A Forgotten Little Corner of Wood Green
Posted by Hugh on August 12, 2020 at 10:40 in History of Harringay
It s odd how my history journey goes. I seem to hit these patches when I keep getting drawn back to a particular small area time and again, even when I have no particular interest in it. When this happens, I tend to go with the flow and let fate take me where it will.
Recently, I ve been pulled back a number of times the block of land between Wood Green High Road and Lordship Lane. First I wrote a piece about the Chesser Blacksmithing family then a few months later, I found myself just next door following up about the Alsford Wood Merchants who got their start in Hampden Road, Harringay and then moved on to a large building on Lordship Lane just round the corner from the High Road.
It s odd how my history journey goes. I seem to hit these patches when I keep getting drawn back to a particular small area time and again, even when I have no…