Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!

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Mr. Fone, newspaper seller outside the Salisbury Does anyone remember Mr. Fone who ran a newspaper stand outside the Salisbury I don't know when he started it but he died in 1956 or 1957 a… Started by brian granville	11	Aug 23, 2020 Reply by brian granville
Happy birthday Finsbury Park? Happy birthday Finsbury Park? https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=4526692880681883&id=294166510601229 Started by man-thinking	4	Aug 10, 2020 Reply by Bob Ruggles
Pineries and Pineapples Some of you might recall that maps of the area from the early nineteenth century show a "pinery" on them in the vicinity of what is now Hor… Started by Bethany Burrow Atherton	4	Aug 2, 2020 Reply by Bethany Burrow Atherton
Mysterious deaths in Harringay Fields A newspaper article from 1881 refers to the deaths (with open verdicts of "Found Drowned" in the New River) of Katherine Fitzpatrick, a hou… Started by JoeW	3	Aug 2, 2020 Reply by Hugh
July 1948: Harringay Arena hosts Basketball for the Olympic Games Whilst browsing the photo gallery a couple of weeks back, I was reminded that, in July 1948, the London Olympics came to Harringay when the… Started by Liz	0	Jul 30, 2020
Former Bicycle Shop in Harringay Hi all, Does anyone remember the cycle shop (on the left just before the bridge going towards Manor House)?. Got my first bike there, a Cla… Started by ROY BOWKER	8	Jul 16, 2020 Reply by ROY BOWKER
Building between Beresford and Effingham Just looking on Google Maps I can see what seems to be a big warehouse between the houses on Beresford Rd and Effingham Rd and was wonderin… Started by AndrewAW1	17	Jul 16, 2020 Reply by Hugh
VE Day 75: online resources on HOL and from Bruce Castle Museum On Harringay online we have a number of photos from World War Two in the Gallery and some past discussion threads on the war in from the fo… Started by Liz	0	Jul 16, 2020
Hornsey Historical Society : Life in Lockdown We are hoping to add to our Lockdown Gallery of images with a collection of people’s written accounts of their experiences during the Loc… Started by Deirdre Stowell-Smith	0	Jun 27, 2020
Got £1,500 and up to Spare for a Bit of Harringayana? I saw this sign going on ebay the other day for £199. I thought some railway buff would snap it up. But, I'm clearly not au-fait with jus… Started by Hugh	8	Jun 19, 2020 Reply by Neil Le Milliere