Harringay

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Location of Harringay in Greater London

Harringay is a district in North London , United Kingdom. It belongs to the London Borough of Haringey . Its center is the so-called Green Lanes , a shopping street that runs between Finsbury Park and Turnpike Lane underground station .

character

The Green Lanes in Harringay
Butcher shop on the Green Lanes on December 24th

The main shopping street, Green Lanes, has a cosmopolitan character. Some of the stores, e.g. B. Disney's Furniture Store, have been here since 1913. The image is mainly shaped by Turkish , Eastern European and Greek retailers and restaurants .

There are different pubs , e.g. B. the listed as historically valuable "Salisbury". Here parts were the film The Long Good Friday (dt. Rififi on Good Friday ) and a biographical film about Charlie Chaplin filmed. In the north of Harringay is the "Queens Head", in the south you can have your ale in the well-preserved Victorian "Beaconsfield".

Salisbury pub entrance door

A shopping center with branches of large retail chains such as The Sainsbury’s supermarket , the Homebase furniture store and the Superdrug drugstore , as well as Great Britain's first McDrive are also located in the south.

A large area of ​​the eastern side of the Green Lanes is called the Grand Parade , while the western side is called a ladder because the layout of the streets is reminiscent of a ladder. The streets in the eastern part behind the Grand Parade are known as Harringay Gardens .

history

overview

During the Ice Age , Harringay was on the edge of a large glacier massif that reached south from Muswell Hill . Human activities in the immediate vicinity of Harringay during the Stone and Bronze Ages have been proven. Chief Haering came to the area during the Anglo-Saxon invasion in the 5th and 6th centuries, and his name was probably formative for the designation of the area (see section Etymology ).

Until the Middle Ages, the area was mainly forested and then used for agriculture. From 1750 to 1880 the idyllic landscape was gradually changed due to the growing population of London, first for recreational facilities and later for residential buildings. By 1900 Harringay was already a respectable London suburb, only Finsbury Park still reminds a little of the time before the development. Originally, the district consisted of two districts, Hornsey and Tottenham, whose border ran a little west of the Green Lanes (the boundary stones are still there). They were united in 1965 under the administration of Haringey.

History of leisure activities

From 1750 to the second half of the 20th century, Harringay was an important getaway for many Londoners. Hornsey Wood House, Finsbury Park , Harringay Stadium and Harringay Arena were very popular recreational sites at the time. The stadium and arena were in southern Harringay, where a large shopping center is now located. The Harringay Stadium , built in 1927, hosted greyhound , motorcycle and stock car races . Due to waning interest in greyhound races in the 1960s and due to bad investments, the operating company GRA lost approximately £ 20 million. As early as 1967 she was considering selling the site to "a large supermarket chain", and in 1985 Sainsbury’s received the stadium for £ 10.5 million. Two years later it was finally closed and razed.

The Harringay Arena , built in 1936, hosted ice hockey and boxing competitions, as well as concerts and ballet performances. Almost 10,000 seats were available to visitors. After the end of World War II, revenue fell and the arena was sold to Cavendish Foods. The last event was a boxing match on October 28, 1958. In 1978 the arena was razed. Sunday markets were held here until the 1980s, and the Royal Mail later used the site. Today you can find a fitness center and various branches of medium-sized retail chains, e.g. B. Next, Carphone Warehouse and Homebase.

History of transport

The traffic routes played an important role in the development of Harringay. During the Roman era , a large road north was built which brought much activity and life to the area. It served at the same time as a kind of boundary line for property and later for the district boundaries. In the mid-19th century, the Great Northern Railway built a railway line that separated western Harringay from the rest of Hornsey. The subsequent construction of the Tottenham & Hampstead Junction Railway practically defined what is now the southern boundary of Harringay.

etymology

The name Harringay probably has its origin in the Anglo-Saxon period, derived from the name of a Saxon chief who was called Haering. Haering's Hege means something like ' Haering's area'. The first written mention of 1195 uses the spelling Harenhg ' .

From this origin, the names for today's Harringay district, but also for the Haringey district and for the neighboring Hornsey district, developed . The development of these names was complex and included at least 162 documented variants.

Geography and geology

The New River slowly flows through the ladder
Land use in Harringay
Land use type Percent of the total area
Private gardens 22.54
Green spaces 20.36
Streets 06/18
Residential houses 17.31
Public building 5.76
rails 3.32
ways 1.06
water 0.55
Other 6.69

Harringay is 8½ km north of central London ( here ).

The soil consists of lime with a thick layer of clay . The western part is hilly, up to a height of 42 meters, while the eastern part descends further and further towards the valley of the River Lee . Further west, beyond Harringay, the ground rises more and more to the highest point of London in the district of Hampstead Heath .

The total surface of Harringay is about 2 km 2 . The land use of the district is shown in the adjacent table.

In addition to the more famous Finsbury Park , smaller green spaces such as the award-winning Railway Fields , a local nature reserve, and the New River Path (accessible from Wightman Road and the Green Lanes across from Finsbury Park) are places to relax for residents.

The only remaining "river" here is a canal, the New River , created in 1619 to bring water from Hertfordshire to London. However, two natural rivers still flow beneath the earth's surface. In recent times there have been increased efforts to bring the underground rivers of London back to the light of day.

Demographics

According to the 2001 census , there were 16,500 people in Harringay. Accordingly, 72% of the population were born in Europe , 12% in Asia , 9% in Africa , 4% in North America . 46% of the population described themselves as Christians and 13% as Muslims . 10% of the residents were students .

Nearby places

traffic

Nearby underground stations:

Nearby train stations :

Movie and TV

The following films were partially or completely shot in Harringay:

The following television productions were made in Harringay:

Individual evidence

  1. ^ AD Mills: Oxford Dictionary of London Place Names . Oxford University Press, 2004, ISBN 978-0-19-860957-5 .
  2. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original dated February 22, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.imagesofengland.org.uk
  3. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A2570177
  4. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081070/
  5. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103939/
  6. ↑ Stephen J. Madge: The Earliest Records of Harringay alias Hornsey; From Prehistoric Times to 1216 AD . Public Libraries Committee Hornsey, 1938.
  7. ^ TFT Baker & CR Elrington (Editors): A History of the County of Middlesex, Volume 8: Islington and Stoke Newington Parishes . Accessed online at British History Online , 1985.
  8. ^ The Guardian , Aug. 9, 1967
  9. ↑ Stephen J. Madge: An Introduction to the Early Records of Harringay alias Hornsey . Public Libraries Committee Hornsey, 1936.
  10. ↑ Google map with the boundaries of Harringay
  11. ↑ http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/planningandbuilding/generalisedlanduse
  12. ↑ London Wildweb - Railway Fields Local Nature Reserve ( Memento of the original from March 12, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.london.gov.uk
  13. ^ Haringey Council - Haringey Council Nature Reserves
  14. ↑ London Wildweb - New River Path ( Memento of the original from March 12, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.london.gov.uk
  15. ^ Albert & David Pinching & Bell: Haringey's Hidden Streams Revealed . Hornsey Historical Society, 2005, ISBN 0-905794-35-4 .
  16. ^ The Guardian, Jan. 8, 2009
  17. ↑ http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/ National Statistics website.
  18. ↑ a b Mike Ticher: The Story of Harringay Stadium and Arena . Hornsey Historical Society, 2002, ISBN 0-905794-29-X . .

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