Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
THIS WEEKEND - WW1 Exhibition and Concert at St. Paul's Church
Hi folks! I'm also posting this in the events section, so apologies if you see it twice. At St. Paul's Church on Wightman Road we're holding an exhibition this weekend of things relating to the church and the parish during the First World War.
We'll have lots of items on display that are usually held at the London Metropolitan Archives, including a photo album of the lads from the Young Men's Bible Class in their forces uniforms just as they went off to fight and the original architectural drawing of the war memorial that was inside the old church.
There will also be lots of info about some of the 150+ men who were commemorated on that war memorial and the 600+ men who were recorded on the church's Roll of Honour and we will have a postcard written by one of our soldiers to his parents in 1915 on display. In addition, we are very fortunate to have been loaned a Distinguished Conduct Medal inscribed with the name of one of the Harringay soldiers - but is all as it seems? Come along to find out more about it.
The exhibition is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and 12.30 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. On Saturday afternoon, there will be two talks: at 2 p.m., Jennifer Bell from Hornsey Historical Society will speak about conscientious objectors in the area and at 3 p.m. I, Bethany Burrow Atherton, will be speaking about the research and stories behind the exhibition (and, believe me, there are some corkers!) Entry to the exhibition is free. There will be refreshments available.
On Saturday evening, at 7.30 p.m., there will be a Music on the Ladder concert at the church called "Keep the Home Fires Burning", which will include an eclectic programme of choral music, music hall standards, and audience sing-alongs. Local soprano Sonya Prentice will be performing Mendelssohn's Hear My Prayer and our old friend Anthony Harbottle will be coming all the way from Newcastle to sing two songs from George Butterworth's A Shropshire Lad. Entry to the concert is free, though there will be a retiring collection (suggested donation £5) for church funds. There will be a cash bar available at the interval and after the concert.
We'd love to see you at some point over the weekend!
Here's a picture of a Harringay lad on a camel. Unfortunately, we don't know who he is.
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Permalink Reply by Ruth on
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I hope to come to some of these great activities if I'm back in time- currently visiting WW1 sites in the Ypres Salient area. I wonder how many Harringay men were left in these Flanders fields?
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Permalink Reply by Bethany Burrow Atherton on
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Quite a lot is the answer. If you give me a little while I can probably put a figure on it, although it won't be conclusive - my best guess would be around 120 that we know about (the 154 known names that were on the church memorial, minus those we know died in Britain or in another theatre of war (e.g. Egypt) - however that doesn't take into account those who died but who weren't recorded on the memorial; we've already found seven of those from researching the men listed on the church's Roll of Honour.
I hope your trip is fulfilling and hope to hear about it soon.
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Thanks Bethany. It's been very moving and educational to be in the Ypres area, to see for myself Tyne Cot cemetery, Passchaendale, Poperinge…. and to attend the Last Post ceremony at the Menin Gate in Ypres. I'm now writing my own short (illustrated) story of Toc H- Talbot House in Poperinge where soldiers could spend a bit of down time, have a bit of respite from the wretchedness of trench life. The Every Man's club there was and is still a treasure indeed and to visit there was so very informative as well as poignant. Good luck with all the events. Sound very good indeed!
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