Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!

Harringay 1896

Compare to the 1920 map to see how quickly Harringay grew in the space of 25 years

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Tags (All lower case. Use " " for multiple word tags): 1896, historical map, mh
Albums: Old Harringay Maps & Plans (Historical)
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Comment by StephenBln on January 19, 2009 at 21:56: And the last chance to link to much older maps, by comparing the last remaining field boundaries which are probably over 500 years old..

Comment by Hugh on January 19, 2009 at 23:00: Look at the big comfortable houses along the east side of Green Lanes up to Colina. They didn't last long.

Comment by Liz on January 20, 2009 at 11:47: Just been looking at this 1902 map and in fact within 6 years all those open spaces were gone. Grand Parade was planned in 1899 and 2 years later had shops and dwellings. A phenomenal rate of growth.