walk/tour
Outside Park View Cafe, 327a Green Lanes, N4 1BZ
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Harringay Green Lanes is one of London's most diverse streets, but it was once open farmland. This walking tour explores how the area changed over 150 years through urban development and migration. Using historic maps, old photographs and the streets around us, we will discover how different communities, especially the Kurdish community, helped shape Green Lanes into the place it is today.
Manor House
Harringay Green Lanes
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The tour starts next to Manor House Station and ends further north on Harringay Green Lanes, close to public transport.
There will be regular stops during the tour. Participants should be comfortable walking and standing for about one hour.
This is a busy high street with traffic, people and food smells. There will be regular stops during the walk.
Harringay Green Lanes is one of London's most diverse high streets, but it was once open farmland. This tour explores how the area changed over the last 150 years through urban development and migration. Using historic maps, old photographs and the streets around us, we will discover how the neighbourhood changed over time.
Starting at Manor House, we will walk north along Green Lanes and explore Victorian houses, local shopping parades and the history of the area. The tour also looks at how migration shaped the neighbourhood, with a special focus on the Kurdish community. Together, we will explore ideas of migration, memory and belonging.
The Golden Key Academy is a course training up insightful and engaging guides dedicated to explaining London and bringing its many stories to life.
This tour is part of a wider collection of tours created by Golden Key Academy guides for the Open House Festival celebrating their conclusion of the eight month course.
Further information on the Golden Key Academy can be found here https://open-city.org.uk/golden-key-academy
If you would like to attend this tour, please ensure you have booked a ticket before turning up.
