Created in 1965 by the amalgamation of three former boroughs: Hornsey, Wood Green and Tottenham.
2007 - 10, Haringey Council ran its own historic plaques scheme to commemorate notable or famous local former residents.
Spelling: on creation this council chose the spelling Haringey, but it is not universally adopted by any means, and in the records Harringay is frequently used. We are as confused as anyone.
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
London Borough of Haringey
Bernie Grant 1944 - 2000, trade unionist, council leader, member of parliamen...
Yes, there are two different (but correct) spellings of the name of the borou...
We've transcribed this inscription correctly and, being the pedants that we a...
David Greig, 1865 - 1952, founder of the chain of grocers and Hornsey schools...
Managing Director of NPL 2000 - 2005.
Born in Guangdong province, China. A leader in the revolution which overthrew the Qing dynasty in China in 1911. Qualified as a medical doctor in 1892 in Hong Kong. Often a wanted man in China he ...
Person, Nationalism, Politics & Administration, China/Hong Kong
Numbers 20-21 Wellclose Square which housed this consulate no longer exist so we were delighted to find this 1930 picture which shows the reliefs one on the front of each building. 2021: This Spit...
Soldier who fought in the Wars of the Roses. Born Lancashire. Originally a Yorkist, he switched sides and in 1485 fought at Bosworth Field for Tudor Henry VII, for which he was appointed Lord Cha...
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