History of Harringay and Neighbouring Areas Discussions (424)

Atmospheric Photo of Finsbury Park Pawnbroker's Shop (and a bit of a story to go with it)

1. Lucombe's pawnbrokers shop at 201 Seven Sisters Road I first published this photo 8 years ago. It's a very atmospheric image. Featurin…

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British Library HistFest 2026, 18-19 April

From Ancient Greek naval commanders and Egyptian queens to the history of motherhood and LGBTQ+ social histories – this year, HistFest b…

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The Royal Ballroom, Tottenham

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Pleasant lives on 19th Century Crouch Hill for Mr Bankruptcy and the originator of the Regency 'Street View'

As a result of Les G's successful response to an historical image challenge I placed last week, I have been able to uncover not only some o…

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What Harringay's Road were made of in 1906

Looking for something quite different recently, I came across this interesting map showing what our roads were made of 120 years ago. Bar…

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Can anyone identify the location of this Braddock photograph?

Hello all. Long-time lurker, first time poster, as they say. I recently picked up this lovely Braddock photograph (not a postcard). The su…

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Parkland Walk Featured in Country Life 1978

Following last week's article on the Great Northern ad City Tube (aka the "Big Tube" or  Moorgate line), this week I'm sharing a 1978 art…

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The difficult birth and troubled life of North London's Hybrid tube-cum-train line to the City

Fig. 1: Great Northern and City Railway advertising postcard from 1906 For many years my journey into work depended wholly or partly on a…

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Hornsey Historical Society talks at Crouch End Festival

More information; on the the Festival website here and search for event on the Hornsey Historical website Hornsey Library – An Unsung Mun…

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