Tottenham Tales

From the beer taps of public houses to the hot and cold taps of public baths, this stretch of Tottenham High Road has a lot of stories to tell.

Grade II listed and a brilliantly preserved example of the 'Brewers Tudor' style, the Beehive was built in the inter-war years to give a more reputable image to public houses.

Behind the beautiful facades of these Georgian houses and beyond are over 200 years of fascinating tales from cloud watching, to pioneering women’s art, to disability rights action.

There is over a century of stories about the people and places that have made, and continue to make, Tottenham Hotspur the club it is today.

Communities in Haringey were closely involved in the Anti-Apartheid Movement of the mid-late 20th century, with protests regularly held on Tottenham High Road.

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

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

Page Green has existed as common land since at least the 14th century, while the built landscape around it has transformed, playing host to reformers, activists and more.

The Antwerp Arms is a hub for the local community, proudly looking over the 20 acres of historic parkland that surrounds Bruce Castle.

What links a local historian-bookseller and the fastest man on a Penny Farthing?