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The Tottenham Civic Society was established in April 2006 following mounting public concern about inappropriate redevelopment proposals to the Tottenham High Road Historic Corridor and a desire for something better.  We hope that members and visitors to our website will enjoy it as both a source of information and a useful resource for discovering Tottenham.

The Society's aims (as set out in its constitution) are as follows:
                                                          

1. To promote high standards of planning and architecture in Tottenham;
2. To educate the public in the geography, history, natural history and architecture of Tottenham;
3. To secure the preservation, protection, development and improvement of features of historic, environmental or public interest in Tottenham; and
4. To work to improve the quality of life for everyone in Tottenham;
5. To encourage the appropriate and sustainable regeneration of Tottenham.

The photograph to the right of restored shop fronts on Tottenham High Road shows what can be done if the will is there.

We have been hugely encouraged in our efforts by the revised application by Tottenham Hotspur Football Club (THFC) to redevelop its stadium at White Hart Lane.  The original application had proposed to demolish an important group of 18th and 19th century buildings along the High Road -- some of them locally listed and two of them, Fletcher House and Warmington House, Grade II nationally listed -- but, following representations from ourselves and a wide range of other organisations -- including SAVE Britain's Heritage, the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment, English Heritage and the Victorian Society -- THFC has announced that it will be amending its plans to ensure the preservation of some of these buildings.