Noel Park in north London is a planned community designed by Rowland Plumbe in the late 19th century, consisting of 2,200 model dwellings. It was developed in open countryside to the north of London between the historic villages of Highgate and Tottenham by the Artizans, Labourers & General Dwellings Company. One of the earliest garden suburbs in the world, it provided affordable housing for working-class families wishing to leave the inner city. Every property had a front and rear garden, and it was close enough to the rail network to allow its residents to commute to work. In line with the principles of the company's founder, William Austin, it had no pubs, and there are still none today. As a result of London's rapid expansion during the early 20th century, and particularly after the London Underground was extended to the area in 1932, Noel Park was surrounded by later developments. In 1965, it was incorporated into the newly created London Borough of Haringey. Despite damage during World War II and demolition work during the construction of Wood Green Shopping City in the 1970s, it remains largely architecturally intact.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1809:

Napoleonic Wars: The War of the Fifth Coalition began when Austria invaded Bavaria. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_the_Fifth_Coalition

1858:

Big Ben, the bell in the Palace of Westminster's clock tower in London, was cast after the original bell had cracked during testing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Ben

1925:

The novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald was first published. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Gatsby

1944:

The Holocaust: Rudolf Vrba and Alfréd Wetzler escaped from Auschwitz; their report was one of the earliest and most detailed descriptions of the mass killings in the camp. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolf_Vrba

1992:

Nagorno-Karabakh War: At least 40 Armenian civilians were massacred in Maraga, Azerbaijan. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maraga_massacre

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

taghairm: 1. (historical, Scotland) An ancient divination method of the Highland Scots involving animal sacrifice. 2. A method of divination involving sewing a person into the hide of a freshly-killed ox which was then placed beside a waterfall or other desolate place, to enable the person to foresee the outcome of an impending battle; the oracle of the hide. 3. A method of divination in which cats were roasted alive to call up the spirit of the demon cat who would grant the wishes of the torturers. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/taghairm

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The art of life is to know how to enjoy a little and to endure much.   --William Hazlitt https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/William_Hazlitt