May 20th 2010
Tottenham Hotspur revised their plans and decided to not only retain the Red House (along with the White Hart Public house, the Tottenham & Edmonton Dispensary and Warmington House) but to actually make them a feature of the ground.
Now the four buildings will be retained in a street-level crescent, with a new Spurs megastore forming the backdrop. The bulk of the flow of spectators will be kept above and away from the buildings on an elevated walkway.
The courtyard (as seen above) will contain the White Hart Pub (which the club propose to keep as a public house though it is unclear whether the club will manage it), the famous wrought-iron gates (slightly brought forward from their original position to one directly between the White Hart and the Red House), the Red House (converted into a Coffee shop - a nice touch as this was the buildings original use before being taken over by the club) and the Dispensary and Warmington House (both to be given internal refurbishments and used as offices by the club).
All four buildings will be given external refurbishments to restore them to their former glories, with rear extentions and additions removed (along with the 'recent' former Co-op funeral building that was sited between the Dispensary and Warmington House) as the buildings will now be seen not only from the High Road but from all four sides.
The Red House itself will have its famous cockerel and clock restored to its original position facing the High Road and the first floor oak-paneled boardroom will be kept and used as part of the proposed club museum. The iconic cockerel that once adorned the top of the old east stand but was moved to the directors entrance of the ground in the 1990's will now be placed alongside Warmington House for all to enjoy.
A statue of Bill Nicholson has also be proposed. It will be a replica of the above picture, taken in 1971, positioned between the two gates as shown above
More details can be found on the clubs website by using the following links...
Haringey Council
639 High Road
Tottenham
N17 8BD