The graphic is from the IIlustrated London News July 1868. Racing at Ally Pally (down the slope towards the Hornsey High St end) predated the actual Palace. The horse racing ended in 1970 although the nearby pub the Starting Gate is a reminder of times past.
During World War One the area was used as a ‘camp’ for captured German soldiers and other ‘unreliable types’, the 2025 equivalent being Nathan Gill and friends
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