Local History Books

We sell a wide range of titles related to the history of our area. They are mostly HHS publications, but also include titles from other publishers. Books include a very popular series of local walks, along with books about different areas, buildings and people. All our books can now be ordered online. They can also be bought in person at the Old Schoolhouse.

Latest Publications

Abyssinia: Hornsey's Lost Village — Abyssinia: Hornsey’s Lost Village

Cover of the Recollections of Clementina May — The Recollections of Clementina May

100 Stories from the Archive cover — 100 Stories From The Archive

The Hornsey Enclosure Act of 1813 — The Hornsey Enclosure Act 1813

Local Walks

Bounds Green - A History and a Walk — Bounds Green – A History and Walk

Crouch End - Four Walks — Crouch End – Four Walks

Discovering Old Wood Green

East Finchley to Alexandra Palace

Highgate Walks

Hornsey Village - A Walk — Hornsey Village – A Walk

Muswell Hill - Four Walks — Muswell Hill – Four Walks

Muswell Hill History and Guide — Muswell Hill – History & Guide

Stroud Green - A History and Five Walks — Stroud Green – A History and Five Walks

Tottenham Walks

Local Areas

Crouch End

Civic Pride in Hornsey

Crouch End Four Walks — Crouch End – Four Walks

Crouch End Clock Tower

Abyssinia: Hornsey's Lost Village — Abyssinia: Hornsey’s Lost Village

Highgate

All Highgate is a Garden

Gateway to the City

Highgate Library, a Century of Service cover — Highgate Library – A Century of Service

Memories of Highgate

Model for London cover — Model for London: Victorian Farm School To Modern Primary

Hornsey and Harringay

The Campsbourne Estate

Haringey's Hidden Streams Revealed — Haringey’s Hidden Streams Revealed

In Times Past

John Farrer The Man Who Changed Hornsey — John Farrer – The Man Who Changed Hornsey

Memories of Hornsey

Margaret Hill House — Memories of Margaret Hill House

Muswell Hill

Clays of Muswell Hill — The Clays of Muswell Hill

A History of Muswell Hill

Muswell Hill Four Walks — Muswell Hill – Four Walks

The Rookfield Estate

Muswell Hill Revisited

Muswell Hill History & Guide

Wood Green

Discovering Old Wood Green

In Times Past

Wood Green Past

Wood Green Through Time

Tottenham and Wood Green Then and Now — Tottenham and Wood Green – Then & Now

Other Areas

Tottenham - A History — Tottenham – A History

Stroud Green a History and Five Walks — Stroud Green – A History and Five Walks

Buildings

Alexandra Palace

Alexandra Palace Theatre

Drama at the Palace

lost theatres of haringey — Lost Theatres of Haringey

palace on the hill — Palace on the Hill

Rails to the people's Palace r — Rails to the People’s Palace

Alexandra Palace and People cover — Alexandra Palace and People

Hornsey Church Tower

An Introduction to St. Mary's Hornsey Churchyard — An Introduction to Hornsey Churchyard

Buried in Hornsey

Geology from a churchyard — Geology from a Churchyard

Hornsey Church Tower

Ivy Mantled Tower — Ivy-Mantled Tower

Old Parish Church of Hornsey — The Old Parish Church of Hornsey

Other Buildings

Civic Pride in Hornsey

Cinemas of Haringey

Crouch End Clock Tower

The Old Dairy at Crouch Hill

The Story of Harringay Stadium

Cover of the Recollections of Clementina May — The Recollections of Clementina May

General

A Vision of Middlesex

People and Places

Lost Rivers of London cover — The Lost Rivers of London

Travels of a London Schoolboy cover — Travels of a London Schoolboy

A Park for Finsbury cover — A Park for Finsbury

Westminster and Pimlico Past cover — Westminster and Pimlico Past

Educational Material

Priory Park Pack