Tottenham Tales

Proto-feminists, progressive educators, union solidarity, and a skeleton horse? The history of the High Cross area is bold and sometimes bizarre.

In front of you are three of Tottenham High Road’s many historic buildings, each with their own story to tell - Tottenham Community Sports Centre, Moselle House, and the Baptist Church.

Suffragettes, LGBTQIA+ icons and more; this small pocket of Tottenham holds some surprisingly radical stories.

Near this site stood Tottenham Community Project. A democratic publisher producing material for organisations advocating for women’s rights, anti-racism, worker’s rights and more; this was a hub for local grassroots campaigners.

This site once served as the headquarters of Tottenham’s most popular local newspaper – the Weekly Herald. No longer in print, it is now a vital piece of publishing history.

Pioneering politics, artists, anarchists and queer spaces – South Tottenham has been home to them all!

Tottenham Green has been a hotbed of pioneers and changemakers. In the past 100 years, it has continued its radical legacy and helped transform the political landscape of Tottenham and beyond.