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Alexandra Palace

Alexandra Palace is a building in North London, England. It stands in Alexandra Park, in an area between Hornsey, Muswell Hill and Wood Green. It was built in 1873 as a public centre of recreation, education and entertainment and as North London's counterpart to the Crystal Palace in South London. Designed to be "The People’s Palace" and later nicknamed "Ally Pally", in 1936 it became the headquarters of the world's first regular public "high-definition" television service, operated by the BBC.

Located at 51.5939, -0.13 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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History of Haringey, Former buildings and structures of Haringey, Music venues in London, Television in the United Kingdom, Buildings and structures in London, Buildings and structures in Haringey, Media and communications in Haringey, Exhibition and conference centres in London, History of television, History of broadcasting, BBC history, BBC Television, BBC offices, studios and buildings, Indoor ice hockey venues in England, Grade II listed buildings in London, Buildings with blue plaques, Darts venues, Snooker venues, Palaces in London, Grade II listed palaces, Visitor attractions in Haringey, Defunct horse racing venues in England

Hornsey Town Hall

Hornsey Town Hall is a public building in Crouch End area of Hornsey, London. Built in 1935, it was the first major UK building to be constructed in the Modernist style. Designed by architect Reginald Uren 1933–35, the building shows the influence of Hilversum town hall in the Netherlands and was awarded a bronze medal by the Royal Institute of British Architects. It has grade II* listed status. The building was used by Hornsey Borough Council as its headquarters until 1966.

Located at 51.5786, -0.122554 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Modernist architecture in the United Kingdom, Government buildings completed in 1935, Local government buildings in London, Grade II* listed buildings in London, Buildings and structures in Haringey, City and town halls in London

Alexandra Park, London

Alexandra Park is an 80 hectare, Green Flag Award and Green Heritage winning landscaped park in the Borough of Haringey in north London.

Located at 51.5957, -0.12603 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Parks and open spaces in Haringey

Hornsey and Wood Green (UK Parliament constituency)

Hornsey and Wood Green is a constituency in the London Borough of Haringey represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2005 by Lynne Featherstone, a Liberal Democrat.

Located at 51.59, -0.133 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Parliamentary constituencies in London, United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1983, Politics of Haringey

Arqiva

Arqiva is a telecommunications company which provides infrastructure and broadcast transmission facilities in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. The present company, with headquarters located at Crawley Court in the village of Crawley, Hampshire, was formed by National Grid Wireless combining with Arqiva in September 2008. Its main customers are broadcasters and mobile phone network operators, and its main asset is a network of over 1,000 radio and television transmission sites.

Located at 51.5944, -0.129167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Telecommunications companies of the United Kingdom

Alexandra Palace television station

The Alexandra Palace television station in North London is one of the oldest television transmission sites in the world. What was at the time called "high definition" TV broadcasts on VHF were beamed from this mast from 1936 until the outbreak of World War II. It then lay dormant until it was used very successfully to foil the German Y-Gerät radio navigation system during the last stages of the Battle of Britain.

Located at 51.5944, -0.129167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Transmitter sites in England, London infrastructure

Municipal Borough of Hornsey

Hornsey was a local government district in east Middlesex from 1867 to 1965. In 1867, a Local Board was formed for part of the civil parish of Hornsey. The rest of the parish was already under South Hornsey Local Board formed in 1865. In 1894, under the Local Government Act of that year, Hornsey became an urban district. In 1903, it was incorporated as a municipal borough. The corporation made two unsuccessful attempts to gain county borough status in 1904 and 1915.

Located at 51.5789, -0.122778 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Districts abolished by the London Government Act 1963, Districts of England created by the Local Government Act 1894, Local Government Districts created by the Local Government Act 1858, History of Haringey, History of local government in London (1889–1965), Municipal boroughs of England

Palace Gates railway station

Palace Gates railway station was on the Palace Gates Line in Wood Green, north London, on the corner of Bridge Road and Dorset Road. It was opened on 7 October 1878 by the Great Eastern Railway (GER) as terminus of the line that bore its name. The line had terminated at the previous station, Noel Park and Wood Green, since opening on 1 January 1878. The station was opened to provide a means by which the GER could transport passengers to the nearby Alexandra Palace.

Located at 51.5995, -0.1191 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Disused railway stations in Haringey, Former Great Eastern Railway stations, Railway stations opened in 1878, Railway stations closed in 1964

Hornsey (parish)

Hornsey was an ancient parish in the county of Middlesex. It was both a civil parish, used for administrative purposes, and an ecclesiastical parish of the Church of England.

Located at 51.5871, -0.12195 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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History of Haringey, Religion in Haringey, History of local government in London (early), Former civil parishes in England

Konk (recording studio)

Konk is the name of a recording studio and record label, established and managed by members of British Rock group The Kinks.

Located at 51.5854, -0.11473 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Priory Park, Haringey

Priory Park is a 6.5-hectare public park in Hornsey in the London Borough of Haringey. It is located on the Priory Road and Middle Lane, approximately 0.5km north of Crouch End Broadway. It has been winner of multiple Green Flag Award since 2003, and has an active community group. The park contains a fountain made from Lamorna stone which was installed in 1909. This originally stood in St Paul's Cathedral churchyard.

Located at 51.585, -0.125 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Parks and open spaces in Haringey

Tivoli Road

Tivoli Road is a cricket ground in Hornsey, London. First established in 1870, the first recorded match on the ground was in 1936, when the Middlesex Second XI played the Kent Second XI in the Minor Counties Championship. The ground has also held 14 Second XI Championship matches for the Middlesex Second XI between 1960 and 1981. The only first-class match held on the ground came in 1959 when Middlesex played Hampshire in the County Championship.

Located at 51.5824, -0.13121 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Cricket grounds in London, Sport in Haringey