42-761: Harringay Racers refers to multiple British ice hockey teams based in Harringay , London, United Kingdom. The first team to use the Harringay Racers moniker was founded in 1936 and initially played alongside Harringay Greyhounds at the Harringay Arena . Both sides entered the English National League , which Racers won in 1937/8. After a break during World War II , the league resumed and Harringay were champions again in 1948/9. Following Racers' championship win, Greyhounds merged with
84-528: A great roadway through the area to the north was established. This roadway endured as a great communication passage to the north and brought much activity through the heart of the area. It also acted as the rough dividing line for land ownership, identifying Harringay's position on the edge of manorial and subsequently borough boundaries. In the mid-19th century, the arrival of the Great Northern Railway (GNR) cleaved western Harringay from
126-457: A line to Finsbury Park completes the southeastern limits. Finsbury Park is officially part of Harringay and forms the south western boundary. From north to south, between the tip of Finsbury Park and the top of Ducketts Common , Harringay measures about 1 + 3 ⁄ 4 miles (2.8 km). At its widest point, from east to west, it measures about 1 ⁄ 2 mile (0.80 km). Harringay's main shopping street, Green Lanes ,
168-623: A series of incidents involving the plexiglass at the Lee Valley Ice Centre forced them to deem their rink unsafe, and having failed to find a suitable replacement, they were forced to withdraw from competition and fold. The Racers name would once again be used, this time by the Haringey Racers who joined the National Ice Hockey League in the 2013–14 season, playing out of Alexandra Palace. The team
210-586: Is Harringay's 'Warehouse District'; to the north is 'Woodlands Park'. Harringay is just under 5 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (9 km) from the centre of London sitting on a chalk bed covered by a thick layer of London Clay . The western part of the district is hilly, rising to 138 feet (42 m) at its highest. Further to the west, beyond Harringay, the ground rises steadily to one of the highest points in London at Hampstead Heath , about 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (6 km) away. The eastern part of Harringay
252-454: Is a busy, cosmopolitan high street. Some shops have a long-established presence. Others reflect the more cosmopolitan nature of Green Lanes and include a large number of Turkish bakeries , grocers , cafes and a growing cluster of restaurants . There are several pubs including the Grade II listed and Pevsner -noted ' Salisbury '. Parts of the 1980 film The Long Good Friday and
294-526: Is a district of north London , England, within the London Borough of Haringey . It is centred on the section of Green Lanes running between the New River , where it crosses Green Lanes by Finsbury Park , and Duckett's Common , near Turnpike Lane . The boundaries of Harringay form a rough boot shape in the extreme southern centre of the borough of Haringey . The western boundary of Harringay
336-483: Is formed by the East Coast Main Line . The northern boundary is to the south of Turnpike Lane, running parallel to it, somewhere between Sydney Road and Fairfax Road. In the northeast, the boundary roughly corresponds with a line drawn between the south of Duckett's Common and the north end of Warwick Gardens. A line due south of this point, as far as Eade Road, forms the eastern boundary. Southeast of here
378-532: Is low-lying, at between 60 and 90 feet, as the land descends towards the Lea Valley , 2 miles (3 km) to the east. Harringay covers an area of approximately 3 ⁄ 4 square mile (2 km ). The land use for the area is shown in the table below. The only waterway still running above ground is the man-made New River , constructed in 1619 to bring water into London from Hertfordshire . However, two natural rivers still flow through Harringay beneath
420-522: The City and the West End : the 29 , 141 , and 341 . The nearby Turnpike Lane bus station offers further connection to the west, east and north. Finsbury Park Finsbury Park is a public park in Harringay , north London, England. The park lies on the southern-most edge of the London Borough of Haringey . It is in the area formerly covered by the historic parish of Hornsey , succeeded by
462-539: The Ice Age Harringay was on the edge of a huge glacial mass that reached as far south as Muswell Hill . The area was then largely covered with forest until the Middle Ages when it was developed as agricultural land. From 1750 to 1880 Harringay experienced the pressures of the burgeoning population in London. Gradually inroads into the pastoral landscape were made, first for the leisure and then for
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#1732772595040504-554: The Municipal Borough of Hornsey . It was one of the first of the great London parks laid out in the Victorian era . The park borders the neighbourhoods of Finsbury Park , Stroud Green , and Manor House . Finsbury Park should not be confused with Finsbury , which is a district of Central London roughly 3 miles (5 km) to the south, forming the south-eastern part of the London Borough of Islington . The park
546-461: The Saxon period and is derived from the name of a Saxon chieftain called Haering. Haering's Hege meant Haering's enclosure. The earliest written form of the name was recorded as Harenhg’ in about 1195. Its development thereafter gave rise to the modern-day names of Harringay (the district of London), the London Borough of Haringey and Hornsey (another nearby district of London). From 1750 until
588-505: The 1992 film Chaplin were shot there. Towards the southern end stands the well-preserved, Victoriana -laden 'Beaconsfield' public house. Opposite is the Arena Shopping Park which contains a handful of national multiples outlets, a Sainsbury's supermarket, and one of Britain's first " drive-thru " McDonald's restaurants. A large section of the eastern side of Green Lanes is called Grand Parade. Interrupted only by
630-513: The River Lea. Although still flowing underground today, the Harringay section was fully culverted by 1885. Hermitage Brook flowed roughly along the southern boundary of the western part of Harringay and then, staying close to its southern edge, under where the Arena Shopping Park stands today. It was eventually culverted, and now flows underground just to the south of the shopping park. In
672-657: The boundary between the two running slightly to the west of Green Lanes The unification of the two boroughs in 1965, as the London Borough of Haringey , brought all Harringay under the control of a single unit of local governance for the first time in more than a thousand years. On many of the roads in West Harringay, it is still possible to see the old Tottenham - Hornsey boundary where the paving stones give way to tarmacked pavement. The old parish / borough boundary markers are also still in place on some roads (see picture, right). The name Harringay has its origin in
714-480: The dwellings are houses, with the remainder being flats, most often converted from the largely Victorian housing stock. There are four generally well regarded schools located within Harringay. These are shown below together with the number of places available in 2018: Inspection reports on Harringay's four schools are available at the Ofsted website . Harringay became both nationally and internationally famous for
756-503: The ever-growing number of popular restaurants, bars, festivals and live music venues. In the years since 2010 the festivals, bar and music studios of the creative hub in the Harringay Warehouse District is also attracting people to Harringay as an entertainment centre. There is little doubt that the history of transport communications through Harringay had a significant effect on its shape today. In Roman times ,
798-440: The gaps introduced by the residential roads running eastwards, Grand Parade runs for nearly half a kilometre from just north of Harringay Green Lanes railway station to St Ann's Road. The streets to the west of Green Lanes are known as the 'Harringay Ladder' (due to their similarity to a ladder when seen on a map). The streets to the east behind Grand Parade are known as 'The Gardens'. To the south of 'The Gardens' and Sainsbury's
840-454: The ground. These are just two of the many springs and streams that used to flow through this part of London from the high ground to the west, down into the River Lea. Stonebridge Brook ran above ground meandering eastwards just to the north of the old Harringay House. It crossed the estate, running roughly beneath present-day Effingham and Fairfax Roads, ran along Green Lanes for a short way, and then eastwards north of St Ann's Road and on to
882-489: The issues of damaged park property and yellowing, unsightly grass, as well as no-entry blockades due to the special events. Local residents would be inconvenienced and prevented from accessing select areas and thoroughfares of the park, often for several days at a time, during the run of a festival. Local MP David Lammy went as far as to say: "There are parts of the park that look like the Serengeti—a bald dust bowl where there
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#1732772595040924-433: The lake, building a new cafe and children's playground and resurfacing and repairing the tennis courts. The park now contains tennis courts, a running track, a softball field and many open spaces for various leisure activities. The park has a mixture of open ground, formal gardens, avenues of mature trees and an arboretum . There is also a lake, a children's play area, a cafe and an art exhibition space. Sports facilities in
966-461: The late 20th Century the park began to fall into a state of disrepair with most of the original features gone by the 1980s. This decline was worsened in 1986 when the then owner, Greater London Council , was wound up and ownership was passed on to Haringey Council , but without sufficient funding or a statutory obligation for the park's upkeep. A £5 million Heritage Lottery Fund Award, made in 2003, enabled significant renovations including cleaning
1008-615: The location of a park. Originally to be named Albert Park, the first plans were drawn up in 1850. Renamed Finsbury Park, plans for the park's creation were ratified by an Act of Parliament in 1857. Despite some local opposition, the park was opened in 1869. During the First World War the park was known as a location for pacifist meetings. During the Second World War , the park was used as military training grounds and also hosted anti-aircraft guns . Through
1050-499: The name in 2002. Haringey Racers formed again in 2003/4 under the name of the London Racers in the newly formed Elite Ice Hockey League playing their first season at Alexandra Palace and then subsequently at Lee Valley Ice Centre . The London Racers utilised the Harringay Racers lineage within their marketing. In their debut season, the team struggled, winning only 3 games in a 56-game regular season. The following season
1092-547: The park include football pitches, a cycling club, a bowling green , a skatepark , an athletics stadium, and tennis and basketball courts. Unusually for London , the park hosts two facilities for "American" sports: an American football field, home to the London Blitz , and diamonds for softball and baseball , home to the London Mets . The Parkland Walk provides a pedestrian and cycle route that links
1134-405: The park when the maximum permitted by legislation is 10 per cent." They lost the case, but the decision made it abundantly clear that the council held Finsbury Park in trust, and that any funds raised in the park from events must be used for the park itself. This somewhat reduced the number of events in the park, moving forward, but also allowed for more rational investments to be made in improving
1176-577: The park with Crouch Hill Park , Crouch End , and Highgate Underground station . The park has hosted many live music performances and music festivals including: the Irish-themed Fleadh (Irish for ‘festival’; 1990–2003), Great Xpectations Festival (1993), Big Gay Out (2004–2005), Rise Festival (2006–2010) and Wireless Festival (2014–2019, 2022–). By the 2010s, the number of live festivals decreased, as local council finances were stretched thin. Furthermore, there were
1218-464: The population report themselves as Christian , 14% as Muslim , 1% as Jewish and 40% as not religious or no religion stated. 60% of residents are classified as being in the A/B & C1 NRS social grades . Of a total of around 9,199 dwellings in Harringay, approximately 39% are owner-occupied and about 44% are privately rented accommodation. 14% are public or other council housing . About 40% of
1260-1020: The rest of the Borough of Hornsey and set it fair for its subsequent union with the southwesternmost slice of the Borough of Tottenham . The subsequent construction of the Tottenham & Hampstead Junction Railway (THJR) almost defined Harringay's present-day southern boundary. At the 2011 census , the population of Harringay was about 22,136. The ethnic breakdown is: 64% white , 12% black , 12% Asian , 6% Mixed and 5% other. 71% of its inhabitants were born in Europe, with 12% in Asia, 7% in Africa (mainly eastern & southern), and 1% in North America. Within this mix 3% were born in Turkey. About 41% of
1302-426: The second half of the 20th century, Harringay became a destination for Londoners seeking to relax. Hornsey Wood House, Finsbury Park , Harringay Stadium and Harringay Arena were all hugely popular leisure destinations in their day. The stadium and arena site is now occupied by Sainsbury's and the Arena Shopping Park. In the 21st century, Harringay continues to attract visitors from across London and beyond to visit
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1344-502: The second quarter of the 19th century, following developments in Paris , Londoners began to demand the creation of open spaces as an antidote to the ever-increasing urbanisation of London. In 1841 the people of Finsbury on the northern perimeter of the City of London petitioned for a park to alleviate conditions of the poor. The present-day site of Finsbury Park was one of four suggestions for
1386-491: The settlement of Londoners. By 1900 Harringay had become a respectable outer London suburb with all the land built over and only Finsbury Park remaining as a hint of its former character. It remained part of Middlesex and was not within the jurisdiction of the County of London until 1965. Identified as a single unified urban area from 1900, Harringay was originally split between the old boroughs of Hornsey and Tottenham with
1428-496: The smoke of the capital and enjoy the last remains of the old Hornsey Wood. Around 1800 the tea rooms were developed into a larger building which became known as the Hornsey Wood House/Tavern. A lake was also created on the top of the knoll with water pumped up from the nearby New River . There was boating, a shooting and archery range, and probably cock fighting and other blood sports. The Hornsey Wood Tavern
1470-766: The sporting events that were held in the Harringay Stadium and the Harringay Arena from the late 1920s until the 1980s. Greyhound racing , boxing and speedway were the main attractions. Today, Harringay is home to the London Meteors who are based in the former cricket pitch in Finsbury Park , at the corner of Endymion Road and Green Lanes. 22.5% of Harringay is open space: Also close by are: Films shot in part or in their entirety in Harringay include: TV productions in Harringay include: There are three bus routes that connect Green Lanes with
1512-650: The team had been 'stolen' from him, by Team Manager Lou Scott and former player Lee Mercer - now the owner of the Huskies. The EIHA would later state that the Racers were unable to compete due to a "breakdown in the relationship between themselves and Alexandra Palace, which includes substantial monies still owed", and as such they approved the Huskies taking on the Palace tenancy. Harringay Harringay (pronounced / ˈ h ær ɪ ŋ ɡ eɪ / HARR -ing-gay )
1554-709: The team. In 1954, the English National League and the Scottish National League merged to form the British National League . Racers were the first champions, but withdrew in 1958 when the Arena was sold to a foods group for use as food storage. They did not play again. A new team named Haringey Racers was founded in 1990, playing at Alexandra Palace. It disappeared in 1992, although Haringey Greyhounds briefly adopted
1596-595: Was demolished in the process of making the area into a park, but the lake was enlarged. Once the park had opened, a pub across the road from its eastern entrance along Seven Sisters Road called itself the Hornsey Wood Tavern after the original. This pub was later renamed the Alexandra Dining Room and closed for business in April 2007. It was subsequently demolished. During the early part of
1638-527: Was landscaped on the northeastern extremity of what was originally a woodland area in the Manor or Prebend of Brownswood. It was part of a large expanse of woodland called Hornsey Wood that was cut further and further back for use as grazing land during the Middle Ages. In the mid-18th century a tea room had opened on the knoll of land on which Finsbury Park is situated. Londoners would travel north to escape
1680-413: Was more successful for the team, under the management of former London Knight Dennis Maxwell, they signed Eric Cairns and Scott Nichol during the 2004–05 NHL lockout . The team would qualify for EIHL playoffs, however, they finished bottom of their group and failed to progress. The Racers third season seemed to continue the upward trend, as they were 6th out of 9 teams and in play off contention when
1722-530: Was once grass." A local group, The Friends of Finsbury Park, (unsuccessfully) took Haringey Council to the High Court in a bid to stop future large, live music events. "The group had contended the council had no right to grant the festival permission under the Greater London Parks and Open Spaces Act 1967, claiming Haringey’s actions were unlawful because the event shuts off 27 per cent of
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1764-550: Was owned by Dave Richards Jnr, the son of the Assistant Coach of the EIHL's London Racers. During their four-year tenure at Alexandra Palace, the team failed to make the playoffs, typically finishing mid-table. During the 2017 off-season it was announced, amid controversy, that the Haringey Racers would fold, and the newly formed Haringey Huskies would assume the tenancy at Alexandra Palace. Racers owner Richards claimed that
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