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...
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David Greig, 1865 - 1952, founder of the chain of grocers and Hornsey schools...
Greek Ambassador 1957 - 62. Poet and Nobel laureate (literature, 1963). Born Smyrna. Died Athens.
Baptist preacher. Born Glasgow. President of the Baptist Union, 1875-6 and 1901-2. Died Edinburgh.
Politician. Born Charles Benjamin Bright McLaren in Edinburgh. He began his career in journalism before turning to the law. Elected as an M.P. in 1880. Member of the Privy Council. Became Baron Abe...
Person, Industry, Journalism / Publishing, Law, Politics & Administration, Scotland, Wales
Born Caroline Anne, daughter of Richard Martineau, a director and partner of the Whitbread Brewery. Early on she was interested in the study of natural science, attending lectures at the Royal Ins...
Michael Bruce Forsyth, Baron Forsyth of Drumlean, financier and Conservative politician. Founded the Westminster Tree Trust.
Physician, benefactor of the British Museum and an early benefactor to the Chelsea Physic Garden. Responsible for the addition of milk to chocolate to produce a palatable drink. Born Killyleagh, Ir...
Person, Benefactor, Medicine, Museums / Libraries, Race Issues, Science, Ireland
Designer and engineer. Born Barnes Neville Wallis in Ripley, Derbyshire. He was employed by Vickers for most of his working life and designed part of the R100 airship. His most famous achievement w...
A late-comer to the City guilds. Formed by Gerald Clarkson, in 1988. 13 June 1995 granted the status of a City Company without Livery. 23 October 2001 it became known as the Worshipful Company ...
Actor-manager. Born in Keinton-Mandeville, Somerset. Brought up in near poverty and was afflicted with a pronounced speech impediment. The first actor to be knighted. 1878 - 1902 he managed the Lyc...
Actor. Born Derbyshire. Played Captain Mainwaring in 'Dad's Army', 1968 - 1977. Collapsed in his Birmingham dressing room and died in a nearby hospital. In 2007 a statue was erected in Thetford,...
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