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Exploring Tottenham's Heritage A series of free events organised by the Tottenham Civic Society Since 2007, the Tottenham Civic Society has organised an annual programme of events which starts in March and runs through to October. The programmes include walks, led by architects or other experts, around conservation areas, parks and housing estates, as well as visits to various buildings of interest (both new and old). The programme of events drawn up for this year included walks around "Tottenham's Historic Heart", the Tower Gardens conservation area, Tottenham High Road and Green Lanes; visits to the Brook Street Chapel and other places of worship; a tour of the restored buildings in the Bruce Grove section of the High Road; a visit to the newly-opened Redemption Brewery; and more. The sole remaining item in this year's programme is set out below (although there is always a possibility that something might be added at the last minute, so keep checking back here just in case). 
Architectural walk around Tottenham Green conservation area Sunday 19 September 2010, 11.00am Tour leaders: Matthew Bradby and Stuart Chapman This will be an Open City event. An external historical guided tour around the buildings of Tottenham Green, including 18th century Georgian houses, the 19th century Jewish Hospital, the Prince of Wales Hospital and Holy Trinity Church, the ancient High Cross Monument, the old Swan pub, the Edwardian Town Hall complex, recent housing developments, the new Bernie Grant Arts Centre and the recent Banksy mural (if it hasn't been scrubbed away by then!). In this small area there are 17 nationally listed and over 50 locally listed buildings. (The 18th century Mountford House, one of the locally listed buildings, is to the left.) The tour will last up to two hours with an optional visit afterwards to the Kitap Evi Book House Turkish Restaurant for refreshments. Meet: outside Old Tottenham Town Hall, Town Hall Approach Road, N15 4RY. Nearest tube is Seven Sisters; there are also numerous buses along the High Road. Last year: people may be interested to see some photographs from three of the events which took place in 2009. The first was a walk across the old parish of Tottenham from Alexandra Palace to Bruce Castle, through nine parks and seven conservation areas, which was led by Joyce Rosser and had been listed in Time Out. Some photographs are here. Another walk, led by Chris Barker and Judith Hanna, followed the route of the Great Eastern Railway's branch line from Palace Gates station -- the nearest it got to Alexandra Palace -- to the junction with the still existing line at Seven Sisters, along the streets and boundaries which follow the line of the now vanished track. The walk included visits to the allotments at Mannock Road and Elmar Road, two of the open spaces where rails were once laid. Some photographs of the walk are here. Another walk took in the Tottenham Green Conservation Area. Some photographs and a handout with some details of the buildings seen are here. Web pages copyright 2009-2010 by Ann Robertson and Joseph Nicholas |
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