Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!

"Harringey Broadway" (sic), circa 1905

"Harringey Broadway", eh". Mmm, I wonder. And in the middle of this parade between Kimberley and Salisbury is where Iceland stands today. I still haven't got to the bottom of what happened there.

Below is the same scene in 2008:

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Tags (All lower case. Use " " for multiple word tags): former shops of harringay, grand parade, green lanes
Albums: Historical Images of Harringay from 1885 - 1918 | 2 of 3 (F), Green Lanes' Edwardian Shops

Comment by Hugh on May 16, 2023 at 10:17

Comment by Victor Farthing on March 14, 2025 at 19:05: In that old photo,where Iceland is today you can see its a pub with tables and chairs outside. I can never remember a Woolworth store along there but I could be wrong.

I used to go to Greenway alot to get my Artmaster paints and canvas prints like The Laughing Cavalier etc 28 colours in a set of tiny paint pots. Duvalls for my roller skates and ice skates and I still have them to this day,of course they wouldn't fit my feet these days. Ice skating at Harringay Arena,roller skating at Alley Pally,exciting days.

Comment by Hugh on March 14, 2025 at 19:10: Yes, definitely a Woolworth's. I have a photo, but haven't purchased the permission to show it. If you compare the Iceland building with many other mid-century British Woolworths, you'll see that it was a built to order mid-century Woolworth store.

Comment by Victor Farthing on March 14, 2025 at 19:31: It may of been Woolworths mid century but early 1900's it definitely looks like a pub or a teahouse Hugh.

Comment by Hugh on March 14, 2025 at 22:21: In 1910:

17 Wheeler Bros., butchers

18 White J. W., fruiterer

19 Youngs George, pork butcher

In 1921:

17 Wheeler Geo. W., butchers

18 Notar Ltd., milliners

19 Matthews Harry, fruiterer.

in 1931:

17 Wheeler & Sond, meat & provisions.

18 & 19 Cooper Louis, costumier

PS: Victor, a piece on the Greenways here.

Comment by Victor Farthing on March 15, 2025 at 9:58: Many thanks Hugh for the Greenways family attachments. Interesting reading. Shame it closed,it was a wonderful shop. As I seem to remember there were two floors,the top floor being arts and crafts.

Comment by Richard Woods on March 24, 2025 at 13:07: Rissole! Oh yes - weekend joint, minced, with potato and onions, then fried (in animal fat!). So could be beef, lamb but rarely pork.