Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!

Allotments and footpath south of Harringay West station, July 1955

There used be allotments both at the point shown in the photo above as well as where the north-facing block of Chettle Court, the car park and play area now are.

What I hadn't realised is that a footpath used to stretch from Dagmar Road along the railway, emerging by the last shop on the south side of Quernmore Road before continuing along the escarpment above the railway to the other allotments previously mentioned. I'm assuming that the footpath is what is shown on the photo between two lines of fencing and looking rather overgrown and out of use.No footpath is shown in this position on the 1869 OS map but it does shown on the 1895 as far as a Quernmore Road.

I guess this is the path where all those local boys used to go for train-spotting.

The 1955 OS map (west to the top) show the first part of this footpath including the area shown in the photo.

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Comment by Don on January 24, 2025 at 18:16: I was puzzled by the lack of fencing between the allotments and the tracks on the left in the photo, but perhaps the danger from steam trains was assessed as less constant than from later electrified tracks. If the allotments were for railway employees anyway, they would presumably be much more aware of the risks than the general public.