Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
History of Harringay Discussions (396)
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Britain’s Last anti-Jewish Riots Send Post-war Ripple through HarringayThis minor but unpleasant episode of racist unrest followed violence again British soldiers in Palestine. Harringay's synagogue on Wightman… Started by Hugh |
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Dec 10, 2020 Reply by Richard Ross |
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 |
A Forgotten Little Corner of Wood GreenIt's odd how my history journey goes. I seem to hit these patches when I keep getting drawn back to a particular small area time and again,… Started by Hugh |
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Sep 1, 2023 Reply by David Todd |
The Development of Sainsbury's Crouch End in Pictures (and a special link with the Sainsbury family)Below is a series of photos showing the development of Sainsbury's in Crouch End. The store opened at the end of the nineteenth century an… Started by Hugh |
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Jul 28, 2020 Reply by Ruth |
Medal Citation For Attempted Rescue in tragic Hornsey FireI came across the following citation for an Order of St. John Lifesaving Medal, presented to Sgt. Arthur Patrick McNally of 7 Bttn. Midx. R… Started by Hugh |
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Aug 6, 2020 Reply by John Shulver |
Hornsey's First Pleasure GroundsImage 1: Hornsey High Street, with the pleasure grounds on the left of the picture. In the background, towards the left of the picture is… Started by Hugh |
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Sep 19, 2020 Reply by Ken Stevens |
The Story of the Effingham-Beresford BacklandsThe development of the Harringay Ladder was tightly controlled, both by the covenants imposed by the land vendor, the British Land Company… Started by Hugh |
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Aug 29, 2023 Reply by John Shulver |
Queen's Head Match CaseThe Queen's Head was an old coaching inn, first running in the eighteenth century (and possibly earlier). On ebay today, I noticed a match… Started by Hugh |
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Nov 30, 2021 Reply by John Shulver |
He Came, He Sawed.....Harringay & Wood Green's Victorian Saw Mill GuyBorn in Clerkenwell in 1841 James Alsford established what was one of Harringay’s first business and went on to occupy (and possibly build)… Started by Hugh |
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Jul 30, 2020 Reply by Derek Reynolds |
The Brutish Belgian Lieutenant and 'The Mansion' in Wood GreenThe Mansion Alexandra Park Road, c1900 (colourised by me) Back in the nineteenth century Wood Green was rather different to its current in… Started by Hugh |
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Jul 7, 2020 Reply by Old-Age-Emporium(OAE) |
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