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Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!

In this map of London, Green Lanes (known as The Green Lane) can be seen running up the left hand side.

Duckett's Farm is marked, as is Wood Green.

"In those days Green Lanes, running from left to right, was really green. There would have been a few tethered animals and perhaps a young child tending a flock of geese, though the geese were probably far better able to look after themselves than was any child."

The New River snakes down the map "for forty miles along the contours, round hills and valleys, to bring clean water all the way from the springs at Ware to London. It flowed through the open fields as it still does today through Finsbury Park and round the valley of Eade Road and the ridge of Woodberry Down."

NB: click on full size below to see close up

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Tags (All lower case. Use " " for multiple word tags): map, new river
Albums: Old Harringay Maps & Plans (Historical)

Comment by Hugh on October 10, 2009 at 17:00
Oh, yes the Warbuton Map.................(never heard of it!)..............great find Liz. Thanks for adding.

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