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History of Harringay and Neighbouring Areas

For members interested in sharing and learning more about the history of Harringay and neighbouring areas, including Hornsey, Manor House, Crouch End and Wood Green.

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Harringay's History

The History and Neighbouring Areas by Harringay Online

1. History Group Articles & Discussions

This group has a series of articles, including some original research about the neighbourhood history. It's often the case that the discussion element of the group initiates new thinking and leads to the discovery of new learning.

2. Historical Photos and Other Images

More historical photos than you can shake a stick at from 1860 onwards. Our resources include a wide range of photos including some unique ones. 

See a full list of the albums along with links, here. 

3. In the Forum

Sometimes posts about Harringay's history get added to the forum. We've tried to gather as many as possible of those together here, (but there may be unlinked gems!). As with the History Group, discussion often leads to new insights.

4. Film

Historic footage from 1920 on.

 

5. Wikipedia (the First-ever Published History of Harringay)

A series of eight articles on Wikipedia all thoroughly researched and referenced, if rather hurriedly written by Hugh, which when published in 2007-08, together made up the first ever history of Harringay.

 

6. Personal Memories Blogs

A 
collection of memories from times past written by former residents of the area.

7. Virtual Blue Plaque Map

A map charting the residences of the more well-known residents from Harringay's  history. (Sadly the Community Walk Map seems not to be functioning 100% with Google Maps any longer, but it still good enough to see the key information).  A work in progress begun in July 2010. More here.

 

8. Telling Harringay's History

Download a short pdf by Hugh about writing the first history of Harringay (click the picture to download):

 

9. Timeline

We developed a Harringay timeline on Dipity's innovative website back in 2010. It was a convenient  way to leaf through our neighbourhood's history. Sadly, the Dipity website closed from late 2016. Moist of it survived for a till late 2019 in a version of the page on the Wayback Machine. However, the site seems to have relied on a Google API. This was disabled by Google for all Dipity timelines and now little information is accessible. 

 

 

 

 

 




Other sources for Harringay historical info


Other local history links


Links beyond Haringey

Harringay Online Discussion Forum

Parkland Walk Featured in Country Life 1978

Started by Hugh 11 hours ago . 0 Replies

Following…Back to Harringay Online

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

Started by Hugh. Last reply by Geoffrey Walker Jul 11. 3 Replies

Fig. 1: Great Northern and City Railway advertising postcard from 1906For many years my journey into work depended wholly…Back to Harringay Online

Hornsey Historical Society talks at Crouch End Festival

Started by Hugh Jun 9. 0 Replies

More information;on the the Festival website…Back to Harringay Online

Endymion Road, Part 2: a tale of one house and its fascinating occupants

Started by Hugh. Last reply by Ian Christie May 30. 6 Replies

1. Postcard showing three ladies standing outside the front door of 15 Endymion Road, Harringay, c1905-1910IntroductionLast…Back to Harringay Online

Where modern Harringay started - the birth of Endymion Road and the lost roads and houses of Harringay

Started by Hugh. Last reply by John Shulver Jun 3. 9 Replies

1. Endymion Road from the former cricket pitch, late summer 2011. (Image Hugh Flouch)This article owes its existence to a…Back to Harringay Online

A Belated Happy 125th Birthday to The Salisbury

Started by Hugh. Last reply by John Shulver May 16. 9 Replies

Built and designed by self-made millionaire builder, Scottish lock keeper's son John C. Hill, The Salisbury opened as a hotel just over 125 years ago in early March 1899,  with the bars opening six months later in mid-September.Press reports of the…Back to Harringay Online

The Scudders, fruiterers of Wightman Road

Started by Hugh. Last reply by Hugh Apr 11. 3 Replies

I came across this photo with a message on the back sending "Best wishes for xmas and the new year" from 409 Wightman Road.…Back to Harringay Online

Equine thrills, locomotive spills, Vesuvian pyrodramas and other frolics at Victorian Ally Pally

Started by Hugh. Last reply by EMC2 Apr 5. 5 Replies

What connects Pompeii, Donald Trump, the Isle of Man and Coney Island to the Harringay Ladder?A little while back I was approached by Alexandra Palace with a request to use what content we have on HoL as the basis for writing a piece for their…Back to Harringay Online

Tags for Forum Posts: cawdery, john cawdery, switchback steeplechase, switchback, alexandra palace

"Zenith", Edwardian motor cycle manufacturer of Stroud Green

Started by Hugh. Last reply by Richard Woods Mar 31. 6 Replies

1.  Zenith Gradua 680 V-Twin from 1912 (Source: National Motorcycle Museum)Founded in 1903, Zenith Motors Ltd manufactured…Back to Harringay Online

St Mary’s Priory on St Ann’s Road

Started by Christine Yates. Last reply by John Shulver Jun 29. 12 Replies

Is there anyone here that went to St Mary’s Priory (Convent), opposite Avenue Road, when it was still a fee paying school? I was in the last Prep 4 in 1966, going on to St Angela’s at Wood Green…a school that fell far short of the standard of…Back to Harringay Online

 

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