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George Moore's Menswear reconsidered Following on from Ovi the Egg Eating Dinosaur, here's another great post from Peter Berthoud's Discovering London blog. If you thought Geo… Started by Lindsey Clarke	4	Apr 27 Reply by Kathleen Duffy
Happy Days I found your site through my Cousin Terry who was seeking out posters for the Jazz concerts held at the Fishmongers Arms. I thought some o… Started by Keith Bailey	2	Apr 11 Reply by Keith Bailey
World Book Day - which are your favourite local books? This week it’s World Book Day; at local schools kids will be will be dressing up as their favourite story book characters and discussing h… Started by Richard McKeever	2	Mar 18 Reply by Richard McKeever
Joe Strummer honoured in Spain - What about in London? It's been in the news today that punk hero and front man of the Clash, Joe Strummer, is to be honoured by the naming of a square after him… Started by Richard McKeever	6	Feb 1 Reply by Laura Davenport
An Edwardian Family Christmas in New Southgate The Museum of London have unearthed what they believe to be the earliest recordings of a family Christmas celebration. The Wall family liv… Started by Richard McKeever	0	Dec 20, 2012
Centenary of Derwent Road air crash One hundred years ago today - a bizarre incident occurred just North of Broomfield Park, in Derwent Road, Palmers Green. Pilot Jean de Mani… Started by Richard McKeever	3	Dec 14, 2012 Reply by Mary Blake
Historic bottle - from the Fishmongers Arms The recent sequence of blog posts from Caroline Simpson about clearing the New River Tunnel included information about a fascinating collec… Started by Richard McKeever	0	Nov 23, 2012
Fallen Heroes: A little bit of local history for Remembrance Week The article below is reprinted from the June 10th, 1915 edition of The Recorder, the local newspaper for Southgate, Palmers Green and Winc… Started by Richard McKeever	0	Nov 4, 2012
The Passmore Edwards Centennial In June 1895 the Wood Green Cottage Hospital was opened by Mrs Eleanor Edwards, the wife of John Passmore Edwards, who provided the funding… Started by Dean Evans	9	Oct 4, 2012 Reply by Michael Cordwell James
Olympic Cycling success and a Wood Green Connection After the terrific success of the "Team GB" Olympic cycling and Bradley Wiggins' success in the Tour de France, much has been made of the f… Started by Richard McKeever	1	Aug 3, 2012 Reply by Peter Williams

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