Nov 23, 2023
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Potted History of the Gospel Centre, Wightman Road

Hornsey Church of Christ, date unknown but probably between 1920 and 1950 On 1st. January 1891 a temporary building clad in galvanised ir…

Started by Hugh

8 Nov 23, 2020
Reply by Hugh

Britains Toys were local boys

I'm not sure how old you need to be for the name Britains Toys to cast something of a magic spell. But Britains soldiers, cowboys & i…

Started by Hugh

8 Feb 9
Reply by pamish

Postal 'Scandal' in Harringay

I happened across this whilst researching something else and thought it was an interesting comment on how times change. London North Mer…

Started by Hugh

5 Nov 13, 2020
Reply by tigha

Madge's Study of the Development of the name of Haringey, Harringay and Hornsey

In a conversation on the main forum, Michael Anderson added a post about our area name. I chipped in with a comment to add the most authori…

Started by Hugh

6 Dec 27, 2020
Reply by EMC2

Newly Discovered - Harringay's Very First Edwardian Cinema

Back in early 2008, I researched Harringay's cinema history and, as was my wont back then, published my findings as an article it on Wikipe…

Started by Hugh

12 Feb 25, 2022
Reply by JJ B

Unremembered: London's Favourite Racecourse at Alexandra Park

Fig. 1: Rounding the north-eastern corner of the course, 1954 For over a hundred years Alexandra Park Racecourse was the closest racecour…

Started by Hugh

25 Feb 23, 2023
Reply by Hugh

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

Britain’s Last anti-Jewish Riots Send Post-war Ripple through Harringay

This minor but unpleasant episode of racist unrest followed violence again British soldiers in Palestine. Harringay's synagogue on Wightman…

Started by Hugh

1 Dec 10, 2020
Reply by Richard Ross

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