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
Discovering Old Wood Green
East Finchley to Alexandra Palace
East Finchley to Alexandra Palace
Highgate Walks
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
Tottenham Walks

Local Areas

Crouch End

Civic Pride in Hornsey
Civic Pride in Hornsey
Crouch End Four Walks
Crouch End – Four Walks
Crouch End Clock Tower
Crouch End Clock Tower
Abyssinia: Hornsey's Lost Village
Abyssinia: Hornsey’s Lost Village

Highgate

All Highgate is a Garden
All Highgate is a Garden
Gateway to the City
Gateway to the City
Highgate Library, a Century of Service cover
Highgate Library – A Century of Service
Memories of Highgate
Memories of Highgate
Loyal to the Crown - The Extraordinary Life of Sir Roger Cholmeley cover
Loyal to the Crown – The Extraordinary Life of Sir Roger Cholmeley
Model for London cover
Model for London: Victorian Farm School To Modern Primary

Hornsey and Harringay

The Campsbourne Estate
The Campsbourne Estate
Haringey's Hidden Streams Revealed
Haringey’s Hidden Streams Revealed
In Times Past
In Times Past
John Farrer The Man Who Changed Hornsey
John Farrer – The Man Who Changed Hornsey
Memories of 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
A History of Muswell Hill
Muswell Hill Four Walks
Muswell Hill – Four Walks
The Rookfield Estate
The Rookfield Estate
Muswell Hill Revisited
Muswell Hill Revisited
Muswell Hill History & Guide
Muswell Hill History & Guide

Wood Green

Discovering Old Wood Green
Discovering Old Wood Green
In Times Past
In Times Past
Wood Green Past
Wood Green Past
Wood Green Through Time
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
Alexandra Palace Theatre
Drama at the Palace
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
Buried in Hornsey
Geology from a churchyard
Geology from a Churchyard
Hornsey Church Tower
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
Civic Pride in Hornsey
Cinemas of Haringey
Cinemas of Haringey
Crouch End Clock Tower
Crouch End Clock Tower
The Old Dairy at Crouch Hill
The Old Dairy at Crouch Hill
The Story of Harringay Stadium
The Story of Harringay Stadium
Cover of the Recollections of Clementina May
The Recollections of Clementina May

General

A Vision of Middlesex
A Vision of Middlesex
People and Places
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
Priory Park Pack