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• Through the gated arch at 800 High Road, you will find a series of information boards illustrating the historic, social, and architectural significance of Northumberland Terrace. These boards provide an introduction to the people of Tottenham High Road, the residents of Northumberland Terrace, and the history of creativity across the community
• This forms part of what will soon become Paxton17, which will embrace the historic connection of Tottenham to art, photography, and music, bringing new life and creative flair to N17. The vision is for a vibrant commercial quarter where an infrastructure of restored and new buildings facilities the development of a creative eco-system

The site of the Black House,
800 & 802 High Road

• The two buildings in existence today once sat in the garden of the Black Houses - owned by the Henningham Family in the 16^th century. George Henningham was a member of the Royal Court and a cousin of Anne Boleyn. It is said that an inscription in a bedroom recorded that King Henry VIII once stayed here as a guest of Henningham
• No. 800 had the largest plot of the entire Northumberland Terrace and no. 802 has had a history of famous inhabitants. John Arthur Percival Barnes, a physician and surgeon, lived here in 1900 as did Andre Rostrant and his sone Leonard, also prominent physicians, and surgeons
• Both building facades have been restored by Tottenham Hotspur with funding from the London Borough of Haringey
• Interestingly, no images exist of the Black Houses...

Prudhoe House & Holly House,
810 & 812 High Road

•  Prudhoe House and Holly House represent the finest ensemble of Georgian properties within the North Tottenham Conservation Area and date back to the 18^th century
• The distinct architectural character of the buildings has been retained in their restoration and Prudhoe and Holly House represent the jewel in the crown of a row of prestigious and historic properties. A reconstructed drawing of the frontage forms the cover of Dan Cruikshank and Peter Wyld’s book ‘London: the art of the Georgian building’

• Sir Hugh Smithson, Duke of Northumberland, was responsible for the construction of both houses as a symmetrical pair between circa 1715-1725. Both buildings were partially destroyed by a high explosive incendiary devise during the Blitz in London in 1940
• Prudhoe House is a Grade II* listed building named after Admiral Algernon Percy, 4^th Duke of Northumberland. He was rewarded with the title ‘Baron Prudhoe’ for his distinguished service as a naval commander. The front façades of both properties have been restored - Prudhoe House won a prestigious Georgian Group award in 2003, and Holly House won a similar accolade in 2008

• The buildings will be restored and will become home to the Sarabande Foundation, set up by the late designer Alexander McQueen, to support creative and visionary talent. It is now home to 15 artists and designers and helps to inspire a new generation of artists and cultural talent across the local area. The Sarabande Foundation are already on site

The Printworks,
819-829 High Road

• The Printworks site has a long history and notable connection with the printing press. The printers Cusha and Son were based at no.823 High Road from the 1890s. Edwin Herbert Cusha worked as a publisher’s assistant and reporter in the 1860s before later becoming the editor of the Tottenham and Edmonton Weekly Herald and registrar of all births, deaths, and marriages for Tottenham. Subsequently the site became the Head Offices of the Tottenham and Edmonton Weekly Herald

• Tottenham Hotspur has secured planning and listed building consent to restore and redevelop this historic site to include new homes and plans for a distinctive and unique neighbourhood cinema

Bobby Buckle’s house,
7 White Hart Lane

• No.7 White Hart Lane is central to the history of Tottenham Hotspur and was the first registered address of the Club. The ‘White Cottage’ was the childhood home of Club founder, Bobby Buckle. He, along with John Anderson and Hamilton Casey, formed the Club so that a group of childhood friends from ‘Hotspur Cricket Club’ could play sport during the winter months
• It was Buckle who collected the first subscriptions from members of the Club on 5 September 1882, regarded since as the date was Club was formed as ‘Hotspur FC’. The Club was re-named Tottenham Hotspur Football Club in 1884

• Buckle (pictured above, back row, far right) was the Club’s first captain, first known goalscorer - scoring in a 3-1 loss against Grange Park on 20 October 1883 - and played in the Club’s first ever competitive fixture in an Association Cup win against St Albans on 17 October 1885

• On 16 December 1895, it was Buckle who proposed the Club should turn professional and he played a huge role in the Club moving to White Hart Lane - the site which the Club continues to call its home to this day

Billy Mudge’s House,
778 High Road

• William ‘Billy’ Mudge lived at no.778 High Road on the site of the current Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. He was one of Tottenham’s first motorists
• After Tottenham Hotspur lifted the FA Cup in 1901, Billy Mudge drove a four-horse carriage to St Pancras station to bring home the victorious team. He was met by a huge crowd of delighted supporters and later said ‘They wouldn’t let me drive the Spurs team home. The supporters took away the horse and pushed the carriage and team back to Tottenham’

Tottenham & Edmonton Dispensary

• The Tottenham & Edmonton Dispensary stood on the High Road from 1864, 35 years before Spurs moved to White Hart Lane. Dispensaries were vital places for people to obtain access to medicines and visit doctors free of charge, or for a small membership, before the introduction of the National Health Service. As fans gathered for football matches next door, so too people queued outside the Dispensary waiting to be seen in the surgeries or to pick up prescriptions

• The building later became a store for Spurs merchandise and a base for selling programmes on matchdays. Today, its façade has been retained and restored within the Spurs Shop at the Tottenham Experience, where fans are able to get their replica shirts printed

The Corner Pin Pub, 732 High Road

• The Corner Pin was constructed as a public house in 1871 and has recently returned to its original use. The first landlady was Elizabeth Bull Bellows, who was the original beer house keeper. Until its closure in 2010, the pub was a popular venue for fans on matchdays and was subsequently used for the next 10 years as the Club’s Ticket Office
• It re-opened in 2021 as the ‘Beavertown Corner Pin’ in partnership with Tottenham-based Beavertown Brewery, the largest independent craft beer brewer in London sitting at the heart of the capital’s growing craft beer scene. They arrived in Tottenham in 2014, having outgrown their previous sites, and have made it their home ever since
• They now operate a microbrewery within the South Stand of Tottenham Hotspur Stadium – a first for a football stadium – and even have a beet made and sold exclusively in the Stadium ‘One of our Own’