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Links to Other Groups and Organisations Below is a listing of local, regional and national groups and organisations which members and visitors may find useful. The list is divided into sub-headings and underneath each section there are links to take you back to the previous page or to the top of this page. Planning permission is required from Haringey Council for all proposals which will materially alter the appearance or character of a building or area. This includes not just major redevelopments such as that at Tottenham Hale, but also alterations (such as loft extensions) to domestic houses. Details of all applications for planning permission can be found on the council's website. Haringey Council is also responsible for designating, and controlling planning in, local Conservation Areas. 12 of Haringey's 29 Conservation Areas are in Tottenham. Details of all the Conservation Areas, and the rolling programme of Assessments to which they're currently subject, are also on the council's website. Haringey Council is advised by a number of Conservation Area Advisory Committees, which comment on proposed developments in their Areas. Details of these Advisory Committees are also on the Council's website. The Tottenham Conservation Area Advisory Committee publishes an annual report of its activities; a copy of the 2009-2010 report can be found here. There is also a website for a joint CAAC initiative covering issues related to Design and Conservation in Haringey. Haringey Council also publishes a list of nationally and locally listed buildings in the borough -- that is, buildings which have been designated for their heritage, architectural or cultural value and should therefore be protected from developments which may adversely affect their value. Return to previous page Back to top of page Wikipedia has a short list of notable Tottenham landmarks with extensive links to other information about the area. British History Online has republished the (authoritative) 1979 Victoria County History of Tottenham, covering its history from its appearance in the Domesday Book to its growth from the mid-nineteenth century onwards. Bruce Castle Museum is the Grade I listed building originally built by William Compton, the Master of the King Henry VIII's Bedchamber, which is now owned by Haringey Council and has displays on local history and a programme of talks and other events. Markfield Beam Engine, a Grade II listed beam engine, was built in 1886 to pump sewage from Tottenham into the London sewer system and was recently restored to working order with grants from English Heritage and others. Summerhill Road is one of a number of streets of historic properties in Tottenham, the story of which has been compiled by local historians, Alan and Ray Swain. There are also a number of local historical societies which might be of interest: Hornsey Historical Society publishes a range of books covering aspects of the history of Hornsey, plus an annual magazine for its members. Friends of Hornsey Church Tower looks after the tower of St Mary's Church, all that is left of the historic church in Hornsey High Street. Edmonton Hundred Historical Society covers the old medieval administrative area ("the hundred") which included Tottenham, and also offers a range of publications on local history. Harringay Online, the community website for the old neighbourhood of Harringay, has some material on Harringay's past. (Registration with the site is required to access the material, but it's all free.) Finally, and more generally, there are two photographic resources which may be of interest. The first is of run-down and decayed buildings and open spaces on the Derelict London website, which includes some images of Tottenham pubs and parts of the Lea Valley now disappearing under the 2012 Olympics venues. The second concerns hand-painted wall advertisements which used to be common but are now fast disappearing; the Ghost Signs website aims to document the remaining examples, one or two of which are still visible in Tottenham. Return to previous page Back to top of page Tree Trust for Haringey was established in 1996 to plant and protect trees throughout the borough, and to hold the council to its policies on street trees. It has a blog, Haringey Trees, with photographs. London Wildlife Trust is a charity dedicated to protecting the capital's wildlife and wild spaces, with a network of volunteer groups throughout the capital. It has recently been working on London's gardens as potential wildlife habitats and a project to survey the wildlife on the Walthamstow Reservoirs. Friends of Tottenham Marshes is a charity established in 2005 to promote and protect the 100-acre Marshes as a community and wildlife resource. It organises various events on the Marshes, is constructing a permaculture garden adjacent to the Waterside centre, and undertakes frequent surveys of the Marshes' bird and invertebrate populations. Lee Valley Bats was set up in 2007 to promote the appreciation and understanding of what it calls 'Britain's most misunderstood mammals". It publishes a regular newsletter for its members and organises frequent bat walks to introduce people to the bats. Friends of Tottenham Marshes and Lee Valley Bats both operate in the Tottenham sections of the Lea Valley Park, a 28-mile stretch of open green space which runs from Ware in Hertfordshire down to the Thames at Bow and Limehouse. There's more information about this on the Park authority's website. Return to previous page Back to top of page Sustainable Haringey is a network of local organisations campaigning for a greener, more environmentally friendly borough, and to which the Tottenham Civic Society is affiliated. Tottenham and Wood Green Friends of the Earth campaigns on a number of local and evironmentally-related issues. It publishes a quarterly newsletter for its members and holds monthly activist meetings. Haringey Federation of Resident Associations is a borough-wide network of voluntary associations working to create what it calls "strong and active residents' groups in every street and neighbourhood". Haringey Friends of Parks Forum is the umbrella organisation for the thirty groups of Haringey residents who have "taken ownership" of and are working to protect and improve the borough's parks, nature sites, community gardens and other green open spaces. Wards Corner Community Coalition (WCC) is fighting to save a local market from being destroyed to make way for gated tower blocks. The Tottenham Civic Society is a member of the Coalition. Two of Tottenham's residents associations, both of them in conservation areas, have dedicated websites of their own: the Noel Park Conservation Area and the Tower Gardens Residents Association.
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Back to top of page Regional and National Organisations London Forum of Amenity and Civic Societies claims to speak for over a hundred local societies across London with more than 100,000 members. The Tottenham Civic Society is affiliated to it. We are also affiliated to Civic Voice, the new national charity for the civic movement. SAVE Britain's Heritage is a small but influential national organisation with an interest in heritage and conservation issues which has given us valuable advice and assistance in our campaign to prevent the demolition of some historic buildings on the High Road as part of the planned redevelopment of Tottenham Hotspurs' stadium. English Heritage publishes the annual register of Heritage at Risk, which includes a list of Buildings at Risk, some of them in Tottenham. Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings, founded in 1877 by William Morris out of concern that "well meaning architects are scraping away the historic fabric of too many buildings in their zealous 'restorations'", is a source of advice and expertise on buildings of all ages. Return to previous page
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