Reflections on Tottenham Wood

View of Alexandra Palace

During the coronavirus lockdown and the fine weather that accompanied it I took the opportunity to sit on my terrace in the New River Village to focus on the view of Alexandra Palace …

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The Haringey Heartlands Masterplan

Clarendon City Village Site

Planning permission is now being sought by the developers of an ambitious scheme, known as the Haringey Heartlands Masterplan, to regenerate and develop the area of Wood Green between Mayes Road and the Great Northern Eastern Railway (GNER).

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Tribute to Albert Pinching

Albert Pinching

Many of us were familiar with the work of our colleague Albert Pinching who sadly passed away in July. It was really interesting to read more about his life in …

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Wood Green Past

Wood Green Past

By Albert Pinching

This is the first history of a district which began as an unpretentious hamlet and is now mainly residential but also an important shopping centre of north London. Wood Green’s past is surprisingly interesting and well recounted in this lavishly illustrated hardback book in a popular format.

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Wood Green Through Time

Wood Green Through Time

By Albert Pinching 

Wood Green Through Time is another title in this popular format with 92 pages of old and recent views of Wood Green linked by informative captions describing developments in Wood Green over the past century or so. It includes unique images of Alexandra Palace made during the First World War.

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Wood Green’s Obelisk

The Obelisk today

Unless you are a frequent traveller along the Bounds Green Road you may not be aware that there is an obelisk in Wood Green. The 20 foot high granite obelisk …

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