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History of Harringay and Neighbouring Areas
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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 RoadI first published this photo 8 years ago. It's a very atmospheric image. Featuring a shop which was of a type that was…
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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 interesting secrets.Fig. 1: The…
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Mr Harling's 1st Middlesex Volunteer regiment red tunic from c1901
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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 brings you a raft of fascinating…
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The Royal Ballroom, Tottenham
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A Brief History of The Langham Working Men’s Club (By Ruth Cherrington)
Ruth Cherrington's "Brief History of The Langham Working Men’s Club" (CIU* Affiliated), 600 Green Lanes, Harringay, London N8. From the outside, the Langham WMC looks like a small place indeed, but appearances can often be deceiving! Once inside, you can see that the premises go a long way back…
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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 of the story of…
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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.Bartholomew's road surface map of London…
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How history shaped the wide eastern end of Turnpike Lane
Looking east towards at the mid nineteenth century housing terrace on the site of Turnpike Lane tube station. From left to right, they were Pleasant Cottage, Kent…
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First World War – a Harringay boy went to war
My father, Douglas Marr was a survivor of the First World War. One hundred years ago this month, when at the age of nineteen he was living in the family rented home at 63 Warwick Gardens, he volunteered to join up. Douglas enlisted as a Private in the 7th London Regiment. He served as a…
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